Bitcoin shot above $44,000 on Monday (Feb. 8), after Tesla revealed in a filing that it had purchased $1.5 billion of bitcoin, CNBC reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...
Metal Pay, a U.S.-based peer-to-peer (P2P) cryptocurrency payments platform, has filed for a national bank charter with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), CoinDesk reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
Digital money platform Uphold has acquired Optimus Cards UK, which works in debit and credit card issuing in the U.K. and Europe, according to a press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...
Crypto exchange Gemini is partnering with digital currency lender Genesis to give its users 7.4 percent annual percentage yield (APY) on their digital holdings, CoinDesk reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...
A man has agreed to plead guilty to running an unlicensed company exchanging tens of millions of dollars in bitcoin or cash, a press release from the Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Central District of California stated. Get the Full Story Complete...
Argentinian farmers, struggling amid a spate of hyperinflation and the economic effects of the pandemic, could end up finding relief through tokenization of agricultural assets with blockchain, CoinDesk reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
Jerry Ji Guo was sentenced to six months in jail for defrauding investors of over $20 million in a fraudulent initial coin offering scheme, according to a press release from the U.S. Department of Justice. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...
Signal is exploring the idea of adding cryptocurrency payments into its messaging app by integrating MobileCoin, a cryptocurrency supported by the Stellar blockchain, Platformer reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...
Russia’s Ministry of Labor has banned federal and local governmental officials — and their spouses and underage children — from holding digital currencies, CoinDesk reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...
