Bitcoin

Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency. It is a decentralized digital currency without a central bank or single administrator that can be sent from user to user on the peer-to-peer bitcoin network without the need for intermediaries.
Bitcoin Winning Middle Market Appeal for Cross Border Payments
Bitcoin Winning Middle Market Appeal for Cross Border Payments
October 24, 2022  |  Cross-border Payments

There are a lot of potential points of friction or failure in cross-border payments between businesses, ranging from slow finality and high costs to counterparty...

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Bitcoin Popularity Fading Further in El Salvador
Bitcoin Popularity Fading Further in El Salvador
October 21, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Two-thirds of Salvadoran citizens consider President Nayib Bukele’s bitcoin policy a failure and more than three-quarters have never used it, German public news outlet Deutsche...

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Ripple Claims Round Win in SEC Lawsuit Defining Cryptos as Securities
Ripple Claims Round Win in SEC Lawsuit Defining Cryptos as Securities
October 21, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Cross-border payments firm Ripple has claimed it won a victory in its long-running legal battle with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that could help...

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Paystand Allows Users of Network, Card to Get Revenue Next Business Day
Paystand Allows Users of Network, Card to Get Revenue Next Business Day
October 21, 2022  |  B2B Payments

Blockchain-enabled B2B payments firm Paystand has announced that businesses using the Paystand Network and the DeFi Corporate Card can now access their revenue the next...

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Are Retail Traders Bored Now That Bitcoin is Less Volatile?
Are Retail Traders Bored Now That Bitcoin is Less Volatile?
October 20, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin’s biggest problem as a payments currency is its wild volatility, with a long history of rising and falling as much as 10% in a...

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FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried Suggests Crypto Firms Limit Bug Bounties
FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried Suggests Crypto Firms Limit Bug Bounties
October 20, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Saying the hacks that have hit the cryptocurrency industry have been too prevalent and too large, FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried has drafted a proposed set...

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BitPay Increases Focus on Crypto Disbursements — Including Payroll Payouts
BitPay Increases Focus on Crypto Disbursements — Including Payroll Payouts
October 20, 2022  |  Opinion

In the new PYMNTS eBook, “What’s Your Plan? Payments Strategies for a Strong 2022 Finish,” BitPay CEO Stephen Pair explains why payroll is a sweet spot in...

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Learn How UNIFY Turned Consumer Data Into a Crypto Product
Learn How UNIFY Turned Consumer Data Into a Crypto Product
October 20, 2022  |  Credit Unions

PYMNTS interviewed Greg Glawson, chief information officer at UNIFY Financial Credit Union, on how his company leveraged member data to design a new product to...

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FIs, FinTechs Leverage Blockchain To Power X-Border Payments In EU, Middle East
FIs, FinTechs Leverage Blockchain To Power X-Border Payments In EU, Middle East
October 19, 2022  |  Blockchain

In discussions of blockchain technology and its effect on payments, the idea that cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin will replace fiat money abounds. While arguments for and...

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