VivoPower To Load Up On XRP At 65% Discount: Here’s How

VivoPower International’s evolving “digital asset treasury” blueprint took center stage in New York this week as Adam Traidman, the company’s Chairman of the Board of Advisors and a former Ripple board member, sketched out what he called a “DAT 2.0” or “anti-DAT” playbook to accumulate XRP at a steep discount while simultaneously extracting on-chain yield. Speaking at the XRP Meetup NYC in the run-up to Ripple’s Swell conference—and in remarks shared via a clip by Crypto Eri (@sentosumosaba) on X—Traidman argued that the publicly listed “digital asset treasury companies” which ran hot....

Nasdaq-listed VivoPower International PLC has secured a $121 million Regulation S private placement that will fund what it calls the world’s first publicly traded XRP-centric corporate treasury, a move spearheaded by His Royal Highness Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Abdulaziz Al Saud, whose Eleventh Holding Company committed roughly $100 million to the round. VivoPower Bets On […]

In the volatile world of cryptocurrency trading, price discrepancies between exchanges can offer crucial insights into regional demand and market sentiment. Bitcoin is trading at a discount on Coinbase, a leading US-based crypto exchange, compared to its prices on global platforms. The exchange’s spot pricing has slipped into a discount relative to major offshore platforms. […]

Starbucks is not yet accepting bitcoin for purchases. But customers can use bitcoin to load an app and get a 20 percent discount using the app to pay for purchases at many Starbucks stores. The app, foldapp.com, also plans to include purchases at Target and Whole Foods. The ability to use bitcoin to make purchases through apps and gift cards at major retailers takes bitcoin one step closer to mass consumer acceptance. How it works. Starbucks customers are loading bitcoin onto foldapp. Foldapp then transfers the designated amount from the customer's bitcoin wallet to a virtual Starbucks....

For Bitcoiners, Purse.io seems to be one of the best options for spending Bitcoin for goods, as Amazon carries almost anything you would want to buy. In addition to the ability to spend Bitcoin on Amazon products, Purse.io allows you to choose a discount rate between 1-50%. However, since Purse acts as an escrow service, it is extremely unlikely that you will be able to get a 50% discount on anything. In past transactions with Purse, I’ve gotten up to a 35% discount on items that were less than $10, 30% off of items that were less than $30, and 25% off of anything higher than that. In....