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Block chain, is a growing list of records, called blocks, that are linked using cryptography.
Blockchain
PYMNTS DeFi Series: What is Staking?
December 14, 2021

Welcome to the fifth 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...

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PYMNTS DeFi Series: What is Yield Farming and Liquidity Mining?
December 14, 2021

Welcome to the fourth 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...

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Asian VCs Invest $100M in Assembly Blockchain
December 13, 2021

Several large Asian venture capital firms and crypto hedge funds plan to invest $100 million on further developing apps on the new Assembly blockchain, Reuters reported Monday (Dec. 13). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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Bitcoin Daily: India PM Modi’s Twitter Account Hacked With Fake Bitcoin Message; 90% of All...
December 13, 2021

The Twitter account of India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, was hacked Sunday (Dec. 12) morning, with a fake tweet proclaiming that bitcoin was now legal in India and that 500 bitcoin would be distributed among residents, according to a Coindesk report. Get the Full Story...

NFTs
IP-Stealing Artist Gets Burned by His Own Game as Cyber-Sleuths Pirate ‘MetaBirkin’ NFTs
December 13, 2021

Two wrongs don’t make a right, as the old adage goes — but in some cases, the latter retaliatory act does provide a sense of much-needed karma, or at least a good laugh. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Bitcoin Daily: Thailand Wary of Crypto Price Changes; MicroStrategy CEO Anticipates Bitcoin Resurgence
December 12, 2021

Bitcoin has seen its price fall again, down over 20% from its high, with this being potentially the fourth straight week of declines, Yahoo Finance writes. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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B2B FinTechs Add Crypto to Balance Sheet to Hedge Against Inflation, Prepare for the Future
December 10, 2021

As a company that has been based on a blockchain infrastructure since its founding in 2013, Paystand has a unique lens into what’s going on in blockchain and crypto. Now, this provider of blockchain-enabled business-to-business (B2B) payments is showing its understanding of crypto in another...

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Bitcoin Daily: Paraguay to Look Into Adopting Bitcoin as Tender; Goldman Sachs CEO Indifferent to...
December 09, 2021

Paraguay might be the first country after El Salvador to make bitcoin a legal tender, per a Thursday (Dec. 9) report from The Cryptonomist. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

NFTs
‘First B2B NFT’ Company Mnemonic raises $4M
December 09, 2021

Mnemonic, a company that bills itself as “the first NFT intelligence” platform and “first B2B NFT company,” made a public debut of sorts this week, announcing both the launch of its APIs and cross-chain aggregation platform, and that it had raised $4 million in seed...