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DOJ: Chinese Intelligence Officers Paid $61K in Bitcoin Bribes to FBI Agent
October 24, 2022

A Chinese intelligence officer has been charged with money laundering for using bitcoin as part of an effort with another officer to bribe a United States government employee. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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Google and Twitter Results May Hold Clues on Future of Crypto Payments
October 24, 2022

As Wall Street investors brace for a raft of Big Tech earnings this week, the cryptocurrency world will have its eyes and ears fixed on something slightly different. Specifically, whether Google or Twitter, which report earnings Tuesday (Oct. 25), will shed fresh insight into how...

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Rep. McHenry: ‘Ugly Baby’ of Stablecoin Legislation Will Grow Into a Bill of ‘Practical Consequence’
October 24, 2022

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Fidelity Ups Digital Asset Hiring as Crypto Firms Struggle
October 23, 2022

Fidelity Investments will hire 100 more workers for its digital assets operations as it expands on its efforts to lure talent away from struggling crypto firms. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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Bitcoin Popularity Fading Further in El Salvador
October 21, 2022

Two-thirds of Salvadoran citizens consider President Nayib Bukele’s bitcoin policy a failure and more than three-quarters have never used it, German public news outlet Deutsche Welle reported this week. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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DeFi Regulation Needs More Than MiCA, EC Hears
October 21, 2022

The European Union’s (EU) Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) regulation isn’t broad enough to cover decentralized finance, a finance professor said during a presentation to the European Commission (EC) on Friday (Oct. 21). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Ripple Claims Round Win in SEC Lawsuit Defining Cryptos as Securities
October 21, 2022

Cross-border payments firm Ripple has claimed it won a victory in its long-running legal battle with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that could help determine if cryptocurrencies are or are not securities. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Are Tech-Driven Consumers the On-Ramp to Wider Crypto Usage?
October 21, 2022

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Today in Crypto: Former FBI Agent Says DeFi Exchange Mango Case Not a Hacker; Turkey...
October 20, 2022

There’s been $40 million in cryptocurrency seized in a Turkish crackdown on illegal gambling, according to the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s office, Coindesk wrote. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...