Table 15 Qualitative assessment of cryptocurrency corporate exposure for announcements of indirect investments and acceptance as means of payment
Company | Announcement date | Degree of Cryptocurrency Exposure | News' Headline |
|---|---|---|---|
BlackRock, Inc | 04/aug./2022 | 3 | BlackRock partners with Coinbase to expand into crypto |
Overstock.com, Inc | 09/jan./2014 | 3 | Overstock.com First Online Retailer to Accept Bitcoin |
Visa Inc | 29/mar./2021 | 3 | EXCLUSIVE Visa moves to allow payment settlements using cryptocurrency |
AT&T Inc | 23/may/2019 | 3 | U.S. Telecoms Giant AT&T Now Accepting Crypto Payments via BitPay |
Microsoft Corporation | 11/dec./2014 | 3 | Microsoft begins accepting Bitcoin |
JPMorgan Chase & Co | 27/oct./2020 | 3 | JPMorgan Chase (JPM) has started using its digital currency for commercial transactions |
MercadoLibre_2 | 20/jan./2022 | 3 | MercadoLibre Doubles Down on Crypto With Two Purchases |
PayPal Holdings, Inc | 30/mar./2021 | 2 | PayPal Launches "Checkout with Crypto" |
Newegg Commerce, Inc | 01/jul./2014 | 2 | Newegg is Now Accepting Bitcoin |
Rakuten Group, Inc | 16/mar./2015 | 2 | Rakuten Starts Accepting Bitcoin |
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc | 01/jun./2022 | 2 | Chipotle Now Accepts Cryptocurrency as Payment |
FRMO Corporation | 18/aug./2016 | 2 | Investment in grayscale |
Méliuz S.A | 30/jul./2021 | 2 | Méliuz anuncia contrato para compra da negociadora de criptomoedas Alter Pagamentos por R$ 25 |
Oracle Corporation | 23/oct./2018 | 2 | Oracle Unveils Business-Ready Blockchain Applications |
Restaurant Brands International Inc | 06/jan./2020 | 2 | Burger King starts accepting Bitcoin payments |
Xiaomi Corporation | 05/aug./2021 | 1 | Xiaomi's Portuguese outlet now accepts Bitcoin |
Starbucks Corporation | 01/apr./2021 | 1 | Starbucks Now Accepts Bitcoin as Payment (Kind of…) |
BMW (Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft) | 05/jul./2018 | 1 | Stephen James is now accepting Bitcoin for the purchase of your new BMW! |
Mastercard Incorporated | 10/feb./2021 | 1 | Why Mastercard is bringing crypto onto its network |
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc | 10/aug./2021 | 1 | Memestock AMC now plans to accept Bitcoin |