Even though we are 10 years into the creation of a cryptocurrency market, there is still a lack of information for the general user of digital currencies. Cryptocurrency as a method of payment is still not as common as traditional cash/debit/credit cards used by the average person, and since more cryptocurrency holders choose to trade and speculate, this has hindered adoption from lack of spending. This creates a situation where it’s difficult to find companies that will accept cryptocurrency as payment and with so many holders of cryptocurrency, it would…
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Special Rate for Coinmotion Fiat Settlement
CoinPayments is happy to announce that one of our fiat settlement providers – Coinmotion – is now offering our users a special discounted rate on their fiat settlement fees! The new rate, effective immediately, is only 0.5% for fiat settlements to EURO. All CoinPayments merchant accounts are eligible for this special rate, so start saving on your settlement fees today! How to Get the New Discounted Rate? This special discounted fee can be applied to your Coinmotion account by either sending a message to Coinmotion support (available when logged in)…
Read MoreNew Developments in the Crypto Regulatory Space
There are always changes occurring within the cryptocurrency industry. Generally, we hear about the technological developments that help to innovate and push the market forward in adoption and value. However, there has been significant attention paid lately towards the developments in the regulatory space as well, notably in terms of where cryptocurrency companies are offering their services and how customers are being identified through KYC (Know-Your-Customer) policies when they use them. Both are important considerations to explore and understand as the industry matures and such practices become more commonplace. Sanctioned…
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Bitcoin Diamond (BCD): Convenience and Versatility Bitcoin Diamond Quick Stats Bitcoin Diamond (BCD) is a fork of the original Bitcoin blockchain that keeps in line with Satoshi’s vision of a peer-to-peer electronic cash system accessible and usable to everyone, regardless of status or country of origin. Due to the high demand on the Bitcoin network, the Bitcoin Diamond team decided to create a new blockchain with a different, more scalable cryptocurrency that will be ready for the mass adoption of the cryptocurrency market. CoinPayments has integrated Bitcoin Diamond (BCD) payment…
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Globcoin (GLX): A World Economy Stable Coin Globcoin Quick Stats In the world of crypto, wealth management and preservation are complicated tasks. Some who have gotten in early have benefitted greatly from the early gains of the system, while persistent volatility has made entry into the market intimidating for newcomers. There have been solutions that have come out to stabilize the market and make entry into crypto more attractive, but the Globcoin team claims to have taken this one step further. CoinPayments is now offering Globcoin (GLX) payment processing to…
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Ravencoin (RVN): Efficient Creation and Transfer of Assets Ravencoin Quick Stats 10 years after the launch of Bitcoin, many different cryptocurrencies have used its base code to create something new and different to bring to the market. Ravencoin, a use case driven, open source blockchain project, is built on the Bitcoin foundation and brings to market several improvements, but most notably the optimization of asset creation and transfer between parties in a peer-to-peer system. CoinPayments now offers Ravencoin (RVN) payment processing to our merchants worldwide. How Does Ravencoin Work? Ravencoin…
Read MoreWhat is Dogecoin? A Beginner’s Guide
What Is Dogecoin? Let’s start with some of the basics surrounding the digital currency named Dogecoin (DOGE). In a nutshell, Dogecoin is a cryptocurrency. But unlike other crypto tokens, Dogecoin started as a joke. It takes its name and iconic logo from the Shiba Inu dog meme, which first became popular in the early 2010s because of an internet meme. Dogecoin was created by Jackson Palmer, who was then a software engineer working for Adobe. According to Palmer, the concept of Dogecoin came about when he saw two pages about…
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Badcoin (BAD): So BAD it’s Good Badcoin Quick Stats You may already know them from the industry famous Bad Crypto Podcast, but now Joel Comm and Travis Wright have brought a new kind of coin to the market – one that’s open source and allows for fair access to mining and participation of the currency. The coin is aptly named Badcoin and the mission is to level the playing field so anyone can mine it, regardless of the hardware that they own to do so. CoinPayments now offers Badcoin (BAD)…
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KuCoin Shares (KCS): Share KuCoin Exchange Profits KuCoin Shares Quick Stats KuCoin Shares (KCS) are the native currency of the KuCoin exchange, a cryptocurrency exchange platform based out of Hong Kong that supports the trading of over 210 digital assets. The architecture of the exchange was started in 2013 and completed by 2017. The platform is now the 19th largest by trading volume and had over 300,000 sign ups in its first 3 months of operation. CoinPayments now supports KuCoin Shares (KCS) payment processing for merchants using the CoinPayments payment…
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