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A Pro-Crypto President: What Trump 2.0 Holds for Blockchain’s Future

November 06, 2024
Coinbase Wants to Turn Every FinTech Into a Crypto Company
Cryptocurrency // October 31, 2024

There are a handful of publicly listed cryptocurrency companies in the United States. These firms tend to serve as a good barometer of the state of the digital asset industry, at least domestically. If cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase’s third-quarter 2024 earnings results Wednesday (Oct. 30) were...

Binance Debuts Crypto Service for Wealth Managers
Cryptocurrency // October 29, 2024

Binance says it has become the first crypto exchange to offer a wealth management solution. Binance Wealth, announced Tuesday (Oct. 29), lets wealth managers oversee the onboarding of their clients and make investment recommendations, and get support during onboarding and afterward, similar to traditional wealth...

The Rising Stakes of Reliable Payments: How Testing Powers Technology
Technology // October 28, 2024

In the financial world, nothing is more critical than getting payments right. A simple error or untested integration can turn transactions into a logistical nightmare. In a global economy where delays mean dollars lost, payment testing becomes a critical function. “Typically, 2 in 10 digital...

Tether Condemns Wall Street Journal Report of Federal Investigations
Cryptocurrency // October 25, 2024

Cryptocurrency company Tether condemned a report from The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) posted Friday (Oct. 25) that said federal agencies are investigating the company for possible violations of sanctions and anti-money laundering (AML) rules. The WSJ report cited unnamed sources. “These stories are based on...

Interviews & Exclusives
The Rising Stakes of Reliable Payments: How Testing Powers Technology

October 28, 2024
In the financial world, nothing is more critical than getting payments right. A simple error or untested integration can turn transactions into a logistical nightmare. In a global economy where delays mean dollars lost, payment testing becomes a critical function. “Typically, 2 in 10 digital transactions fail,” Testlio CEO Steve Semelsberger told PYMNTS during a […]

Crypto’s Three Priorities for 2024: Interoperability, Acceptance, Regulation

July 04, 2024
Halfway through 2024, and the cryptocurrency and blockchain space finds itself at a critical juncture.  It is the same critical juncture, or at least one strikingly similar, that the crypto...

What Can Shoppers Buy With Crypto? eCommerce Could Have the Answer

June 19, 2024
As has played out over and over across the payments landscape, end-users ultimately want simplicity. After all, no payment innovation can scale if it isn’t easy and intuitive to use....

Solana Foundation Goes All In on Blockchain as a Mainstream Payments Rail

May 13, 2024
The landscape of digital assets, blockchain and Web3 technologies is undergoing a shift. What was once considered theoretical or looked at askance in light of scandal and volatility is now increasingly...

Quick Reads
Binance Debuts Crypto Service for Wealth Managers

October 29, 2024
Binance says it has become the first crypto exchange to offer a wealth management solution. Binance Wealth, announced Tuesday (Oct. 29), lets wealth managers oversee the onboarding of their clients and make investment recommendations, and get support during onboarding and afterward, similar to traditional wealth management. “Binance Wealth is the first crypto exchange solution enabling […]

Tether Condemns Wall Street Journal Report of Federal Investigations

October 25, 2024
Cryptocurrency company Tether condemned a report from The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) posted Friday (Oct. 25) that said federal agencies are investigating the company for possible violations of sanctions and...

Garanti BBVA Kripto Launches Crypto Asset Trading Platform

October 23, 2024
Garanti BBVA Kripto enhanced the performance and security of its cryptocurrency asset trading platform by collaborating with Ripple and IBM. Following a pilot program in 2023, the company is debuting...

Stripe Confirms Bridge Acquisition to Build Stablecoin Infrastructure

October 21, 2024
Stripe plans to acquire stablecoin payments platform Bridge. Stripe CEO Patrick Collison and Bridge CEO Zach Abrams announced the plan in separate Monday (Oct. 21) posts on social platform X....