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Tesla Nixes Bitcoin Car Purchases
May 12, 2021

Tesla no longer will accept Bitcoin payments for cars, company founder and cryptocurrency cheerleader Elon Musk announced on Twitter Monday (May 12). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

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eBay Debuts NFT Services
May 11, 2021

eBay is expanding into non-fungible tokens (NFTs), according to a company blog post. 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....

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Bitcoin Daily: New York AG Mulls Shutting Down Crypto Trading App Coinseed Over Alleged Fraud;...
May 09, 2021

SpaceX, the company helmed by Elon Musk, is launching its “DOGE-1 Mission to the Moon” campaign, which “will obtain lunar-spatial intelligence from sensors and cameras on board with integrated communications and computational systems” and fly to the actual moon, CNBC writes. Get the Full Story...

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Bitcoin — And The (Eventual) Rise Of Purpose-Built Blockchains
May 05, 2021

It seems long ago and far away. Bitcoin’s debut in 2008 was shrouded in mystery (and still is), as Satoshi Nakamoto’s identity has not been revealed. Its initial price was fractions of a penny; by 2011, the crypto was trading at $1. Today, its price,...

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Bitcoin Drops Under $50,000 As Crypto Takes $260 Billion Dive
April 23, 2021

The cryptocurrency market took a $260 billion dive on Friday (April 23), with bitcoin trading below $50,000 for the first time in weeks and other coins tumbling to new lows, CNBC reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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LVMH, Prada, Cartier Team On Aura Blockchain Consortium For Luxury Goods
April 20, 2021

LVMH is joining forces with two other big names, Prada and Cartier, in order to put out the world’s first global luxury blockchain, according to a Tuesday (April 20) press release. The blockchain is called Aura Blockchain Consortium. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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The Future Of Payments Is Blockchain
April 19, 2021

Stephen Pair, co-founder and CEO of BitPay, believes blockchain is the future of the payments industry. In The Connected Economy’s Power Source – CEO Edition, find out why Pair thinks that merchant and consumer adoption of blockchain will continue to accelerate in 2021. Get the Full...

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Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Retreats Down To $52K; Nigeria’s SEC Director Upholds Crypto Ban, But Says...
April 18, 2021

The price of bitcoin fell this weekend, down as much as 19.5 percent from the record highs from the past week, CNBC writes. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

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Alaska Aims To Lead The Way With Blockchain Voting
April 16, 2021

A bill proposed in Alaska would make it the first state in the U.S. to leverage blockchain for statewide voting, Alaska Public Media reported on Thursday (April 15). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...