Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency
Hacktober’s $718M Losses Are an Existential Threat to DeFi
October 26, 2022

October hasn’t been kind to crypto, with $730 million lost to 18 hacks this month alone, driving the 2022 total loss to $3 billion. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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Western Union Applies for Crypto-Related US Trademarks
October 25, 2022

Western Union reportedly may be considering adding cryptocurrency-related products and services. 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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Crypto Fans Pin Hopes on New UK PM and Regulations
October 25, 2022

Cryptocurrency advocates are hoping they have a friend in new British Prime Minister — and digital currency supporter — Rishi Sunak. 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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Mastercard’s Crypto Arm Targets FIs Seeking Customer Trading Offerings
October 25, 2022

Mastercard moved into the business of providing the backend tools and support to let financial institutions offer retail customers white-label cryptocurrency trading and custody services earlier this month, it did so for a very simple reason: Consumers want it. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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DOJ: Chinese Intelligence Officers Paid $61K in Bitcoin Bribes to FBI Agent
October 24, 2022

A Chinese intelligence officer has been charged with money laundering for using bitcoin as part of an effort with another officer to bribe a United States government employee. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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Google and Twitter Results May Hold Clues on Future of Crypto Payments
October 24, 2022

As Wall Street investors brace for a raft of Big Tech earnings this week, the cryptocurrency world will have its eyes and ears fixed on something slightly different. Specifically, whether Google or Twitter, which report earnings Tuesday (Oct. 25), will shed fresh insight into how...

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Rep. McHenry: ‘Ugly Baby’ of Stablecoin Legislation Will Grow Into a Bill of ‘Practical Consequence’
October 24, 2022

Congress is out of session. The midterm elections loom. 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,...

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Fidelity Ups Digital Asset Hiring as Crypto Firms Struggle
October 23, 2022

Fidelity Investments will hire 100 more workers for its digital assets operations as it expands on its efforts to lure talent away from struggling crypto firms. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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Bitcoin Popularity Fading Further in El Salvador
October 21, 2022

Two-thirds of Salvadoran citizens consider President Nayib Bukele’s bitcoin policy a failure and more than three-quarters have never used it, German public news outlet Deutsche Welle reported this week. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...