Sentences with phrase «ban credit card purchases of cryptocurrency»

The switch coincided with several banks» decisions to ban credit card purchases of cryptocurrency, which may have triggered direct debits from customers» accounts instead.

Capital One banned credit card purchases of cryptocurrencies last month, and Discover has had a ban in effect since 2015.

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Bank of America cited anti-money laundering concerns as part of its decision to ban its credit card customers from purchasing cryptocurrencies, as well as the possibility that thieves might attempt to use stolen credit cards to purchase cryptocurrencies.

Some of the credit card companies banning their customers from purchasing cryptocurrencies include JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Citi, and Capital One.

Coinbase had previously announced to its customers that several large US banks had either changed the way they were processing credit card purchases of cryptocurrencies or were banning their cardholders from using their credit cards to purchase cryptocurrencies.

As a result, credit card companies around the world started banning the purchase of cryptocurrency using credit cards.

Nonetheless, recently, big banks around the world have been banning the purchase of cryptocurrency using their credit cards.

Earlier in February, a group of United States and United Kingdom - based banks announced they were banning cryptocurrency purchases on their credit cards.

The news from India added to the existing pessimism in the cryptocurrency market on account of China's announcement of blocking foreign crypto exchanges, and the move by major banks such as JP Morgan Chase, Citigroup, and Bank of America from the US and Lloyds Bank from the UK to ban cryptocurrency purchases via their credit cards.

The move came just days after Bank of America, JP Morgan Chase, Citigroup and several other major financial institutions banned cryptocurrency purchases with their credit cards due to the volatile nature of virtual money.

From the credit card providers» point of view, it's easy to understand why the decision to ban cryptocurrency purchases has been made.

Capital One Financial and Discover have followed suit, banning all cryptocurrency purchases with their credit cards, with Discover CEO David Nelms describing virtual money users as «crooks... trying to get money out of China or wherever.»

According to Bloomberg, the banks have banned cryptocurrency purchases with their credit cards due to the volatile nature of virtual money.

The decision to ban cryptocurrency purchases with certain credit cards follows the sharp decline virtual coins have suffered after going through the roof at the end of last year.

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Several major banks, including JP Morgan Chase, Citigroup, and Bank of America, prohibited the use of credit cards for purchasing digital currencies, while South Korea recently banned unknown cryptocurrency trading accounts.

The Bank of America ban is limited to credit cards, and will not impact customers who wish to purchase cryptocurrencies using debit or ATM cards, according to the news source.

A number of financial institutions have now banned the use of credit cards for purchasing Bitcoins, meaning potential investors will need to resort to other means to purchase their cryptocurrency.

Three of the most important banks in the United States have decided to ban cryptocurrency purchases on credit cards.

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Bank of America Corp. and Citigroup Inc. all announced a ban on purchases of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies on their credit cards.