Cryptocurrencies

The rollout of XMR payments in the Fortnite Retail Row in-game store turned out to be an accidental mistake. The founder of computer game developer Epic Games, Tim Sweeney, explained that the option to buy its products in the official Fortnite Retail Row online store with Monero (XMR) was made available to users by accident during the store's setup...

Ledger, a company specializing in the production of hardware wallets for storing Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, has presented the Ledger Nano X — an improved version of the Ledger Nano S. The new model has Bluetooth support, a wider screen, and a larger amount of data storage space...

The shipment of cards with global coverage ordered through MinexPay has begun. The MinexPay cryptocurrency cards from MinexSystems will allow their holders to pay with cryptocurrencies anywhere ordinary cards are accepted, and, more importantly, to withdraw cryptocurrencies into fiat money at the nearest ATM with a minimum fee from 0%...

The drop in the value of the main cryptocurrency Bitcoin has also pushed down the transfer fee in the Bitcoin network. Today, bitcoin transfer fees have reached their lowest level in the last three years — 2.5 cents...

The China Banking Association is launching a new blockchain platform for trade financing. After several pilot programs aimed at improving the efficiency and security of operations, the platform is now in the process of being rolled out for use in real time...