Today in Crypto: Crypto Market Cap Passes $2T as Bitcoin Nears $45,000; Smaller Investors Propel Bitcoin, Other Crypto As Stocks Drop
Today in Crypto: Crypto Market Cap Passes $2T as Bitcoin Nears $45,000; Smaller Investors Propel...
March 02, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

With a broad run in the digital asset market and bitcoin at almost $45,000, the total market cap for cryptocurrency is now over $2 trillion,...

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Russian Consumers Not Panicked by Sanctions, Report Says
Russian Consumers Not Panicked by Sanctions, Report Says
March 02, 2022  |  International

Day after a number of countries imposed harsh sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, consumers in that country are more resigned than anything...

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CFTC Nominees Urge Lawmakers to Give Agency More Crypto Oversight
CFTC Nominees Urge Lawmakers to Give Agency More Crypto Oversight
March 02, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The four nominees from President Joe Biden to join the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) have told lawmakers that they think there needs to be...

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Senators Ask Treasury to Probe if Russia Can Use Crypto to Get Around Sanctions
Senators Ask Treasury to Probe if Russia Can Use Crypto to Get Around Sanctions
March 02, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Four Democratic U.S. senators Wednesday requested Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen explain how her department plans to get cryptocurrency companies to enforce economic sanctions on...

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PYMNTS Blockchain Series: Litecoin Is the ‘Silver’ to Bitcoin’s ‘Gold’
PYMNTS Blockchain Series: Litecoin Is the ‘Silver’ to Bitcoin’s ‘Gold’
March 02, 2022  |  Blockchain

Throughout this series of articles, we’re looking at the top blockchains in cryptocurrency to help you make sense of the alphabet soup of so-called “altcoins”...

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Wells Fargo, Brand Exec Retooling Bank’s Image to Part Ways
Wells Fargo, Brand Exec Retooling Bank’s Image to Part Ways
March 02, 2022  |  Banking

Wells Fargo will be replacing Barri Rafferty, who was the point person for rehabilitating the bank’s image, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday (March 2)....

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Netflix Suspends Russia Projects, Acquisitions
Netflix Suspends Russia Projects, Acquisitions
March 02, 2022  |  Streaming

Netflix will be stopping all future projects and acquisitions in Russia due to that country’s invasion of Ukraine, Reuters reported Wednesday (March 2). Get the...

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Today in FinTech: RapiCredit Eyes Brazil; Crypto Not on Deck at LendingClub; M&T Bank Wants FinTechs Regulated Like Banks; WorldPay Teams with Shyft to Meet FATF Rules
Today in FinTech: RapiCredit Eyes Brazil; Crypto Not on Deck at LendingClub; M&T Bank Wants...
March 02, 2022  |  International

In today’s FinTech news, Colombian short-term lender RapiCredit is looking to grow across Brazil and the Caribbean, while the LendingClub puts crypto on the backburner...

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Amazon to Shutter Physical Bookstores, Focus on Grocery Opportunities
Amazon to Shutter Physical Bookstores, Focus on Grocery Opportunities
March 02, 2022  |  Amazon

Amazon will be closing its physical bookstores, including “Amazon 4-Star” locations and mall pop-up locations, narrowing its brick-and-mortar locations to focus on groceries, Bloomberg wrote...

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