Australian crypto trading platform CoinJar has launched a crypto-to-fiat Mastercard debit card, powered by the U.K.’s EML Payments. 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...
If 2021 was the year that the growing need to enforce anti-money laundering (AML) rules within the cryptocurrency industry turned into the creation of actual rules and enforcement tools, 2022 is off to a good start as the year of compliance. Get the Full Story...
PayPal and Venmo will charge their customers a flat fee for cryptocurrency trades up to $200 starting March 21, after charging tiered fees on the purchases since accepting crypto payments last year, according to a Barron’s report Wednesday (Feb. 16). Get the Full Story Complete...
Federal licensing for virtual asset service providers (VASPs) is in the last stretch of becoming a reality in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as the Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) moves to amend legislation, Bloomberg reported on Thursday (Feb. 17), citing an anonymous government official....
Crypto Shield, a new product from Boost Insurance and InsurTech Breach Insurance, debuted Tuesday (Feb. 15) to cover the theft of cryptocurrencies. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...
The Ontario Provincial Police and Royal Canadian Mounted Police have ordered companies to stop doing transactions from 34 crypto wallets, which they’ve tied to the “Freedom Convoy” trucker protests in that country, CoinDesk reported Wednesday (Feb. 16). Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
STASIS, which works in euro-backed stablecoin production, plans to issue the EURS stablecoin on the XRP ledger (XRPL), a press release said Wednesday (Feb. 16). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...
Colorado will begin taking cryptocurrency for tax and other payments by the end of the summer, Gov. Jared Polis told CoinDesk. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...
While bitcoin was created to be a peer-to-peer payments tool, that never really caught on. Instead, the first cryptocurrency transformed into an investment, with many in the industry saying its transaction fees are too high and slow, and its price too volatile. Get the Full...
