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Fast, Fluid, Frictionless Payments Are the Future
26.4.2022
For a technology to really hit the big time, it's got to evolve. Right now, we're still in the early adopter phase of crypto. It's hard to acquire, hard to use for most non-tech folks and it's lacking a whole bunch of features
What major sports are paying athletes in crypto?
26.4.2022
Athletes are slowly becoming more and more interested in contracts paid out in crypto. What’s their reasoning and how does this impact the blockchain industry?
The Lightning Network Is Bringing Payments Back to Bitcoin
26.4.2022
The Lightning Network, which enables small and instant bitcoin payments, is getting bigger and more useful. Here's a state of play. This piece is part of CoinDesk's Payments Week
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?
Takeaways and reviews, what went down during Miami Tech Week
25.4.2022
One of largest VC deals so far in Q1 2022 went to Miami-Based Yuga Labs with its $450 million seed funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz
Introducing CoinDesk's Payments Week
25.4.2022
Can crypto fulfill its original promise? From Bitcoin’s Lightning Network to stablecoins to gaming and rewards, innovations give hope for the payments use case
How to Send Money to the Wrong Side of the War
25.4.2022
A Russian emigre is teaching friends and family how to use crypto amid economic sanction
Crypto Becomes Lifeline for Russian Emigrés Opposing Putin’s War in Ukraine
25.4.2022
Financial censorship has gone from an abstract idea to a harsh reality for Russians who suddenly found themselves unbanked by the West and their own government. This piece is part of CoinDesk’s Payments Week
Indian Banks Request NPCI Clarification on Crypto UPI Payments
25.4.2022
The crypto industry has become an unavoidable force in the finance sector that even traditional institutions are looking to adopt. While world governments like the USA are being blamed for joining the crypto race late, India seems to be moving to the next level with crypto UPI. A few months...
Crypto Payments: When the Tech Fades to the Background
25.4.2022
The evolution in interest among tradfi from crypto curiosity to crypto commitment is perhaps the industry’s most important move yet
Drugs, Drugs and More Drugs: Crypto on the Dark Web
25.4.2022
Down The Silk Road: Where Crypto Has Always Been Used for Payments
Why Banks and Payment Processors Shun Perfectly Legal Businesses
25.4.2022
Porn, gambling and even furniture sales are deemed “high-risk” merchant categories. Sometimes the risk is financial; other times it’s just bad publicity
PayPal’s Blockchain Chief on the Future of Crypto in Payments
25.4.2022
Blockchains offer unique advantages, but these must be combined with a user experience that feels similar to the one consumers know today
The History of Cash-Like Digital Payment Instruments
25.4.2022
How and why those original digital payments projects are no longer with us today can give us an idea of what needs to be done to do it right
The Central African Republic reportedly passes a bill to regulate crypto use
25.4.2022
The new crypto law would reportedly allow citizens to pay their taxes in crypto and allow the use of crypto as a form of payment for businesses
Bank of Russia to Pilot Digital Ruble Settlements in 2023
25.4.2022
Russia’s monetary authority intends to conduct the first settlements with the digital ruble next year, its governor announced this week. Speaking to Russian lawmakers, the official highlighted the important role the new currency is going to play for Russia under sanctions. Russia to Trial...
Latam Is a Hotbed of Opportunities for Crypto Companies, According to Ripple
24.4.2022
Ripple, the cryptocurrency and payments company, has issued an article examining the opportunities that Latam brings for crypto companies as its regulated payments rails come to crypto. While the region faces some obstacles due to its economic traits and the dominance of centralized banks,...
Coinbase NFT launches beta, AMC Theatres rolls out SHIB and DOGE payments, and Blockchain.com eyes IPO: Hodler’s Digest, April 17-23
23.4.2022
Twitter and Stripe roll out USDC payout program for creators via Polygon
22.4.2022
In addition to payments to bank accounts and debit cards, select content creators can now elect to have USDC earnings sent to their wallets
Polygon's Supernet, Stripe's Crypto Move, Ulbricht's Bitcoin Deal, Macron on Crypto Regulation + More News
22.4.2022
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
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Read More: Polygon's Supernet, Stripe's Crypto Move, Ulbricht's Bitcoin Deal, Macron on Crypto Regulation + More News