Coinbase had to throttle traffic Sunday evening (Feb. 13) after an ad for its cryptocurrency exchange — the largest in America — aired during the Super Bowl and attracted record numbers of visitors. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
It’s no surprise that Stephen Pair, CEO of crypto payments processor BitPay, thinks that as bitcoin ownership becomes more common, more and more people will be inclined to use it for its original purpose: making payments. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
Crypto lender BlockFi will pay $100 million in a Securities and Exchange Commission settlement over a probe into selling unregistered securities, Bloomberg reported Friday (Feb. 11). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...
Weeks before El Salvador is planning to launch a $1 billion bond issue, Fitch Ratings slashed its credit default rating from an already dismal B- to CCC. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...
Uber Technologies Inc.’s CEO said Friday (Feb. 11) that the company will someday accept Bitcoin as a payment option on its app, but he left the timing of that move nebulous during his Bloomberg interview. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...
The head of Hungary’s central bank says he supports a ban of cryptocurrency mining and trading in the European Union as the digital tokens could “service illegal activities and tend to build up financial pyramids.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...
With nearly 100 cryptocurrency firms still waiting for approval to operate in the U.K. as a March 31 deadline approaches, it seems likely that the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will effectively be forcing many crypto service providers offshore to avoid stricter, new anti-money laundering (AML)...
A Canadian lawmaker is recommending the country’s finance minister establish a cryptocurrency framework to attract investors worldwide. 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...
Dogecoin has gotten a lot of mainstream attention, but another dog-faced memecoin, Shiba Inu, seems to be getting more love lately. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...
