Crypto Payments: When the Tech Fades to the Background
The evolution in interest among tradfi from crypto curiosity to crypto commitment is perhaps the industry’s most important move yet. Original Source
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PayPal’s Blockchain Chief on the Future of Crypto in Payments
To enable the wide adoption of crypto payments, the goal is to create a user experience that feels similar to the solutions they know today but is augmented to deploy the unique advantages that blockchains offer in terms of speed, cost, security, privacy, programmability, and resilience. Delivering such an experience
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Coinbase NFT launches beta, AMC Theatres rolls out SHIB and DOGE payments, and Blockchain.com eyes IPO: Hodler’s Digest, April 17-23
Coming every Saturday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more — a week on Cointelegraph in one link.Top Stories This WeekAMC Theatres mobile app accepts Dogecoin, Shiba
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Stripe Taps Polygon to Allow Customers to Make Payments in USDC
Twitter will be the first company to test this option by paying earnings via crypto to content creators who use its monetization products. Original Source
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Bill ‘On Digital Currency’ Caps Crypto Investments for Russians, Opens Door for Payments – Regulation Bitcoin News
Russia’s recently revised bill “On Digital Currency” limits crypto purchases for non-qualified investors while providing legal ground for some cryptocurrency payments, according to local media. The draft law, proposed by the Russian finance ministry, also introduces strict requirements for platforms operating with digital assets. Russian Citizens Who Don’t Pass Test to
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Access to Bitcoin Lightning Payments Has Grown by 800% in 1 Year – Report
Quick take: An estimated 80 million crypto users now have access to Bitcoin’s Lightning network This is an 800% growth from one year ago when the figure stood at 100,000 The increased access to the Bitcoin Lightning network is due to several applications integrating the payment option Hyperbitcoinization is not the only way the
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A16z Leads $4M Seed Round for Web 3 Recurring Payments Startup
A_capital, Alchemy Ventures, CoinList and angel investors including Lauren Stephanian, Pantera’s Paul Veradittakit, Imran Khan and Nansen’s Alex Svanevik participated in the round, a press release said. Loop incubated with Archetype, according to Steinman. Original Source
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Delivery App Rappi Launches Pilot Project to Accept Crypto Payments in Mexico – Bitcoin News
Rappi, one of the biggest delivery companies in Latam, has launched a pilot project with the objective of accepting cryptocurrencies as a payment method. Users will be able to buy Rappi credits with cryptocurrency to spend later on various services offered by the app. This functionality will only be available
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Fidelity to Offer Exposure to Metaverse, Digital Payments With New ETFs
“We continue to see demand, particularly from young investors, for access to the rapidly growing industries in the digital ecosystem, and these two thematic ETFs offer investors exposure in a familiar investment vehicle,” Greg Friedman, Fidelity’s head of ETF management and strategy, said in the statement. Original Source
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Iran Will Not Allow Crypto Payments, Prepares to Pilot Digital Rial – Finance Bitcoin News
Iran will not recognize cryptocurrencies as a means of payment, a high-ranking government official has indicated. His statement came as the Central Bank of Iran announced rules for the issuance of digital coins in the country. These are meant, however, for its own “crypto rial,” the pilot phase of which
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