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El Salvador Weekly: Bitcoin Experiment Increasingly Unpopular with Bond Market, US Congress and Salvadorans
May 06, 2022

The bitcoin-boosting president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, has bet the house on the first cryptocurrency. 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...

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Nukkleus Rebrands as Blockchain and Digital Payments Company
May 04, 2022

Nukkleus, which works on acquiring and scaling high-potential blockchain, digital and multi-asset businesses for retail and institutional markets, has debuted its new website and brand, which will put the firm’s subsidiary brands under the same suite of assets, a press release said. Get the Full...

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News of Bitcoin ATMs’ Decline Greatly Exaggerated
May 03, 2022

If you read the crypto press, you’ll find story after story this week about how the number of new bitcoin ATMs crashed this year, with just one-sixth as many installed in April as in December. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Bored Apes NFT Rampage Spikes Transaction Fees to $200M for 55,000 Sales
May 02, 2022

One of the top non-fungible token (NFT) lines sold off 55,000 NFTs for a record-setting $317 million. 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...

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WeBank’s New Brand, WeBank Blockchain, to Promote ESG Strategies
April 27, 2022

WeBank, the Chinese digital bank, announced its new brand, WeBank Blockchain, which will develop financial infrastructure and blockchain technology to promote environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment strategies, a press release said Wednesday (April 27). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Central African Republic, Like El Salvador, May Soon Regret Adopting Bitcoin
April 27, 2022

The Central African Republic has become the second country in the world to adopt Bitcoin as an official currency. 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...

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Amid Regulatory Grumbling, Fidelity Tests Waters for Bitcoin Holdings in 401(K) Plans
April 26, 2022

Crypto may be coming to your retirement plan, and the regulators are not happy. 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...

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Ethereum-Killer Algorand Blacks out Times Square to Celebrate Going Carbon Negative
April 25, 2022

One of the Ethereum-killer blockchains is betting that its green footprint is an advantage that it can use to woo developers and investors away from the original smart-contract cryptocurrency. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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Aku’s Nightmare: $34M Locked Forever as Flaw Highlights Danger of Smart Contracts
April 25, 2022

The thing about middlemen is that they can correct mistakes. 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...