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Circle Needs More Regulatory Guidance Before Releasing DeFi API Product
March 04, 2022

Cryptocurrency payments infrastructure provider and stablecoin issuer Circle on Friday (March 4) pushed off the launch of its decentralized finance (DeFi) application programming interface (API) product, saying it needs more regulatory guidance before releasing it, The Block reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Volatility, Political Turmoil Put El Salvador’s Bitcoin Bond Plans in Further Jeopardy
March 04, 2022

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Proof-of-Work Ban Removed from Europe’s Proposed Crypto Reg
March 04, 2022

A phrase that threatened to ban crypto companies from relying on energy-intensive proof-of-work (PoW) mining has been removed from the Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) proposal, legislation crafted to regulate Europe’s cryptocurrency sector, Bitcoin.com reported Thursday (March 3). Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Citing Libertarian Values, CEOs of Crypto Exchanges Won’t Cut Off Russian Customers
March 04, 2022

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Ukraine Receives $20M From Bitcoin, Ethereum Donors
March 04, 2022

Ukraine’s government has received $20 million in donations in bitcoin and ethereum in the wake of Russia’s invasion of the country. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

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Russian Flight to Cryptocurrency Hasn’t Happened, Analysis Shows
March 03, 2022

The narrative that Russians have been evading sanctions through cryptocurrency in the wake of its invasion of Ukraine may not be true, Bloomberg reported Thursday (March 3). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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PYMNTS Blockchain Series: What Is XRP? The Cryptocurrency Making A Ripple In Payments
March 03, 2022

Throughout this series of articles, we’re looking at the top blockchains in cryptocurrency to help you make sense of the alphabet soup of so-called “altcoins” that exists beyond that of bitcoin’s BTC and Ethereum’s ETH. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Today in Crypto: MetaMask, Infura Block ‘Certain Jurisdictions’
March 03, 2022

Two key parts of Ethereum’s ecosystem, MetaMask and Infura, have moved to cut off access to users in some areas, CoinDesk reported Thursday (March 3). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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Bitcoin Use Suffers Steep Decline in China
March 03, 2022

Bitcoin transactions originating from China fell to 10% from 90% of the global total, the country’s central bank said Thursday (March 3). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...