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Why Haven't Crypto Payments Taken Off?
26.4.2022
As part of CoinDesk’s Payments Week, we asked a number of engineers, executives and experts to weigh in on the substantial questions weighing on the industry. In this roundtable discussion, they answer the question of why after 13 years, haven’t crypto payments taken off?
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