Blockchain

Bitcoin
Bitcoin Prices Hoover Below $50K as Crypto Market Stays Shaky
December 05, 2021

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency prices continued seesawing on Sunday (Dec. 5), with overall values near all-time lows and the world’s most popular eCurrency — bitcoin — holding below $50,000. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Blockchain
Marriott Teams With Artists To Debut NFTs
December 05, 2021

Marriott Bonvoy, the travel program from the popular hotel chain, has worked with digital artists to make a set of NFTs, a press release says. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Bitcoin
Bitcoin, Other Crypto Prices Plummet Overnight
December 04, 2021

Bitcoin lost over 17 percent overnight from Friday (Dec. 3) to Saturday morning, plunging to a low near $42,000 and inching back to $49,000 around midday EST. The decline was even more dramatic for some offshore platforms, where bitcoin dipped as low as $28,800. Get...

Blockchain
PYMNTS DeFi Series: What Are the Top DeFi Platforms?
December 03, 2021

Welcome to the second of PYMNTS’ eight-part series on decentralized finance (DeFi). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By...

Blockchain
PYMNTS DeFi Series: What Is DeFi?
December 02, 2021

Welcome to the first of PYMNTS’ eight-part series on decentralized finance (DeFi). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By...

Blockchain
With $30B Staked, Coinbase Cloud Aspires to Be Blockchain’s AWS
December 02, 2021

Coinbase has had some grandiose things to say about its Coinbase Cloud division in the past year. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our...

Bitcoin
Sweden Calls on Europe to Pull the Plug on Bitcoin Mining
November 24, 2021

Sweden’s financial and environmental regulators have called on the European Union to pull the plug on proof-of-work bitcoin mining due to the negative impact on the environment, according to multiple reports. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Bitcoin
Square’s tbDEX Decentralized Bitcoin Exchange to Fight Financial Inequality
November 21, 2021

U.S. digital payment company Square has debuted plans for a decentralized bitcoin exchange, tbDEX, according to an 18-page white paper by the company. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Bitcoin
El Salvador Plans to Build Tax-Free Bitcoin City
November 21, 2021

El Salvador is delving further into bitcoin and plans to issue sovereign bitcoin bonds, Bloomberg reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily...