Reactions to cryptocurrencies have been mixed across the world. While countries like El Salvador have embraced bitcoin and classified the marquee cryptocurrency as legal currency, others like India and China have been more measured in their approach — or downright hostile toward the virtual currencies....
Brazilian federal police have uncovered around $27.6 million in bitcoin after a series of reported Ponzi schemes from one company, The Daily Hodl reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...
Netki, a Los Angeles-based know your customer (KYC)-anti-money laundering (AML) regulatory technology provider, has begun working with Polymath, a blockchain technology provider, to add blockchain-specific identity verification to the blockchain Polymesh that Polymath has created, according to a press release. Get the Full Story Complete...
PAWS Chicago, which is devoted to building no-kill animal shelters, has begun taking “dogenations,” or donations in various kinds of cryptocurrency, according to a press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...
El Salvador President Nayib Bukele said the country’s government-supported cryptocurrency wallet will be live at the beginning of September, The Block reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...
As with any new method of payment, of commerce in general, of exchanging value and data, the existential questions emerge: Trend or fad? Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...
OpenSea, a nonfungible token (NFT) marketplace, has gone past $1 billion in monthly transactions, The Block 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...
Input Output (IOHK), the company behind the Cardano cryptocurrency, plans to build a national ID blockchain system in Ethiopia. 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...
Coinbase, a popular crypto exchange, is being rolled out in Japan, according to a company blog post. 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...