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PYMNTS Crypto Crime Series: When Privacy Counts, Crypto Users Turn to Mixing Services
January 26, 2022

Welcome to PYMNTS’ new series on crypto crime. In it, we’ll be taking a look at the crimes that have not only been committed in the cryptocurrency industry but have defined it — especially Bitcoin — in many people’s minds. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Small Investors’ Lottery Mentality Tested as Crypto Crashes 
January 25, 2022

The email came from a husband, father and would-be crypto investor living in a developing nation in the fall of 2020, asking a crypto journalist for advice: He had about $7,000 in U.S currency — his life savings. Should he invest it all in cryptocurrency?...

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Thai Authorities Plan to Regulate Crypto Payments
January 25, 2022

Thailand’s financial authorities will scrutinize the use of cryptocurrency and other digital assets when they’re used to pay for goods and services, the Bank of Thailand, Ministry of Finance and the Securities and Exchange Commission of Thailand said in a press release Tuesday (Jan. 25),...

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Bithumb Will Block Unregistered Crypto Wallets
January 25, 2022

South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb will no longer accept wallet addresses that haven’t been properly registered with the exchange as part of its enforcement of the so-called “travel rule,” according to an official blog post on Monday (Jan. 24) cited in a CoinDesk report Tuesday...

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PYMNTS NFT Series: Hey Jude, Don’t Burst the Bubble
January 25, 2022

Welcome to another installment of PYMNTS’ series on nonfungible tokens (NFTs), the newest craze in 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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Finance Minister: Russia Should Regulate, Not Ban Crypto
January 25, 2022

Russia needs to create regulations governing cryptocurrencies instead of abolishing them, the head of the policy department at the country’s Ministry of Finance said Tuesday (Jan. 25). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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Crypto Winter II: When, How Cold, How Long
January 25, 2022

If you’ve been reading any crypto news or following it on Twitter, you’ve heard warnings that a “crypto winter” may be coming. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

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PYMNTS Blockchain Series: What is Cosmos?
January 24, 2022

Throughout this series of articles, we’re looking at the top blockchains in crypto 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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Does Biden’s Executive Order Hint at New Federal Crypto Regulator?
January 24, 2022

Maybe Brian Armstrong is going to get his wish after all. 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...