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Crypto Startup TokenPay Buys Equity Stake in Heidi Klum Lingerie Maker
TokenPay is turning ICO proceeds into equity investments, this time with a stake in lingerie company Naked Brand Group.
Amazon-Owned Twitch Removes Crypto Payments for Subscriptions
Amazon-owned live streaming video platform Twitch.tv has reportedly removed its cryptocurrency payment option for subscriptions.
Facebook Seeks Counsel to Forge Blockchain Partnerships for New Products
Facebook is looking to hire a lead commercial counsel for blockchain to negotiate "partnerships needed to launch new products."
Square Is Hiring New Crypto Engineers — And It Wants to Pay Them in Bitcoin
Payments startup Square wants to bring on crypto-focused engineers and designers, and may pay them in bitcoin.
Fortune 500 Tech Firm Avnet Now Accepts Crypto Payments via BitPay
Avnet, one of the world's largest distributors of electronic components and services, is now accepting crypto payments through BitPay.
IBM Signs 6 Banks to Issue Stablecoins and Use Stellar's XLM Cryptocurrency
Six banks have signed up to issue stablecoins through World Wire, an IBM network built on the Stellar blockchain.
A Lightning API for Bitcoin Futures Data Has Launched
An experimental service that allows users to pay for futures data from exchanges Kraken and BitMEX via the lightning network is now live.
Banking Startup Launching Visa Card That Lets You Spend 7 Cryptos
Banking startup 2gether is launching a prepaid Visa debit card that allows eurozone-based users to spend cryptocurrencies.
Bitfury Integration to Bring Bitcoin Lightning Payments to More Merchants
The Bitfury Group has partnered with business payments processor HadePay to bring lightning network-based bitcoin payments to merchants.
