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Bitcoin Daily: Amazon’s Former Finance Director Named Bitstamp CFO; Digital Music Retailer Beatport To Accept...
April 21, 2021

Bitstamp has announced a new chief financial officer in former Amazon finance director Stephen Bearpark, according to a press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

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Bitcoin Daily: Binance.US Names Former Head Of OCC As New CEO; Time Magazine Now Takes...
April 20, 2021

Brian Brooks, who was acting head of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) under the President Donald Trump administration, is now slated to be CEO of Binance.US, one of the world’s biggest crypto exchanges, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported. Get the...

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Bitcoin Daily: Pakistan Eyes Own Crypto; Bitcoin ATM Operator Hopes For Boom
April 19, 2021

Pakistan is the latest country to work on a digital currency, The Express Tribune 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 newsletter,...

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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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Bitcoin Daily: Band Protocol Connects With Google Cloud; AXA Switzerland Now Takes Bitcoin For Payment
April 15, 2021

To allow for correct and instant insights into “financial time series data,” Band Protocol said on Thursday (April 15) that Google Cloud has integrated its standard dataset, according to a medium post from Band Protocol’s Kevin Lu. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Bitcoin Daily: JPMorgan, Mastercard Join $65 Million Funding Round For ConsenSys; $623 Million Worth Of...
April 14, 2021

Ethereum software company ConsenSys has announced the close of its $65 million foundation round, according to a press release, with J.P. Morgan and Mastercard among its investors. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Breaks $63,000; Miami Nightclub To Accept Crypto
April 13, 2021

Bitcoin’s value reached a new high of $63,729.50 as of Tuesday (April 13), CNBC reported. Ether, the second most valuable coin, hit a new record of $2,317. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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Bitcoin Daily: MicroStrategy To Pay Non-Employee Directors With Bitcoin; Coinbase Eyes $100 Billion Valuation In...
April 12, 2021

MicroStrategy, a major backer of bitcoin, has said as of this week that its non-employee directors will now get fees for their services in bitcoin, Reuters reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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Bitcoin Daily: Court Orders Circle Society, Corp. And Founder To Pay $32 Million Over Crypto...
April 11, 2021

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has issued a judgment against a Ponzi scheme operator, David Gilbert Saffron, and a Nevada corporation, Circle Society, a press release says, to pay together the amount of $14,841,280 to defrauded pool participants, disgorgement of $15,815,967, and a civil monetary...