Cryptocurrency

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Visa, Mastercard Pullout in Russia Underscor­­­­es Importance of Traditional Networks to Crypto
March 07, 2022

With Visa and Mastercard pulling out of Russia, the two easiest and most convenient ways to make payments with bitcoin — really the only two easy and convenient ways to make day-to-day payments with any cryptocurrency — have vanished. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Binance Launches PayTech Firm Bifinity
March 07, 2022

Global cryptocurrency exchange giant Binance is introducing Bifinity, a fiat-to-crypto payments technology (PayTech) provider, according to a press release on Monday (March 7).  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

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Today in Crypto: Switzerland Freezes Russian Crypto Assets; China Continues Crypto Crackdown
March 06, 2022

The government of Switzerland said it will freeze Russian cryptocurrency assets within its borders, Bitcoinist 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...

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PYMNTS Blockchain Series: What Is Stellar’s Lumen? A Payments Crypto That Isn’t Trying to Overthrow...
March 04, 2022

Throughout this series of articles, we’re looking at the top blockchains in cryptocurrency to help you make sense of the alphabet soup of so-called “altcoins” that exists beyond that of bitcoin’s BTC and Ethereum’s ETH. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Circle Needs More Regulatory Guidance Before Releasing DeFi API Product
March 04, 2022

Cryptocurrency payments infrastructure provider and stablecoin issuer Circle on Friday (March 4) pushed off the launch of its decentralized finance (DeFi) application programming interface (API) product, saying it needs more regulatory guidance before releasing it, The Block reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Volatility, Political Turmoil Put El Salvador’s Bitcoin Bond Plans in Further Jeopardy
March 04, 2022

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Proof-of-Work Ban Removed from Europe’s Proposed Crypto Reg
March 04, 2022

A phrase that threatened to ban crypto companies from relying on energy-intensive proof-of-work (PoW) mining has been removed from the Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) proposal, legislation crafted to regulate Europe’s cryptocurrency sector, Bitcoin.com reported Thursday (March 3). Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Citing Libertarian Values, CEOs of Crypto Exchanges Won’t Cut Off Russian Customers
March 04, 2022

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Ukraine Receives $20M From Bitcoin, Ethereum Donors
March 04, 2022

Ukraine’s government has received $20 million in donations in bitcoin and ethereum in the wake of Russia’s invasion of the country. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...