Private, yes. Anonymous, no. In the race to bring central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) into the mainstream, key questions revolve around how they will be issued, accounted for and tracked. At issue, then, is whether individual recipients and users would have anonymity as they spend...
There are some who think that non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are just a fad. After all, as the old investing maxim goes: Price is what you pay, value is what you get. In recent months, we’ve seen tens of millions of dollars paid for artwork. As reported,...
Crunchfish, the Swedish FinTech backed by billionaire Mohammed Al Amoudi, has now come up with a new digital cash fix, Bloomberg writes. The new technology would allow for people to pay merchants in real time, offline and in any currency, including central bank digital currency...
Visa announced Monday (March 29) that it is the first major payments network to settle transactions in dollar denominated stablecoins, which the company claimed is an important step into bringing cryptocurrencies into the payments and commerce mainstream. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
The Bank of Thailand (BOT) is unsure what it will end up doing about cryptocurrency, a report from The Thaiger says. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...
Global FinTech Circle has rolled out a complete payments solution intended to let non-fungible token (NFT) marketplaces and storefronts accept credit card and crypto payments in the hope of attracting a more widespread audience, according to a press release. Get the Full Story Complete the...
Billionaire investor and the world’s biggest hedge fund founder Ray Dalio said that the history of money has left hints that bitcoin could face being outlawed by the U.S. government, just as gold was in 1934. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
The question hangs over the cryptocurrency space. Can it be used for everyday purchases? A company called Fast Private Jet has part of the answer. It accepts crypto payments, but taking a private jet is hardly an everyday usage. Get the Full Story Complete the...
So far, the new $1,400 stimulus checks from the President Joe Biden administration haven’t seemed to be used for bitcoin purchases as much as cryptocurrency exchanges might have hoped, CoinDesk reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
