NOWPayments Crypto Blog

NOWPayments Crypto Blog

Сrypto articles, news, and reviews to guide you through the world of crypto


TV-Shows Featuring Bitcoin

2 Nov 2020 1 minute read 0 comments NOWPayments

Coming home after a hard day at work, you would want to cuddle up with a cup of tea and turn on Netflix, right? (And pay for it in crypto, in a perfect world). Or at least see other people accept crypto as payment in your favorite TV-series. Which on...

Custodial vs Non-Custodial

28 Oct 2020 1 minute read 0 comments NOWPayments

NOWPayments, being a non-custodial payment gateway, knows all there is to know about custody or lack thereof. NOW, we are here to share this knowledge with you! The ever-evolving crypto sector is full of surprises that are technologically advanced an...

Zcash and Its History

28 Oct 2020 1 minute read 0 comments NOWPayments

NOWPayments is happy and proud to support Zcash. ZEC is an amazing cryptocurrency to accept as payment. It is based on the principles of anonymity and privacy. See for yourself: sign up and start accepting Zcash for your business! This October 28th m...

Tether Review – What Type of USDT to Accept Payments In and Why

25 Oct 2020 2 minute read 0 comments NOWPayments

Tether or USDT is one of the top cryptocurrencies that curtails the unpredictability factor usually associated with Bitcoin and Ethereum. There is absolutely no doubt about Bitcoin being volatile in nature. Although Bitcoin pioneered the cryptocurren...

Instagram Influencers and Crypto Donations

22 Oct 2020 1 minute read 0 comments NOWPayments

Influencers on social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram are gradually accepting cryptocurrency payment systems such as Bitcoin (BTC) in an effort to increase payment speeds, avoid the high fees charged by banks and increase interac...

DeFi - What, How and Why?

20 Oct 2020 1 minute read 0 comments NOWPayments

DeFi is the acronym for decentralized finance. The obvious question that arises here is, how do we decentralize finance? In DeFi, a wide range of financial applications is used to cut off the intermediaries. Intermediaries, in this context, imply ban...

Blockchain Payments and Their Advantages

19 Oct 2020 1 minute read 3 comments NOWPayments

When blockchain technology first was implemented into payment services, two areas that appeared to be the most suitable ones were international payments via bank-to-bank transfers and trade finance. The area of trade finance was also ready for blockc...

DeFi to Revolutionize Cryptocurrency Payments!

15 Oct 2020 1 minute read 0 comments NOWPayments

The potential of Decentralized Finance in relation to cryptocurrency payments is immense, and it is pertinent to understand a key invention DeFi introduced, and they are Stablecoins. Stable cryptocurrencies are digital tokens whose value is pegged to...

Cryptocurrencies and Crypto Payments: Security

14 Oct 2020 1 minute read 0 comments NOWPayments

Blockchain is popular for its security features. What’s the backbone of its security? Cryptography is. Each participant on a blockchain network possesses their keys. This key is an equivalent of the digital signature. If a hacker alters a single tran...

Cryptocurrency Donations: How to Accept and Why?

12 Oct 2020 2 minute read 4 comments NOWPayments

The article explains how to accept crypto donations and why it is a very promising and effective venue for fundraising. Cryptocurrencies have changed the way the financial world used to function. They have become the reformed and effective digital cu...