PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

When PayPal announced recently that its 350 million users can deposit bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in their accounts and spend it at 26 million merchants next year, it was characterized as the inevitable advance of digital currency. Bitcoin is like a [crypto] 101 version. Wanted: Big Backers And Government Support.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 9, 2019

The company seeks to fill a void in a market, where nonprofits may lack the knowledge or technology to take in cryptocurrency donations. Some tobacco shops in France are beginning to sell bitcoin, in addition to items like cigarettes, lottery tickets and cigars, Reuters reported.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

The head of Facebook’s Libra project said he doesn’t consider bitcoin to be a currency because it’s simply too volatile. “I I don’t think of bitcoin as a currency. In fact, Marcus said that one of the main reasons bitcoin hasn’t been fully regulated is because it is not a currency. I see it as digital gold.”.

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PYMNTS

JULY 7, 2019

It’s out of the question to allow them to develop in a regulatory void for their financial service activities, because it’s just too dangerous,” Coeure said, according to Bloomberg. “We Bitcoin has dipped below $11,400, causing most of the top 20 cryptos to trade sideways. Bitcoin is currently down by 0.10

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

The company’s legal team tried to persuade the district court of the Southern District of New York that the SEC’s case was void because the legal definition of an “investment contract” is unclear. Not surprisingly, the SEC opposed that argument.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

The paper notes that in order to realize the value of blockchain, one must look beyond cryptos such as bitcoin and its brethren and look toward permission versions of blockchain, which allow for the trading of asset-backed tokens. They would lose a set amount of capital if the blockchain was reversed or if transactions were voided.

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Finextra

JUNE 2, 2025

Governance and Regulation: When open banking emerged, it didn’t do so in a regulatory void – quite the opposite. And how are incumbent institutions responding, possibly by integrating these innovations? It was largely born from regulation (e.g.,

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