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Policy

EU Lawmakers to Vote on Limited Ban on Self-Hosted Crypto Payments

Anti-money laundering plans seen by CoinDesk have slightly liberalized, but would ban anonymous crypto transfers of more than 1,000 euros.

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By Jack Schickler

Mar 27, 2023 at 2:41 p.m. UTC

Mar 27, 2023

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Stablecoins Explained: 3 Things You Need to Know

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Stablecoins Explained: 3 Things You Need to Know

Stablecoins are meant to provide a predictable haven within the volatile world of cryptocurrency. Former Paxos Head of Portfolio Management and Columbia Business School Adjunc...

Stablecoins Explained: 3 Things You Need to Know

By CoinDesk Inc

Mar 22, 2023 at 9:09 p.m. UTC

Mar 22, 2023

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Finance

Payments Processor Stripe Secures $6.5B in Funding at $50B Valuation

Stripe's valuation has fallen about 47% from its 2021 fund raise of $95 billion.

John Collison, president of Stripe (Christophe Morin/IP3/Getty Images)

By Aoyon Ashraf

Mar 16, 2023 at 12:00 a.m. UTC

Mar 16, 2023

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The Federal Reserve building in Washington, D.C. (Helene Braun/CoinDesk)

Policy

U.S. Federal Reserve’s Real-Time Payments System Coming in July

The new government-operated payments system – often used as an argument against the need for crypto’s payments innovations – will have its first participants certified within...

The Federal Reserve building in Washington, D.C. (Helene Braun/CoinDesk)

By Jesse Hamilton

Mar 15, 2023 at 10:54 p.m. UTC

Mar 15, 2023

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Finance

UK Bank NatWest Limits Daily Crypto Payments to $1,200

Customers will be limited to payments of 1,000 pounds ($1,218) per day and 5,000 pounds ($6,090) over a 30-day period.

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By Jamie Crawley

Mar 14, 2023 at 12:58 p.m. UTC

Mar 14, 2023

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Finance

Binance GBP Funding On-/Off-Ramp to Be Suspended in May

The exchange was notified by its fiat partner that it will no longer provide British pound deposit and withdrawal services.

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By Stephen Alpher

Mar 13, 2023 at 7:11 p.m. UTC

Mar 13, 2023

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Finance

Payments Technology Firm Nuvei Q4 Crypto Revenue Drops 58% From Year Ago

The company's overall revenue climbed 4% to $220.3 million.

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By Jamie Crawley

Mar 8, 2023 at 1:04 p.m. UTC

Mar 8, 2023

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Finance

Latin American Travel Agency Despegar Begins Accepting Crypto Payments

Teaming with Binance Pay, the travel company will initially accept crypto in Argentina, with plans to roll this option out to additional countries.

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By Andrés Engler

Mar 7, 2023 at 7:53 p.m. UTC

Mar 7, 2023

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Markets

Crypto Exchange Bybit Suspends USD Deposits

The exchange announced the suspension on Saturday, adding that withdrawals through wire transfers, including SWIFT, will be halted from March 10.

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By Omkar Godbole

Mar 6, 2023 at 8:47 a.m. UTC

Mar 6, 2023

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Block's Cash App (Shutterstock)

Finance

Block’s Q4 Bitcoin Revenue Fell 7% Year Over Year to $1.83B

For the full year, Block’s bitcoin revenue declined 29% from 2021 due to the fall in the price of bitcoin, the company said.

Block's Cash App (Shutterstock)

Feb 23, 2023 at 9:36 p.m. UTC

Feb 23, 2023

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