Tag: Cryptocurrency

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How Regulators are Tackling the ‘Wild West’ of Cryptocurrency

by Harriet Christie

March 3, 2022

2021 was a major year for cryptocurrency. We witnessed all-time-highs and steep plummets, but one clear trend amongst the volatility ...

hi Partners with Contis to Launch Crypto Debit Card and Fiat Accounts

by PaymentsJournal

February 25, 2022

February 22, 2022: hi, the crypto exchange upstart and mobile banking platform, has today announced a strategic agreement with Contis, ...

Apple Will Enable Tap to Pay Crypto Acceptance for Merchants

by Jordan Hirschfield

February 17, 2022

Apple’s recent announcement enabling tap to pay merchant acceptance via the iPhone will also enable merchants to accept cryptocurrency in ...

Bakkt Study Examines Loyalty & Rewards Preferences of Digital Assets Among U.S. Consumers

by PaymentsJournal

February 16, 2022

ALPHARETTA, Ga.—February 16, 2022 -- Bakkt Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: BKKT), a trusted digital asset platform that enables consumers to buy, ...

SEC Shuts Down Crypto Lending Platform BlockFi and Fines It $100M

by Tim Sloane

February 15, 2022

At times it appears Fintech gets away with not following regulations, but the SEC just stopped BlockFi from offering its ...

Valliance Bank Chooses Bakkt to Offer Clients Access to Cryptocurrency

by PaymentsJournal

February 14, 2022

ALPHARETTA, Ga. – February 14, 2022 -- Bakkt Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: BKKT), a trusted digital asset platform that enables consumers to ...

Internet Guru Tim O’Reilly Speaks Volumes on Blockchain, Crypto, NFTS and Web3

by Tim Sloane

February 11, 2022

Tim O’Reilly coined the term Web 2.0 even before HTML was widespread. I suspect our opinions align on these topics ...

Surprise! Diem Partner Silvergate Capital Quickly Buys Diem Assets

by Tim Sloane

February 1, 2022

Silvergate was partnering with Diem to implement the Diem USD stablecoin. However, that fell apart when the Fed intervened and ...

44% of 200 Surveyed Bank Execs Plan to Offer Crypto Services in 2022

by Tim Sloane

January 28, 2022

The details regarding what services will be offered is a bit vague and in theory could be as simple as ...

74% Of 1,000 Surveyed Prefer Digital Payments vs. Cash & Checks

by Tim Sloane

January 27, 2022

Consumer payment preferences continue to shift toward digital alternatives as convenience, speed, and security become increasingly important factors in how ...