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Bitcoin Daily: Social Shopping Platform Personas Adds Bitcoin Payment Option; Hackers Demand $20 Million In...
February 18, 2021

Social shopping platform Personas Social has rolled out a bitcoin payment system, according to a press release. The company will now accept bitcoin payments for purchasing content on its Peeks Social platform. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Bitcoin Daily: Crypto Platform Coinseed Sued For Defrauding Investors; Coinbase Adds Former Stripe Exec To...
February 17, 2021

New York’s attorney general sued crypto platform Coinseed Wednesday (Feb. 17), accusing it of defrauding thousands of investors out of over $1 million, Reuters reported. 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: Russian Telcos May Develop Digital Wallet; MicroStrategy To Raise $600 Million To Buy...
February 16, 2021

MicroStrategy plans to raise $600 million to add additional bitcoin to its investments. 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....

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Bitcoin Daily: SBI Holdings Aims To Make Crypto A ‘Core Pillar;’ Bitcoin Climbs To Almost...
February 16, 2021

Buoyed by recent high profile investments, bitcoin reached a new all-time high of $50,000 on Sunday (Feb. 14), according to CNBC. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

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Bitcoin Daily: Nigeria Pauses Plans To Regulate Digital Currency; Jack Dorsey, Jay-Z Team On $23.7...
February 14, 2021

A California resident, Calvin Cheng, is suing T-Mobile USA, Inc. in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York over a SIM attack that purportedly led him to lose hundreds of thousands of dollars in digital currency, according to the complaint....

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Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Marks New Record High Above $48,000; Miami Mayor Offers To Pay Workers...
February 11, 2021

Bitcoin hit a new record Thursday (Feb. 11), surging past $48,000, CNBC 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, PYMNTS Today....

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Adyen: Bitcoin Is For Investments, Not Payments 
February 11, 2021

Adyen CEO and Co-founder Pieter van der Does said that using bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as payment methods is not something he is considering, nor are clients asking for it, CNBC reported on Thursday (Feb. 11). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Bitcoin Daily: Blockchain Payment Platform Celo Raises $20 Million; Europol Arrests Eight Over Celeb SIM...
February 10, 2021

Open-source decentralized finance (DeFi) blockchain ecosystem Celo raised $20 million from partners including Andreessen Horowitz, Greenfield One and Electric Capital, according to a press release. This brings its total backing to over $65 million. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Bitcoin Daily: Central Banks Should Ban Bitcoin, Former British MP Says; Women Arrested After Trying...
February 09, 2021

Former British Parliament member Nick Boles called on central banks to ban bitcoin, in a tweet Tuesday (Feb. 9). 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...