Price action in the crypto market has not been for the faint of heart over the past 48-hours and it's clear that volatility following Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether’s (ETH) breakouts to new all-time highs. While the top two cryptocurrencies fight to hold key support levels, the altcoin market has seen a handful of tokens post double-digit gains on Nov. 5 and Cointelegraph Markets Pro’s altseason indicator suggests the current market conditions line up with previous altseason price moves. Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView shows that the biggest gainers over the past 24-hours were XYO Network (XYO), Crypto.com Coin …

The blockchain ecosystem has evolved significantly over the past decade as smart contract capabilities have moved the industry from being a simple medium of exchange to a bustling ecosystem full of decentralized finance (DeFi) and nonfungible tokens (NFT). One project that has benefited from the increased capabilities of blockchain technology and the recent launch of smart contracts on Cardano is Coti, an enterprise-grade fintech platform focused on helping organizations create their own payment solutions and digitize any form of currency as a way to facilitate decentralized payments. Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView shows that since bottoming out at …

Australian buy now pay later (BNPL) firm Afterpay believes that local merchants can slash payment costs by utilizing cryptocurrencies. In a submission to the Senate inquiry into “Australia as a Technology and Financial Center,” Afterpay stated that the use of blockchain-based transactions could cut the fees associated with traditional payment methods, including card issuer, network operator and banking fees: “Merchants stand to benefit considerably from the cryptocurrency model, as card network fees are entirely removed from the equation and the customer/payer bears the transaction costs.” Under the crypto model, the customer would front the cost of validating the payment on …

Online shoppers who pay with their Coinbase Card via Apple Pay and Google Pay will begin enjoying crypto rebates. In an announcement issued on Coinbase's blog on Tuesday, the exchange service revealed that starting in June, some whitelisted customers will be selected to begin enjoying the crypto rebate feature. As part of the announcement, Coinbase revealed that customers who use their Coinbase Card via Apple Pay and Google Pay can earn up to 4% in crypto rewards for online shopping. “Splurging for guacamole with your Coinbase Card is a no-brainer when you can earn 1% back in Bitcoin or 4% …

Encrypted messaging app Signal has begun testing a payments feature that allows users to send cryptocurrency to other users privately. Signal announced on Tuesday that it is integrating support for MobileCoin for a new peer-to-peer payments system in the beta version of its apps. The new system called Signal Payments has been launched for beta testing on Android and iOS platforms for United Kingdom-based users only at the current time. Additionally, it only supports MobileCoin’s MOB cryptocurrency, which has been designed to be used on smartphones. Signal was mulling private crypto payments in January as reported by Cointelegraph. Signal head …

Global money transfer platform MoneyGram recently unveiled year-over-year growth numbers, showing double the number of transactions seen in May 2019. MoneyGram ended Q1 2020 with 57% growth in digital transactions, a June 9 statement from the company said. The firm saw activity ramp up another 43% by May's end. MoneyGram's partnership with Ripple Blockchain-based money-transfer company Ripple entered a deal with MoneyGram in June 2019, investing $50 million into the MoneyGram's platform. The partnership saw the digital money transfer platform able to harness Ripple's xRapid technology. In February 2020, calling on Visa's technology, MoneyGram unveiled real-time money transfers. Ripple reportedly …

Cointelegraph is proud to announce that it will take part as the official media sponsor at this year’s Mobile Money & Digital Payments Global Conference where the future of payments and mobile money will be explored in great detail. The conference will be held November 18–20, 2014 at Wyndham Grand Istanbul Levent in Instanbul, Turkey. Experts from across the globe are set to debate and discuss the most pressing payment issues and map the route towards a cashless world. The event will include a series of industry panels, cutting-edge presentations and focused workshops. For the first time this year, conference …