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Crypto Platform Wirex Integrates SEPA Instant Payments
August 18, 2022

Crypto platform Wirex is integrating SEPA (Single Euro Payments Area) Instant and Faster Payments to make it easier for users in the U.K. and the European Economic Area (EEA) to transfer British pounds and euros between Wirex and their bank accounts. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Crypto Winter Begins to Thaw As VCs Re-Enter Market With Scaled-back Bets
August 17, 2022

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Fiscal Stability Replaces Celebrity Pitchmen as Crypto Ad Spend Comes Back to Earth
August 17, 2022

Having overspent dramatically on celebrity spokespeople and high-profile stadium naming deals just as the crypto winter was starting to blow across the industry, crypto exchanges have backed off of celebrity spokespeople urging to get “in on” an investment consumers are now very wary of at...

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Today in Crypto: EU Eyes Capping Banks’ Crypto Holdings; Bitcoin Miner Stronghold Restructures; JPMorgan Analyst:...
August 17, 2022

EU banks exposed to cryptocurrencies could see caps and big capital requirements from a new financial services law as lawmakers look to curb risk from the digital coins, a document from the European Parliament said. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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PYMNTS Cryptocurrency Glossary: The Metaverse
August 17, 2022

Cryptocurrency is a confusing business with a language all its own, in part because it is a genuinely new way of doing business and also because it was created in large part by programmers and cryptographers, who should never be allowed to name anything regular...

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Genesis Cuts Staff 20% Staff as CEO Michael Moro Exits, COO Named Interim Exec
August 17, 2022

In a workforce and leadership shakeup, crypto brokerage Genesis is cutting 20% of its staff as CEO Michael Moro stepped down and Chief Operating Officer Derar Islim was named interim CEO while the company searches for a new leader.  Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Toomey: FDIC ‘Improperly’ Restricting Crypto Trading Amid Broader U.S. Crackdown
August 17, 2022

A clash may be coming between congressional Republicans and federal banking regulators over the treatment of cryptocurrency businesses. 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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Chainalysis Puts Crypto Hack Losses at $1.9B for Jan.-July ’22
August 16, 2022

The losses from crypto hacks were up 60% in the first seven months of 2022, now hitting $1.9 billion, according to a blog from Chainalysis — an increase from $1.2 billion at the same time last year. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Sanctions Against Crypto Mixer Raise Broader Compliance Fears
August 16, 2022

It’s not just the libertarians who are concerned about the implications of the U.S. blacklisting a crypto mixing site allegedly used by North Korean hackers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...