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Fast, Fluid, Frictionless Payments Are the Future

For a technology to really hit the big time, it’s got to evolve. Right now, we’re still in the early adopter phase of crypto. It’s hard to acquire, hard to use for most non-tech folks and it’s lacking a whole bunch of features....

MicroStrategy to Offer Workers Bitcoin Options in 401(k) Accounts via Fidelity

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CEO Michael Saylor’s tweet comes the same day Fidelity said it will begin offering bitcoin investments in its 401(k) accounts later this year. Source

Grayscale Eyeing Expansion Into European Crypto Fund Market: Report

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Grayscale Investments is eyeing expansion into the European market for crypto funds, Bloomberg reported Tuesday. Source

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin's Price Bounce Stalls; Options 'Max Pain' in Focus

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The latest moves in crypto markets in context for April 26, 2022. Source

Buenos Aires Confirms It Plans to Allow Citizens to Pay Taxes With Cryptocurrency

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Horacio Larreta, the head of the government of Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, confirmed that the city will allow its citizens to pay some taxes with cryptocurrencies. This is part of a digitization plan that the city has named “Buenos Aires+”...

The Lightning Network Is Bringing Payments Back to Bitcoin

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The Lightning Network, which enables small and instant bitcoin payments, is getting bigger and more useful. Here’s a state of play. This piece is part of CoinDesk’s Payments Week. Source

YGG SEA raises $15 million to promote play-to-earn gaming in Southeast Asia

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Play-to-earn gaming is very popular in the cryptocurrency ecosystem and is set to gain adoption beyond the industry. Yield Guild Games Southeast Asia (YGG SEA) announced earlier today that it had raised $15 million in two different private funding rounds. The funds...

Coinme Enters Its 49th State, Installing Bitcoin ATMs in Vermont Grocery Stores

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Bitcoin ATM operator Coinme is arriving in Vermont, its 49th state. Only New York remains uncracked. @camlearnscrypto reports Source

Fireblocks Sees $500M Stampede Into Terra DeFi in First Week

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Pent-up demand for Terra’s ecosystem among early access program hedge funds and wealthy investors has been “crazy,” Fireblocks said. Source

Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Back Above $40,000 as Bulls Re-Enter

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After falling to multi-week lows to start the week, BTC rebounded back above the $40,000 level on Tuesday. Today’s surge in price comes as ETH also rallied, climbing beyond the $3,000 point for the first time in three days. Bitcoin Following a disappointing...

Why Haven't Crypto Payments Taken Off?

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As part of CoinDesk’s Payments Week, we asked a number of engineers, executives and experts to weigh in on the substantial questions weighing on the industry. In this roundtable discussion, they answer the question of why after 13 years, haven’t crypto payments taken...