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Today in Crypto: Singapore’s Temasek Bows Out of Coinbase; Investors Search for Answers in IRA...
February 14, 2022

India cryptocurrency industry representatives met with policymakers from the Finance Ministry to rework parts of the new crypto tax policy, according to a CoinDesk report. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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RBI Official Likens Crypto to ‘Ponzi Schemes’
February 14, 2022

Cryptocurrencies are like a pyramid scheme and should be banned in India, a deputy governor at the country’s central bank said Monday (Feb. 14). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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Crypto’s Influence Shows as Treasury Promises Protection for Miners, Stakers
February 14, 2022

The cryptocurrency industry flexed political muscles it didn’t even know it had in August, when it turned the fight about a comparatively small item in the trillion-dollar infrastructure bill into a battle that eventually led to a last-minute scramble by 99 senators to change the...

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‘Crypto Bowl’ Ads Feature FOMO Investing and Low Wattage Stars
February 14, 2022

If the crypto industry has been working hard to overcome public skepticism, the ads companies in it ran in Super Bowl 56 — hyped as the Crypto Bowl — probably didn’t help that much. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Coinbase Sees Record Visits After Super Bowl Ad
February 14, 2022

Coinbase had to throttle traffic Sunday evening (Feb. 13) after an ad for its cryptocurrency exchange — the largest in America — aired during the Super Bowl and attracted record numbers of visitors. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Bitcoin’s Future as a Payments Tool Is Bright, Says BitPay CEO
February 14, 2022

It’s no surprise that Stephen Pair, CEO of crypto payments processor BitPay, thinks that as bitcoin ownership becomes more common, more and more people will be inclined to use it for its original purpose: making payments. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Today in Crypto: BlockFi Could Pay $100M to SEC to Settle Case; Crypto Now Part...
February 13, 2022

Crypto lender BlockFi will pay $100 million in a Securities and Exchange Commission settlement over a probe into selling unregistered securities, Bloomberg reported Friday (Feb. 11). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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Weeks Before Bitcoin Bond Launch, Fitch Slashes El Salvador’s Credit Rating
February 11, 2022

Weeks before El Salvador is planning to launch a $1 billion bond issue, Fitch Ratings slashed its credit default rating from an already dismal B- to CCC. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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Uber CEO: Crypto Payments Are Coming…Someday
February 11, 2022

Uber Technologies Inc.’s CEO said Friday (Feb. 11) that the company will someday accept Bitcoin as a payment option on its app, but he left the timing of that move nebulous during his Bloomberg interview. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...