Travala.com, the Binance-backed online trading agency, will be allowing travel bookings through Expedia paid for in cryptocurrency for the first time since 2018, according to CoinDesk. The feature was shelved at that time, as Expedia’s systems weren’t set up to accept bitcoin payments. But now...
J.P. Morgan Chase will pay $2.5 million to settle a class action lawsuit regarding its decision in 2018 to start considering digital currency buys as cash advances, which brought about increased fees, Reuters reported. As part of the arrangement, the company is not admitting wrongdoing,...
Blockchain-based lodging reservation platform Travala.com has unveiled a merger with TravelbyBit, a Binance-backed “cryptocurrency-friendly” flight reservation site, according to an announcement on Wednesday (May 20). Travala.com CEO Juan Otero said in the announcement, “We couldn’t be more excited to join forces with TravelbyBit, which is...
June 16, 2021
Bakkt Holdings, a digital asset marketplace known for its Bakkt app, will be working with Wyndham Hotels & Resorts’ loyalty program, Wyndham Rewards, in order to let users redeem resort points within the Bakkt app, according to a press release. The Bakkt platform allows users to convert loyalty currencies into cash, bitcoin or discounted gift […]
July 06, 2020
Travala.com, the Binance-backed online trading agency, will be allowing travel bookings through Expedia paid for in cryptocurrency for the first time since 2018, according to CoinDesk. The feature was shelved...
June 01, 2020
J.P. Morgan Chase will pay $2.5 million to settle a class action lawsuit regarding its decision in 2018 to start considering digital currency buys as cash advances, which brought about...
May 20, 2020
Blockchain-based lodging reservation platform Travala.com has unveiled a merger with TravelbyBit, a Binance-backed “cryptocurrency-friendly” flight reservation site, according to an announcement on Wednesday (May 20). Travala.com CEO Juan Otero said...
