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Looking back at just this week, it’s evident that the fight between stablecoins and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) is alive and well. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
Circle announced Wednesday (Dec. 15) that the company is expanding the access to its Circle Yield cryptocurrency yield service, opening it up to qualified businesses at a minimum allocation of $100,000 in digital currency. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
The internet finance platform Circle and Endaoment have joined forces to create a USDC-based disaster relief fund to help victims of last week’s deadly tornadoes in the midwest. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
The Central Bank of Russia is talking to financial market leaders and industry experts about a potential ban on cryptocurrency investment to stem the tide of financial instability with increased use of digital currency, according to a Reuters report Thursday (Dec. 16). Get the Full...
Thailand is moving rapidly toward testing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) and does not want any private competition in the payments sector. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
When South Africa-based cryptocurrency exchange Luno discovered that many of its clients were being targeted by a project that promised investors returns so large that it was almost certainly a fraud, it did something that seems like basic common sense for any financial firm: It...
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said in a press conference on Wednesday (Dec. 15) that he doesn’t think cryptocurrencies are a concern for financial stability, calling them “really speculative assets,” per a MarketWatch report. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
As of Dec. 1, venture capital has poured more than $27 billion into cryptocurrency and blockchain start-ups — and that’s before institutional bloker NYDIG announced it had raised a unicorn round of $1 billion on Tuesday (Dec. 14) and Crypto Bank Anchorage said Wednesday it...
In the same way PayPal revolutionized online person-to-person (P2P) payments and eCommerce, Ramp is looking to have the same impact with its cryptocurrency payment infrastructure platform. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...
