Stephen Pair, co-founder and CEO of BitPay, believes blockchain is the future of the payments industry. In The Connected Economy’s Power Source – CEO Edition, find out why Pair thinks that merchant and consumer adoption of blockchain will continue to accelerate in 2021. Get the Full...
The price of bitcoin fell this weekend, down as much as 19.5 percent from the record highs from the past week, CNBC writes. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
A bill proposed in Alaska would make it the first state in the U.S. to leverage blockchain for statewide voting, Alaska Public Media reported on Thursday (April 15). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
To allow for correct and instant insights into “financial time series data,” Band Protocol said on Thursday (April 15) that Google Cloud has integrated its standard dataset, according to a medium post from Band Protocol’s Kevin Lu. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
Ethereum software company ConsenSys has announced the close of its $65 million foundation round, according to a press release, with J.P. Morgan and Mastercard among its investors. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...
Bitcoin’s value reached a new high of $63,729.50 as of Tuesday (April 13), CNBC reported. Ether, the second most valuable coin, hit a new record of $2,317. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...
MicroStrategy, a major backer of bitcoin, has said as of this week that its non-employee directors will now get fees for their services in bitcoin, Reuters reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has issued a judgment against a Ponzi scheme operator, David Gilbert Saffron, and a Nevada corporation, Circle Society, a press release says, to pay together the amount of $14,841,280 to defrauded pool participants, disgorgement of $15,815,967, and a civil monetary...
Bitcoin exchange Kraken is looking at going public via a direct listing next year, CNBC reported. 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...
