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Dorsey: Lightning Network May Be Coming To Twitter
June 11, 2021

Will Twitter integrate the bitcoin layer 2 payments protocol Lightning Network? CEO and Founder Jack Dorsey seemed to indicate as much on the social media platform this week, CoinDesk reported on Friday (June 11). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Bitcoin Daily: Crypto Asset Manager Grayscale Investments Appoints CMO; Digital Asset Gateway Ledger Raises $380...
June 10, 2021

Deborah Bussière has been appointed to serve as the inaugural chief marketing officer (CMO) of Grayscale Investments LLC, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday (June 10). Bussière worked as the global chief marketing officer at Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc. in the past. Grayscale had $53...

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Dorsey Reaffirms Square’s Commitment To Bitcoin In Tweet
May 16, 2021

Twitter and Square CEO Jack Dorsey has come out in favor of bitcoin, saying Square would always work to boost the cryptocurrency, Bloomberg says. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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Bitcoin Daily: Argentinian Tax Authority Orders Crypto Firms To Report User Activity; Williston, ND Now...
May 16, 2021

Argentinian tax authorities are looking at scrutinizing operations involving cryptocurrency, Cointelegraph writes. 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 completing...

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Bitcoin Plummets After Elon Musk Stops Taking Crypto Payments For Tesla
May 13, 2021

Bitcoin tumbled some 15 percent on news that Elon Musk will no longer take the cryptocurrency for Tesla payments due to environmental concerns, CNBC and other news outlets reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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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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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...