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Easily Donate Bitcoin & Other Crypto with CoinPayments

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There is no question cryptocurrencies are transforming the way merchants are accessing new customers for their business.  Couldn’t the same apply to organizations seeking donations from the general public?  Here at CoinPayments, we asked ourselves the same question.  That is why we launched our custom cryptocurrency donation button feature, allowing any organization (or existing merchant on our platform) to begin accepting cryptocurrency donations for the causes they believe in.  Start accepting donations in Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Tether (USDT) and a number of other cryptocurrencies. We even let you customize…

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CoinPayments Develops Integration for Shopify

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As part of our aggressive expansion strategy, CoinPayments is extremely proud to announce a successful integration for the Shopify platform. The goal of our integration for Shopify is to provide an alternative payment option for their merchants and expand the adoption of cryptocurrencies. Our platform allows merchants using Shopify to accept cryptocurrencies among other payment methods in exchange for their goods and services. Shopify is a multichannel commerce platform for online stores across multiple sales channels, including web, mobile, social media, marketplaces, brick-and-mortar locations, and pop-up shops. With CoinPayments’ leadership…

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The Halvening: Understanding Bitcoin Halving

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An entity by the alias “Satoshi Nakamoto” wrote the blueprint to one of the most significant phenomena of the 4th industrial revolution; the first-ever cryptocurrency, bitcoin. Unlike most traditional currencies, such as dollars or euros, bitcoin’s code has a finite supply and a predictable schedule. As part of the bitcoin design, there will only ever be 21 million coins. This predetermined number was put in place to keep the supply scarce, so alongside its utility, it would largely influence their market value. (Here is to the 100+ million of us…

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New Developments in the Crypto Regulatory Space

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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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CoinPayments iOS App has Arrived!

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It is with great pleasure that we announce the release of our much-anticipated CoinPayments iOS App! Available for download now in Apple iTunes, this new arrival is a testament to the CoinPayments initiative of building the most advanced mobile experience for retailers and consumers. Our mobile wallet serves as the catalyst for our entirely new focus — transforming how consumers buy products in-store and online, with cryptocurrency. Since the release of the Google Play Store CoinPayments App in 2016, the number of app users have grown an average of 300%…

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Top 8 Women In Cryptocurrency

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The world of cryptocurrency is moving into a bright spot as the excitement around bitcoin and some other cryptocurrencies have generated significant interest among new users. People who had the no idea about it sometime ago are now educating themselves with all the relevant information before participating in this new economy. The most important trend the users will notice in the sphere of cryptocurrency is the shift of focus from centralization to decentralization. With the users becoming increasingly aware of the importance of securing their personal data and assets in…

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Your Go-To Guide to Bitcoin, Altcoin, and the Blockchain

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Whether you are knowledgeable in the field of cryptocurrencies or not, odds are you’ve already heard of Bitcoin, maybe even about blockchain technology and altcoins, too. There has been so much talk about the three that staying oblivious to them is a true feat. However, many of those who are aware of Bitcoin, altcoins, and the blockchain don’t quite understand what they are or how they work. In case you want to accept cryptocurrency payments, but lack the knowledge needed to start, or you just need a refresher to get…

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The Effects Cryptocurrencies Could Have On The Ecommerce Industry

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Believe it or not, October 2018 will be the 10-year anniversary of Satoshi Nakamoto’s famous Bitcoin Whitepaper: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System. While many doubted (or, better yet, hoped) we’ll never reach this point, key terms from the Bitcoin whitepaper, like blockchain and cryptocurrencies, have finally become a part of the popular lexicon. The public’s eyes are so enthusiastically set on cryptocurrencies that there’s almost no doubt that the idea of decentralized money is set to cause a major shift in the way our financial systems operate. However, that shift…

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Immediate Deposits and Payments for a Seamless Customer Experience It’s been 5 years since CoinPayments opened the doors to global crypto payment processing, and during this time, we’ve gained valuable input from our users and managed to apply the necessary technology to provide solutions to some of the issues that arise from the daily use of cryptocurrencies, such as slow confirmation times. As more merchants and vendors began trading and purchasing assets with cryptocurrencies, the delay for a transaction to be confirmed on the blockchain, increasingly became one of the…

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