Payments Network

New York Times columnist Andrew Ross Sorkin at CoinDesk's Invest 2018 (CoinDesk)
Bitcoiners Owe Andrew Ross Sorkin a Big Thank You
By successfully campaigning to further politicize the payments system, The New York Times columnist just made value-neutral cryptocurrency networks more valuable in the long t...
New York Times columnist Andrew Ross Sorkin at CoinDesk's Invest 2018 (CoinDesk)

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JPMorgan Hires Former Microsoft Executive to Its Digital Assets-Related Payments Group
Microsoft’s former corporate treasurer and chief investment officer Tahreem Kampton joined JPMorgan Payments, which focuses on digital payments and blockchain technology.
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Dubai's Virtuzone will accept crypto for payment. (David Rodrigo/Unsplash)
Dubai-Based Virtuzone to Accept Crypto Payments via Binance Pay
The business formation services provider is joining a number of other UAE companies using Binance Pay for crypto payments. 
Dubai's Virtuzone will accept crypto for payment. (David Rodrigo/Unsplash)

Brazil flag (Mateus Campos Felipe/Unsplash)
Ripple Unveils Crypto On-Demand Liquidity Service in Brazil
The company is teaming up with the digital bank Travelex to introduce the product, which will initially allow transactions between Brazil and Mexico.
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Reddit integrates FTX Pay. (Brett Jordan/Unsplash)
Reddit Expands Community Points Offering With FTX Pay Integration
Reddit users can now purchase ether directly on the app.
Reddit integrates FTX Pay. (Brett Jordan/Unsplash)

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B2B Payments Startup Paystand Acquires Mexican Peer Yaydoo
While the companies will operate independently, there is hope for cross-selling opportunities.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin (DimitroSevastopol/Pixabay)
Vladimir Putin Signs Law Banning Digital-Asset Payments in Russia
He has signed a bill that adds to a previous prohibition against cryptocurrency payments in the country.
Russian President Vladimir Putin (DimitroSevastopol/Pixabay)

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Blockchain Payments Firm Roxe to List via $3.6B SPAC Deal
The company is planning to trade on Nasdaq next year.
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Elon Musk spoke at an all-hands meeting for Twitter employees. (Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
Musk Sees Logic for Twitter as a Crypto Payments Platform
The Tesla CEO has agreed to purchase Twitter for about $44 billion and spoke Thursday at an all-hands meeting for the social network company.
Elon Musk spoke at an all-hands meeting for Twitter employees. (Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

PayPal CEO Dan Schulman (Geoffroy van der Hasselt/Getty Images)
PayPal's Move to Allow Crypto Transfers to External Wallets the First Step Away From Fiat World, CEO Says
The payment services giant will allow users to turn crypto into fiat for use at any one of 35 million merchant accounts.
PayPal CEO Dan Schulman (Geoffroy van der Hasselt/Getty Images)