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Today in Crypto: MicroStrategy Hires GreenSky CFO as Its Financial Chief; Council of Europe AML...
Cryptocurrency // May 04, 2022

MicroStrategy, which is one of a few companies with massive crypto holdings, has named a new finance chief in Andrew Kang, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday (May 4). This comes after the company said last week that it would offer employees the option to...

Travel Industry Makes Early Attempts To Get On The Road (And In The Air) Again
Economy // June 19, 2020

Consumers want to get out. PYMNTS’ recent consumer studies point to that fact, as almost half of Americans we surveyed (48.9 percent) report being bored shut in their homes, 50 percent want to travel domestically and 19.9 percent hope to resume international travel. The travel and tourism industry...

Bitcoin Daily: Hawaii Debuts Digital Currency Lab; Ripple Launches Live X-Border Payments With Thailand’s DeeMoney
Bitcoin // March 19, 2020

Thai FinTech firm DeeMoney is teaming with enterprise blockchain solution Ripple to facilitate quicker and less expensive cross-border money transfers, according to an announcement. DeeMoney is using RippleNet to process inbound payments coming into Thailand as of now, and it is the first non-bank institution...

Bitcoin Daily: Chiliz Blockchain Firm Creates Sports-Focused Crypto Exchange; Proposed Hawaii Legislation Would Allow Banks...
Bitcoin // January 24, 2020

Chiliz, a blockchain venture based in Malta, is introducing a crypto exchange with entertainment and sports tokens, according to Cointelegraph. The new exchange will be at Chiliz.net, and will launch in February after Fan Token Offerings for the Socios.com — a fan-voting platform powered by...

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Today in Crypto: MicroStrategy Hires GreenSky CFO as Its Financial Chief; Council of Europe AML...

May 04, 2022
MicroStrategy, which is one of a few companies with massive crypto holdings, has named a new finance chief in Andrew Kang, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday (May 4). This comes after the company said last week that it would offer employees the option to invest their 401(k) funds in Bitcoin. Kang was previously CFO […]

Bitcoin Daily: Hawaii Debuts Digital Currency Lab; Ripple Launches Live X-Border Payments With Thailand’s DeeMoney

March 19, 2020
Thai FinTech firm DeeMoney is teaming with enterprise blockchain solution Ripple to facilitate quicker and less expensive cross-border money transfers, according to an announcement. DeeMoney is using RippleNet to process...

Bitcoin Daily: Chiliz Blockchain Firm Creates Sports-Focused Crypto Exchange; Proposed Hawaii Legislation Would Allow Banks...

January 24, 2020
Chiliz, a blockchain venture based in Malta, is introducing a crypto exchange with entertainment and sports tokens, according to Cointelegraph. The new exchange will be at Chiliz.net, and will launch...