Blockchain

Blockchain
PYMNTS DeFi Series: What Is an Automated Market Maker? The Beating Heart of DeFi
April 05, 2022

Welcome to PYMNTS’ series on decentralized finance, or DeFi. 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 daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form,...

Bitcoin
El Salvador’s Adoption of Bitcoin as Legal Tender Addressed in Congressional ACES Act
April 05, 2022

Two members of Congress introduced the Accountability for Cryptocurrency in El Salvador (ACES) Act to lower potential risks to the U.S. that could arise from El Salvador’s adoption of bitcoin as legal tender. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Bitcoin
In a Bid to Lure Investors, a REIT Turns to Bitcoin Payments
April 05, 2022

You can buy a bottle of wine, a movie ticket, a laptop, a cruise with bitcoin. 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 daily...

Blockchain
Buenos Aires Eyes Blockchain-Based Identity Platform
March 31, 2022

Buenos Aires, Argentina, is working on a blockchain-based digital identity platform to help users get more control over their personal data, Coindesk wrote Thursday (March 31). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Blockchain
Terra Buys $135M in Bitcoin for UST Stablecoin Reserve
March 28, 2022

Do Kwon, co-founder and CEO of the company behind the Terra blockchain, confirmed it had bought over $1 billion in bitcoin since the end of January, Bloomberg wrote. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Blockchain
Euroclear Backs Blockchain Payments Consortium Fnality
March 21, 2022

International securities settlement system Euroclear has invested in the regulated blockchain payments consortium Fnality — formerly known as the Utility Settlement Coin (USC) — which is owned by 16 financial institutions, including Nasdaq, BNY Mellon, State Street, and UBS, Reuters reported on Monday (March 21). ...

Blockchain
Smart Contracts Firm Avalanche Offers $290M in Incentives to Build DeFi, NFT Blockchains
March 17, 2022

Smart contracts platform Avalanche Foundation has rolled out a new incentive program called “Multiverse,” which will help grow subnets on its network, according to a Thursday (March 17) press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Blockchain
Ripple Commits 1B XRP To Advance XRP Ledger Development
March 17, 2022

Ripple will be committing 1 billion XRP to help with development and new use cases on the XRP ledger, according to a press release Thursday (March 17). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Blockchain
Solana’s Funding Feud Raises Familiar Complaints about Role of VC Investment
March 16, 2022

If you were an early backer of Solana, a leading “Ethereum killer” blockchain targeting decentralized finance (DeFi) and other decentralized-application (DApp) developers, you’re probably rich. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...