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Payments Use Cases Lure Corporate Crypto Investors
August 21, 2022

Seven of the 10 most active blockchain investors among large public companies have stakes in at least one company that offers payment services. 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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Showbiz, Gaming Execs Try to Monetize New NFT Use Cases
August 18, 2022

If nonfungible tokens (NFTs) are to become something more than a crypto-powered way to buy, sell and display pictures of Bored Apes and CryptoKitties, entertainment companies are going to have to use them as something more than a digital version of marketing extras in the...

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NFT Weekly: EU May Be Cracking Down on NFTs; Pudgy Penguins Soar; Fighting NFT Thieves
August 16, 2022

Despite comments to the contrary, it looks like the EU’s big crypto regulation framework will cover NFTs after all. 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...

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Tencent Halts NFT Sales to Public on Huanhe Amid Regulatory Pressure
August 16, 2022

New sales to the public of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are now halted on the Tencent platform Huanhe as regulatory scrutiny in China intensifies. 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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NFT Weekly: Ethereum Founder Pitches Anonymous NFTs, Instagram Adds 100 Countries
August 09, 2022

Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin has chimed in on a suggestion to create a privacy-focused non-fungible token (NFT) technology that will let users create an NFT that cannot easily be tracked. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Ethereum 2.0 May Be Greener, but Is It Scalable Enough for Payments?
August 08, 2022

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NFT Weekly: Miami and Tiffany’s Push Past Digital Artwork
August 02, 2022

Miami’s crypto enthusiast mayor, Francis Suarez, has announced what promises to be (or at least he hopes will be) a fairly high-profile non-fungible token (NFT) project. Featuring 5,000 NFT designed by 56 local artists — the city has plenty in its 56 square miles —...

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Drexel University Teams With MAPay to Use NFTs for Democratized Healthcare Data
August 02, 2022

Drexel University’s College of Medicine announced Tuesday (Aug. 2) that it has teamed with global healthcare technology firm MAPay on a payments and data innovation program that uses non-fungible tokens (NFTs) to democratize healthcare data. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Tiffany NFTs to Hit the Market at $50K
August 01, 2022

At a time when the non-fungible token (NFT) market is in some state of upheaval, LVMH-owned Tiffany & Co. is jumping into the fray this week with virtual and physical pendants designed for CryptoPunks owners that look strikingly similar to that line of digital collectibles,...