August 25, 2022
PYMNTS Cryptocurrency Glossary: NFTs
Cryptocurrencies have a lot of uses as an investment, as a currency for payments, as a store of value, as well as others. Like any investment, it’s vital to know...
August 25, 2022
How Lessons From Nigeria’s eNaira Rollout Can Guide Future of...
In its August monetary policy statement, the Central Bank of Zimbabwe (CBZ) announced that it has developed a “roadmap for adoption of CBDC [central bank digital currency] in Zimbabwe,” embarking...
August 25, 2022
The Myth of ‘Censorship-Resistant’ Crypto
“Ah, employee No. 267359, we see here that a digital wallet address connected to your loyalty program account at Mega Retail Corp. transferred two beers’ worth of bitcoin to a...
August 25, 2022
PYMNTS Intelligence: As Banks Embrace Digital-First Banking, Their Crypto Adoption...
Cryptocurrencies and other crypto-related technologies have been gaining steam among consumers in recent years. What was once an obscure digital technology is now fairly mainstream, with data from PYMNTS indicating...
August 24, 2022
Today in Crypto: Coinme Adds Dogecoin, Other Crypto to Grocery...
Bitcoin kiosk company Coinme now sells ether, polygon, chainlink, dogecoin, litecoin and stellar from its 10,000 grocery store kiosks, a Coindesk report said Wednesday (Aug. 24). The six new coins...
August 24, 2022
Today in the Connected Economy: Peloton Turns to Amazon to...
Today in the connected economy, Peloton turns to Amazon to sell its home exercise equipment, marking the first time the company has worked with an outside retailer. Plus, Malaysian investment...
August 24, 2022
Bakkt, Sullivan Bank Team to Let Banking Customers Trade Crypto
Cryptocurrency platform Bakkt Holdings has joined forces with Sullivan Bank to let the bank’s customers buy, sell and hold bitcoin and Ethereum through the Bakkt Crypto Connect tool. “We are...
August 24, 2022
Quontic Bank on the Uncertainty and Potential of Crypto’s Future...
Of all the unlikely technologies to catch on in recent years, cryptocurrencies stand out as one of the more improbable — and unpredictable. In 2008, an anonymous author, using the...
August 23, 2022
NFT Weekly: NFT Apes Make Poor Collateral
You’ll be shocked — shocked — to learn that a crypto lending platform that loaned out for collateral consisting of things like six-figure cartoon ape NFTs has had a liquidity...