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Alchemy CEO Nikil Viswanathan and CTO Joseph Lau (Alchemy)
Technology
Alchemy
Price Cuts at Blockchain Platform Alchemy Reveal Persistence of Crypto Winter
The new playment plan, “Alchemy Scale Tier,” will consist of two options that let developers choose how much they want to commit to the platform, both financially and computat...
Alchemy CEO Nikil Viswanathan and CTO Joseph Lau (Alchemy)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Sep 13, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. UTC
Sep 13, 2023
AlchemyDevelopersPaymentCrypto Winter
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Consensus Magazine
Opinion
The Bitcoin Circular Economy Battles Entrenched Mindsets in El Salvador
In his third weekly dispatch from El Salvador, Jonathan Martin meets two Bitcoin entrepreneurs working to improve financial inclusion.
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By Jonathan Martin
Aug 28, 2023 at 2:28 p.m. UTC
Aug 28, 2023
OpinionEl SalvadorBitcoinBukeleBitcoin BeachPayment
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Technology
Payment
Patreon, Platform for Creators, Disables Payouts After ‘Issue’ With Payoneer System
The issue was first identified on Aug. 2. Crypto developers monitor payments glitches on major platforms partly because a key premise of the blockchain industry is to build in...
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By Margaux Nijkerk
Aug 3, 2023 at 4:00 p.m. UTC
Aug 3, 2023
PaymentSocial Media
Sydney Opera House in Australia (Stanbalik/Pixabay)
Policy
Regulations
Australia's Crypto Industry Body Denounces Recent Banking Restrictions
Blockchain Australia said it wants to tackle the issue "head-on by using real data," following reports that banks in the country were blocking payments to crypto exchanges.
Sydney Opera House in Australia (Stanbalik/Pixabay)
By Amitoj Singh
Jun 14, 2023 at 10:20 a.m. UTC
Jun 14, 2023
RegulationsAustraliaBlockchain AustraliaCryptoMarketPayment
The Philipp Plein fashion show during Milan Men's Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2020.
Finance
Ethereum
Philipp Plein Becomes First Major Fashion Brand to Accept Crypto Payments
The retailer will accept 15 cryptocurrencies for both online and in-store purchases.
The Philipp Plein fashion show during Milan Men's Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2020.
By Cheyenne Ligon
Aug 5, 2021 at 10:03 p.m. UTC
Aug 5, 2021
EthereumFashionBitcoin PaymentscryptocurrenciesPayment
El Salvador President Nayib Bukele
Markets
Policy
It's Official: El Salvador's Legislature Votes to Adopt Bitcoin as Legal Tender
A supermajority of the El Salvadoran legislature voted to adopt bitcoin as legal tender early Wednesday morning.
El Salvador President Nayib Bukele
By Nikhilesh De
Jun 9, 2021 at 6:13 a.m. UTC
Jun 9, 2021
PolicyCryptocurrencyBitcoinPaymentEl SalvadorLegal Tender
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Markets
China
WeChat, Alipay to Block Crypto Transactions on Payment Platforms
WeChat Pay and Alipay are scrambling to keep up with regulators after recent announcements regarding initial coin offerings and cryptocurrencies.
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By Muyao Shen
Aug 24, 2018 at 7:29 p.m. UTC
Aug 24, 2018
ChinaCryptocurrencyRegulationNewsICOAliPayRegulationsPaymentWeChat Paybusiness news
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Markets
Research
UBS: Bitcoin Is Too 'Unstable and Limited' to Function as Money
UBS doesn't believe bitcoin constitutes money or a viable asset class yet, but it could in the future.
Credit: Shutterstock
By Muyao Shen
Aug 2, 2018 at 9:45 p.m. UTC
Aug 2, 2018
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RPL
Markets
Ripple
Ripple Taps Facebook Payments Exec for Business Development Role
Ripple said today that it will have Kahina Van Dyke, who previously worked at Facebook, as its new senior VP of business and corporate development.
RPL
By Muyao Shen
Jul 11, 2018 at 4:10 p.m. UTC
Jul 11, 2018
RippleXRPNewsPaymentFast Follows
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Markets
Payments
Walmart Wants to Store Payment Data On a Blockchain
A pair of Walmart patent applications discuss encrypting payment information using a blockchain.
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By Nikhilesh De
Apr 19, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. UTC
Apr 19, 2018
paymentsWalmartBlockchainMerchantsNewsPaymentuse-cases-verticalsbusiness news