Stripe building crypto team three years after ending Bitcoin support
/Stripe, a company whose tools allow merchants to accept payments, is looking for talent to support crypto integrations.
Read MoreStripe, a company whose tools allow merchants to accept payments, is looking for talent to support crypto integrations.
Read MoreJPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon clarified that he is no fan of bitcoin, this time telling an audience at an Institute of International Finance event this week that he thought the digital currency was “worthless.”
Read MoreInternational money-transfer firm MoneyGram has entered into an agreement with blockchain network Stellar to support instant money transfers using the USD Coin (USDC) stablecoin.
Read MoreRevolut, a U.K.-based challenger bank with a global footprint, is reportedly planning to launch a crypto token, subject to approval from the U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
Read MoreTwitter is adding to the menu of ways for users to reward their favorite content creators. The social media giant is rolling out Bitcoin tips, a move the company says will offer creators more ways to get paid.
Read MoreBrokerage firm Robinhood will roll out a crypto wallet that will allow users to transact via cryptocurrencies, the company announced this week.
Read MoreCryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has signed an agreement with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) branch of the U.S. Homeland Security Department in an undisclosed use case for its blockchain analytics software.
Read MoreWith the Taliban solidifying their control over Afghanistan over the past couple of weeks, the country has plunged into a financial crisis, with a cash shortage, a currency in freefall, and rising prices of consumer goods.
Read MoreBinance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by volume, is facing legal action over a May 19 hour-long outage that resulted in millions of dollars in traders’ money lost, claimants allege.
Read MorePoly Network is a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform that was the target of a hack last week resulting in $600M in stolen crypto.
Read MoreIn one of the biggest crypto thefts ever, nearly $600M in crypto was stolen in a cyberattack on a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform called Poly Network.
Read MoreIn its second-ever earnings report as a public company, cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase appears to be on a winning streak, with revenues past 1000% and profits up almost 4900%.
Read MoreCircle, a Boston-based crypto firm behind the USD Coin (USDC) stablecoin, announced plans to become a full-reserve national commercial bank, operating under the supervision and risk management requirements of the Federal Reserve
Read MoreIRA provider Choice and Compass Mining have rolled out a solution whereby clients can buy Bitcoin mining machines through individual retirement accounts (IRAs).
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