Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency
Unlike Their FinTech Peers, Crypto Firms Are Eager For More Regulation
August 04, 2021

Amid the daily price swings in bitcoin and some seven thousand other cryptocurrencies, as exchanges grapple with the ins and outs of data collection and know your customer (KYC) activities, it seems the only certainty is that the regulators are watching and on their way....

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SEC Chair Gensler Wants More Crypto Oversight Authority
August 03, 2021

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler is pressing Congress to give the agency additional policing authority over cryptocurrencies, according to multiple media outlets on Tuesday (Aug. 3). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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Report: Nearly 60 Percent of Consumers Want To Buy Stuff With Crypto
August 02, 2021

The individuals who buy and hold cryptocurrency, and even those who don’t, agree on one thing: They think digital currencies should be able to be used to make everyday purchases, despite the fact that many obstacles to mainstream status still exist. The new Cryptocurrency Payments Playbook:...

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Request Teams With Cryptio For Streamlined Accounting For Cryptocurrency
August 02, 2021

Request and Cryptio are teaming up to streamline and advance accounting solutions for cryptocurrency and blockchain transactions. 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...

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NCR’s LibertyX Deal And The Marriage Between Banking And Bitcoin
August 02, 2021

In a way, crypto companies are becoming the labradoodles of the financial sector. 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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Crypto Lobbying Efforts Get Small Win In Infrastructure Bill
August 02, 2021

Cryptocurrency lobbyists pushed to get a change to the bipartisan infrastructure bill that reduces a bit of the mandate thrust upon the sector, The New York Times reported on Monday (Aug. 2). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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IMF, TCH: Risks Can Outweigh Rewards For Cryptocurrencies, CBDCs
August 02, 2021

Financial inclusion may be a selling point for digital currencies — but other risks may outweigh those rewards. 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...

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Crypto Tax Laws Slipped Into $1T Infrastructure Bill
July 30, 2021

The estimated $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill could be partially funded by taxes levied on cryptocurrency and digital-asset transactions. 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...

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Crypto’s ‘Snake Oil’ Problem May Stymie Payment Ambitions
July 28, 2021

No easy path ahead for crypto. Not for use in payments, it seems, and not for trading. 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...