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SoFi Founder Starts New Blockchain Loan Startup
May 01, 2018

SoFi Founder and former CEO Mike Cagney is getting ready to launch a startup offering home equity loans. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to...

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Ripple Partners With Five European And Asian Payment Providers
April 30, 2018

Ripple has announced that five new customers across Europe and Asia will use xVia to power payments over RippleNet, its blockchain network. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

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Russia Wants To Lead In Blockchain
April 30, 2018

Russia has set its sights on blockchain, aiming to lead in the technology just as the U.S. lead with the Internet, reported The New York Times. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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Bitcoin Mined With Supply And Demand Top Of Mind
April 27, 2018

It didn’t get to $10,000. That might be the headline news about bitcoin. But then again, it wasn’t $6,000 either. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

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Bitcoin Daily: Ripple Boasts 84% Q1 XRP Sales Jump, Samsung Gets Crypto Mining Earnings Boost
April 27, 2018

Bitcoin is pushing against the upper limits of its supply, CoinDesk reported. The 17 millionth bitcoin was expected to be mined on Thursday (April 26). That’s only a few million less than the 21 million bitcoins that can be mined under the cryptocurrency’s current limits....

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IBM Rolls Out Blockchain To Authenticate Bling
April 27, 2018

IBM announced on Thursday (April 26) that it has partnered with a consortium of leading diamond and jewelry companies around the globe to create a blockchain product to authenticate diamonds, precious metals and jewelry. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Bitcoin Daily: Nasdaq Might Trade Crypto, Bitcoin Miners Nabbed For Stealing Electricity
April 26, 2018

The Winklevoss twins are turning to Nasdaq to keep an eye out for trading manipulation, Quartz reported. Their crypto exchange, Gemini, will use Nasdaq’s tech to monitor transactions during continuous trading, as well as trading auctions. In a statement, Gemini CEO Tyler Winklevoss said that...

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Pitbull Launches Music-Focused Blockchain Competition
April 25, 2018

Armando “Pitbull” Perez is trying to disrupt the music industry by launching an international blockchain coding competition. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our...

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Bitcoin Daily: Facebook Gets Sued Over Crypto Ads, Crypto Wallet Hit With DNS Attacks
April 25, 2018

A British personal finance expert is suing Facebook over ads for crypto that reportedly use his likeness, CoinDesk reported. Martin Lewis said that more than 50 ads have appeared on Facebook with his likeness over the past year. Two schemes, in particular, were for scams...