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PYMNTS Blockchain Series: What Is BNB Chain and Why Isn’t It Binance Anymore?

PYMNTS Blockchain Series: What Is BNB Chain and Why Isn’t It Binance Anymore?
PYMNTS Blockchain Series: What Is BNB Chain and Why Isn’t It Binance Anymore?
February 16, 2022  |  Blockchain

Throughout this series of articles, we’re looking at the top blockchains in crypto to help you make sense of the alphabet soup of so-called “altcoins”...

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Toomey, Other US Senators Traded Crypto in Past Year
Toomey, Other US Senators Traded Crypto in Past Year
February 15, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Congress has been looking into crypto in a different way lately, as around eight lawmakers, or their immediate family, have traded them in the last...

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Judge Orders Man Detained Until Trial in NY Crypto Laundering Case
Judge Orders Man Detained Until Trial in NY Crypto Laundering Case
February 14, 2022  |  Legal & Regulation

A federal judge, Chief U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell, has ordered the pretrial detention for a defendant, Ilya Lichtenstein, arrested on conspiring to launder billions...

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Crypto’s Influence Shows as Treasury Promises Protection for Miners, Stakers
Crypto’s Influence Shows as Treasury Promises Protection for Miners, Stakers
February 14, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The cryptocurrency industry flexed political muscles it didn’t even know it had in August, when it turned the fight about a comparatively small item in...

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‘Crypto Bowl’ Ads Feature FOMO Investing and Low Wattage Stars
‘Crypto Bowl’ Ads Feature FOMO Investing and Low Wattage Stars
February 14, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

If the crypto industry has been working hard to overcome public skepticism, the ads companies in it ran in Super Bowl 56 — hyped as...

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Bitcoin’s Future as a Payments Tool Is Bright, Says BitPay CEO
Bitcoin’s Future as a Payments Tool Is Bright, Says BitPay CEO
February 14, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

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...

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Weeks Before Bitcoin Bond Launch, Fitch Slashes El Salvador’s Credit Rating
Weeks Before Bitcoin Bond Launch, Fitch Slashes El Salvador’s Credit Rating
February 11, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

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-...

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PYMNTS Crypto Crime Series: With $1B Hacked, Cross-Chain Crypto Payments May Be in Jeopardy
PYMNTS Crypto Crime Series: With $1B Hacked, Cross-Chain Crypto Payments May Be in Jeopardy
February 11, 2022  |  Cybersecurity

Welcome to PYMNTS’ series on crypto crime. In it, we’ll be looking at the crimes that have not only been committed in the cryptocurrency industry...

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