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Meta to launch metaverse hardware store, Elon Musk buys Twitter for $44B and ApeCoin pumps to new highs: Hodler’s Digest, April 24-30
30.4.2022
Illegal Use of Cryptocurrency Largely a Myth, Russian Lawmaker Says
30.4.2022
Only a small share of cryptocurrency transactions have illicit purposes and the use of digital coins in illegal activities is for the most part a myth, a high-ranking Russian lawmaker has recently stated. Andrey Lugovoy, who is one of the deputies working on new crypto regulations, also said Russia...
Why We Need Crypto Payments to Work
30.4.2022
One word: competition. This op-ed is part of CoinDesk's Payments Week
ECB, Eurosystem begins experimental prototyping of digital euro customer interface
29.4.2022
Up to five banks or other payment services providers will be selected to participate without compensation in the development of the digital euro front end
5 Questions for Chris ‘Crypto Dad’ Giancarlo
29.4.2022
Covering regulation, digital dollars and financial inclusion. This article is part of “Payments Week.”
Aciertos y desafíos de bitcoin en El Salvador, según la compañía que facilitó su adopción
29.4.2022
Athena Bitcoin implementó cajeros automáticos de bitcoin una semana después de que el presidente de El Salvador legalizara bitcoin como moneda de curso legal. A pesar de problemas en el lanzamiento, la empresa sigue siendo optimista con el proyecto. Este artículo forma parte de la Payments Week...
How Crypto Could Spearhead Retail Payments in 2022
29.4.2022
Attracted by its reduced fees, faster transactions, and choice selection, here's how retailers could move to embrace the booming industry, which shows no signs of slowing down
What Happens if Stablecoins Win?
29.4.2022
A roundtable discussion about the future of payments, balance sheets and global financial markets
Robinhood Opens Crypto Wallets to 2M Clients, Bets on Global Bitcoin Remittances
29.4.2022
Earlier this month, the US online trading platform Robinhood provided about 2m customers from its waitlist with crypto wallets, and this week completed the full roll-out of this functionality to all clients, the company said on the occasion of the release of its results for the first quarter...
Las remesas mexicanas son las más grandes del continente; las empresas cripto quieren una parte
28.4.2022
Bitso, Coinbase y Circle han lanzado nuevos servicios que aprovechan el flujo constante de dinero entre México y los Estados Unidos y se enfrentan a jugadores establecidos como Western Union. Este artículo forma parte de Payments Week de CoinDesk
The Crypto Company Aiding El Salvador’s Bitcoin Adoption
28.4.2022
Chicago-based company Athena Bitcoin deployed bitcoin ATMs a week after El Salvador’s president legalized bitcoin as legal tender
A Brief Overview of Crypto Payments in 5 Charts
28.4.2022
Bitcoin launched as a purely peer-to-peer version of electronic cash, inspiring the rise of other cryptocurrency payment options: Here is what the data shows
How Human-Centered Design Can Fix Crypto Payments
28.4.2022
Bitcoin's Unfinished Business: Why Micropayments Still Matter
28.4.2022
Tiny, cheap-to-deliver payments can open up new markets of small digital goods. Can a new wave of crypto-inflected startups plug a long-standing gap in the internet?
How Crypto Payments Shift Revenue to Creators, Not Platforms
28.4.2022
Blockchain cuts out the social media middleman. This article is part of CoinDesk’s Payments Week series
Buenos Aires to accept crypto for tax payments, launch DLT-backed citizen profiles
28.4.2022
Blockchain and virtual currencies are set to become vital part of the Argentine capital’s 12-step digital transformation effort
“DeFi is not decentralized at all,” says former Blockstream executive
28.4.2022
Samson Mow, former chief strategy officer at Blockstream, is convinced that DeFi protocols can’t compete with Bitcoin as monetary networks due to their lack of decentralization
Telegram Adds Crypto to Messaging App, Opening Path to Payments
28.4.2022
Telegram has added the facility to send and receive Toncoin within the app, potentially opening up crypto payments to its 550 million users
Bitcoin Payments Remain in Their Infancy But There Are Green Shoots Everywhere
28.4.2022
Can cryptocurrencies, stablecoins, and CBDCs coexist as methods of payment? Industry leaders shine light on the future of crypto payments. This piece is part of CoinDesk's Payments Week
NFT Subscriptions Are Better Paywalls
28.4.2022
Turning subscriptions into a bearer asset is better for everyone, says our media columnist. This article is part of CoinDesk's Payments Week