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A senior official from the Central Bank of the Russian Federation said it is open to using bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies for international payments.

Towerbank, a top 30 bank in Panama, just announced bitcoin friendly services at an event hosted by the Chamber of Digital Commerce and Blockchain of Panama.

Users can now buy and sell bitcoin while gaming through a partnership between gaming fintech ZEBEDEE and payments firm MoonPay.

Turkish governing party is reportedly set to submit bills to parliament in the coming weeks to better regulate the NewsCapsule and cryptocurrency markets.

JPMorgan thinks bitcoin is below its ‘fair price’ and now features among the bank’s preferred alternative investments.

Stripe, a global payment processor, is working with OpenNode to enable businesses to convert fiat payments into bitcoin.

The Giving Block and Shift4 have partnered for a Caring With Crypto nonprofit donation campaign to support Miami-based nonprofits.

A survey from CoinsPaid saw respondents from Argentina, Brazil and Colombia positively view bitcoin as the future of money amid high inflation levels.

Gafisa, one of the largest Brazilian real estate developers, now accepts bitcoin for real estate transactions through a partnership with Foxbit.

On the Jobs of the Future podcast, governor Andrew Bailey from the Bank of England said bitcoin has no intrinsic value and is not a practical means of payment.