Blockchain

Block chain, is a growing list of records, called blocks, that are linked using cryptography.
Blockchain
BNP Paribas Becomes Latest Bank to Embrace Blockchain
May 23, 2022

French bank BNP Paribas has joined a U.S.-based blockchain-powered network overseen by JPMorgan to use digital tokens for short-term trading in fixed income markets, stepping into the $12 trillion market, according to a report by Financial Times Monday (May 23). Get the Full Story Complete...

NFTs
NFTs Require More Than Cute Collectibles to Be Effective Marketing Tools
May 19, 2022

There’s a lot of hype about every part of the NFT world, and their use as the next big thing in marketing is part of it. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

NFTs
Venture Capitalists Pour Millions Into NFTs
May 15, 2022

Venture capitalists have been getting into non-fungible tokens (NFTs), The Financial Times reported Friday (May 13), with millions going to those sorts of causes. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Bitcoin
Location of Terra’s Bitcoin Reserve Unknown Following Transfers
May 15, 2022

Billions in bitcoin, bought as a reserve by the Luna Foundation Guard (LFG), a foundation set up by the failed Terra blockchain, is now untraceable after being moved to two crypto platforms, Bloomberg wrote Saturday (May 14). Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Bitcoin
El Salvador Weekly: With Bitcoin Bond Fading, President Bukele ‘Buys the Dip’
May 13, 2022

Given the unpopularity and slender use of bitcoin as a currency in El Salvador, you’d think that President Nayib Bukele’s decision to spend another $15 million of the nation’s treasury buying more bitcoins on Monday (May 9) — right as the crypto market began to...

NFTs
Pop Duo Chainsmokers to Give Away NFTs That Include Streaming Music Royalties
May 12, 2022

Pop act The Chainsmokers will release NFTs to give fans a piece of the streaming royalties from the new album “So Far So Good,” Bloomberg wrote Thursday (May 12). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

NFTs
NFT Weekly: Instagram Launches NFT Support With Sales in Its Sights; Metaverse Lawsuit Seeks Fair...
May 10, 2022

The biggest news in non-fungible tokens (NFTs) this week is that Instagram is launching a pilot allowing NFT owners to display — and hopefully help them sell — their digital collectables. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

NFTs
Instagram Trials NFT Sharing With Select Creators, Collectors
May 10, 2022

Select creators and collectors of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) will soon be invited to share their creations or collections as part of a pilot program being launched by Meta’s Instagram. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Bitcoin
Downward Spiral Points to Bigger Problem for Cryptos
May 09, 2022

There’s a lot of attention being paid to bitcoin’s collapsing price today as it dipped below $31,000. 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...