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Nigeria Aims for 8M eNaira Users as Crypto Adoption Grows
August 18, 2022

Since launching its digital currency last October, Nigeria has seen 840,000 people use the eNaira, and the country is now looking to get that number up to 8 million. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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MercadoLibre Launches Cryptocurrency in Brazil
August 18, 2022

Latin American eCommerce giant MercadoLibre has launched a cryptocurrency known as MercadoCoin, which it will roll out in Brazil in connection with its loyalty program. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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DeFi Platforms Tighten AML to Court Institutional Investors
August 18, 2022

Despite its potentially huge returns, institutional investors have steered clear of decentralized finance. 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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Ripple, Brazil’s Travelex Bank Add Crypto-Based X-Border Payments
August 18, 2022

Aiming to use cryptocurrency to enable cheaper, faster cross-border payments, enterprise blockchain and crypto solution provider Ripple has teamed up with Travelex Bank to launch RippleNet’s On-Demand Liquidity (ODL) solution in Brazil. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Crypto Platform Wirex Integrates SEPA Instant Payments
August 18, 2022

Crypto platform Wirex is integrating SEPA (Single Euro Payments Area) Instant and Faster Payments to make it easier for users in the U.K. and the European Economic Area (EEA) to transfer British pounds and euros between Wirex and their bank accounts. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Crypto Winter Begins to Thaw As VCs Re-Enter Market With Scaled-back Bets
August 17, 2022

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Fiscal Stability Replaces Celebrity Pitchmen as Crypto Ad Spend Comes Back to Earth
August 17, 2022

Having overspent dramatically on celebrity spokespeople and high-profile stadium naming deals just as the crypto winter was starting to blow across the industry, crypto exchanges have backed off of celebrity spokespeople urging to get “in on” an investment consumers are now very wary of at...

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Today in Crypto: EU Eyes Capping Banks’ Crypto Holdings; Bitcoin Miner Stronghold Restructures; JPMorgan Analyst:...
August 17, 2022

EU banks exposed to cryptocurrencies could see caps and big capital requirements from a new financial services law as lawmakers look to curb risk from the digital coins, a document from the European Parliament said. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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PYMNTS Cryptocurrency Glossary: The Metaverse
August 17, 2022

Cryptocurrency is a confusing business with a language all its own, in part because it is a genuinely new way of doing business and also because it was created in large part by programmers and cryptographers, who should never be allowed to name anything regular...