January 10, 2024
Hackers Hijack SEC X Account to Announce Phony ETF Approval
Hackers took over the SEC’s X account to falsely trumpet the agency’s bitcoin ETF approval. The breach happened Tuesday (Jan. 9), allowing whoever took over the account to erroneously say...
January 08, 2024
eCommerce Platform Mercari to Begin Accepting Bitcoin Payments
Japanese eCommerce giant Mercari will reportedly begin accepting bitcoin payments on its platform in June. While prices for products listed on Mercari’s flea market app will be displayed in Japanese yen,...
January 07, 2024
LinkedIn: Crypto Enthusiasm Hasn’t Yielded Crypto Job Openings
Recent enthusiasm surrounding the cryptocurrency sector apparently hasn’t led to more hiring within the industry. In fact, crypto job posting on LinkedIn fell 57% between December 2022 and 2023, Bloomberg News reported...
January 05, 2024
Data Shows Bitcoin ETFs Might Not Make Crypto as Popular...
The investment world seems to be holding its collective breath, waiting for the Securities and Exchange Commission to approve a bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). Whether the approval happens or not,...
January 03, 2024
NetCents and Worldpay Partner to Promote Adoption of Digital Assets
NetCents Technology and Worldpay from FIS have partnered to promote the adoption of digital assets like bitcoin, ethereum and stablecoins. The partnership will leverage NetCents Technology’s cryptocurrency payments capabilities and Worldpay’s global...
January 02, 2024
Bitcoin Tops $45K for First Time Since April 2022
Bitcoin rang in 2024 with its price above $45,000 for the first time since April 2022. As Reuters noted in a report Tuesday (Jan. 2), the world’s largest cryptocurrency has...
January 02, 2024
Bankman-Fried Prosecutors Call Off Second Trial
Disgraced cryptocurrency wunderkind Sam Bankman-Fried will not face another criminal trial. The FTX founder, already convicted on fraud and conspiracy charges connected to the collapse of his exchange in 2022, had been...
December 29, 2023
Cryptocurrency App Ranking Sees Binance on Top Once Again
As the new year begins, those who are interested in cryptocurrency have a wide array of apps to choose from to help them navigate the world of digital currencies. PYMNTS...
December 29, 2023
Binance Leads Provider Ranking of Cryptocurrency Wallets Into the New...
If your New Year’s resolution for 2024 is to get into cryptocurrency, PYMNTS’ Provider Ranking of Cryptocurrency Wallets is here to help. Each month, PYMNTS uses metrics such as number...
