Last Sunday, Golden State Warriors superstar and “Splash Brother” Klay Thompson returned to the basketball court for the first time since injuring his ACL in the 2019 NBA Finals. He dropped 17 points in an emotional season debut; however, his biggest score might have taken place the day after the game. “I’m BACK and changing it up: excited to take part of my paycheck in bitcoin thanks to Cash App!” he tweeted. “I’m with bitcoin because I believe it’s the future of money.” Thompson and… Source link
Read More »Amazon denies report of accepting bitcoin as payment
(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc on Monday denied a media report saying the e-commerce giant was looking to accept bitcoin payments by the end of the year. The report https://bit.ly/3xb6orM from London’s City A.M. newspaper, citing an unnamed “insider”, sent the world’s biggest cryptocurrency up as much as 14.5% before it trimmed gains to last trade 6% higher at $37,684.04. “Notwithstanding our interest in the space, the speculation that has ensued around our specific plans for cryptocurrencies is… Source link
Read More »UK regulator warns Google about accepting scam adverts | Financial Conduct Authority
The City regulator has warned it will take legal action against Google and social media companies if they continue to accept advertisements for online financial scams that have flourished during the pandemic. The Financial Conduct Authority’s head of enforcement, Mark Steward, told the Treasury select committee on Monday that the UK had been blocked until recently from taking action against online platforms that failed to screen financial adverts to make sure they were approved by an… Source link
Read More »Online Retailer Newegg Accepting Dogecoin as Payment Option – Yahoo Finance
Bloomberg Plumber Buying Doge Shows Retail Investors’ Power in Crypto (Bloomberg) — A rocky weekend for the legions that poured into all things crypto after Coinbase Global Inc.’s direct listing did little to undermine its grip on retail traders.Dogecoin rallied another 20% or so Monday, even after most of the biggest tokens, including Bitcoin slumped further. To Mike McGlone, a Bloomberg Intelligence commodity strategist, the recent run-up in the joke token is exemplary of retail’s… Source link
Read More »Google to resume accepting political ads in U.S.
Alphabet Inc’s Google will resume accepting political advertisements in the United States from Feb. 24, according to an email to advertisers seen by Reuters. Google paused such advertisements in January following the violence at U.S. Capitol and in the run up to the presidential inauguration. “We will continue to rigorously enforce our ads policies, which strictly prohibit demonstrably false information that could significantly undermine trust in elections or the… Source link
Read More »Google to resume accepting political ads in U.S.
FILE PHOTO: The Google sign is shown on one of the company’s office buildings in Irvine, California, U.S., October 20, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Blake (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google will resume accepting political advertisements in the United States from Feb. 24, according to an email to advertisers seen by Reuters. Google paused such advertisements in January following the violence at U.S. Capitol and in the run up to the presidential inauguration. “We will continue to rigorously enforce our… Source link
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