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Bitcoin’s Rebound — Dead Cat Bounce or Sign of 9 Lives?
July 22, 2022

For the first time since mid-June, bitcoin is on track to close out a week without dipping below the psychologically vital $20,000 mark, and spent most of the week above $22,000. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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El Salvador Weekly: Bitcoin Budget 17 Times Higher Than Environment Budget
July 15, 2022

Ten days after Hurricane Bonnie ripped across El Salvador, causing flooding, damaging homes and cars, and killing at least one person, an economist took the government to task for spending 17 times more on bitcoin than on the entire Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources....

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Gaming-Focused Konvoy Ventures Raises $150M With Eye on Blockchain
July 06, 2022

Konvoy Ventures, a venture capital firm focused on gaming, isn’t fazed by the crises going on with cryptocurrency, having raised $150 million for a new fund which it will announce this week, Bloomberg wrote Wednesday (July 6). Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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qiibee Expanding Global Blockchain-Based B2B Rewards Marketplace
July 05, 2022

Blockchain-based B2B rewards marketplace qiibee on Tuesday (July 5) said it raised $4.8 million in a seed funding round that it will use for the growth of its global team and expansion into new markets, including North America, according to a company press release. Get...

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A Bitcoin Declaration of Financial Independence
July 04, 2022

On America’s Independence Day, it’s worth looking back at bitcoin’s history, because both origin stories share a basic impulse: freedom from a system that controls our lives without giving us any input. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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PYMNTS Intelligence: The Promise of Faster Transactions Using Blockchain Technology
July 01, 2022

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 this form, you agree to receive marketing communications from PYMNTS and...

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Is Play-to-Earn Killing Blockchain Gaming?
June 30, 2022

If you look at where investors are putting their money, blockchain games are the Next Big Thing in the crypto world. In the second quarter of this year alone, venture capital funds have earmarked $3 billion for this segment of the crypto universe. Get the...

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ConnectOne Bank on How Blockchain Tokens Are Revolutionizing Transactions
June 30, 2022

In the "Blockchain Payments Tracker," ConnectOne Chairman and CEO Frank Sorrentino tells PYMNTS that blockchain is about more than processing cryptocurrency, saying it can redefine any transaction that has chain of ownership.

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Calling Web3 Corrupted by VCs, Twitter Founder Jack Dorsey Pitches Web5
June 29, 2022

DEK: The Block CEO wants to build a decentralized web, but doesn’t believe the current vision of a blockchain-based internet — where people control their own identity — will work. So, he’s building his own. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...