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El Salvador Weekly: Bitcoin’s Still a Major Sticking Point in Talks with IMF
May 27, 2022

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) dropped yet another strong hint that it won’t bail El Salvador out of coming debt payments that could lead to a default while bitcoin remains a legal tender in the Central American country. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Blockchain Startup StarkWare Raises $100M at $8B
May 27, 2022

Blockchain technology builder StarkWare Industries raised $100 million in a Series D funding round that upped the startup’s valuation to $8 billion. 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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Blockchain in Action: TradeLens Connects Shipping, Customs, Trade Financing
May 27, 2022

If there’s one blockchain project that truly shows what the technology is capable of, it’s TradeLens, which has connected nearly every part of the global shipping industry. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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As VC Money Pours In, Many ‘Decentralized’ Projects Are Anything But
May 26, 2022

A lot of people lately have been asking questions about just how decentralized DeFi actually is. 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...

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JPMorgan Taps Blockchain for Collateral Settlements
May 26, 2022

JPMorgan has been using blockchain to carry out collateral settlements, Bloomberg News reported Thursday (May 26). 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...

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Blockchain in Action: How to Track Anything in Real Time
May 25, 2022

Welcome to the first article in PYMNTS’ Blockchain in Action Series. 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...

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Terra to Restart Luna Blockchain, Abandon UST Stablecoin
May 25, 2022

A founder of the troubled Terra ecosystem has gotten a proposal approved to salvage the project in the wake of the collapse of the UST stablecoin weeks ago, Bloomberg reported Wednesday (May 26). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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PYMNTS Blockchain Basics Series: What’s Bitcoin, and How Did It Get That Way?
May 25, 2022

So, what is 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 newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, you agree to receive marketing...

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12 Years On, Bitcoin Pizza Day Finally Sees Crypto Payments Gain Traction
May 23, 2022

Sunday was Bitcoin Pizza Day, the annual crypto industry holiday celebrating the first known use of bitcoin as a payments currency. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...