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Mastercard President Says Crypto Patents Will Pay Off When Central Bank Digital Currencies Arrive

Crypto IP "puts us in a good position" for central bank digital currencies, said Mastercard President Miebach.

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Finanza

Paxful to Roll Out Crypto Debit Card for US Customers

The peer-to-peer digital asset marketplace is launching a Visa card, starting in the U.S. market.

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Mercati

Crypto Exchange Huobi Adds Direct Visa, Mastercard Payments

The exchange is making it simpler to pay for cryptocurrency with Visa and Mastercard with a direct service through a regulated subsidiary.

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Finanza

PayPal Cuts Service to Crypto-Funded Domain Registrar Hosting Right-Wing Sites

A report suggests the action may be over the firm's digital currency, Masterbucks.

PayPal

Mercati

PayPal Said to Be in Talks to Buy Crypto Firms Including BitGo: Bloomberg

The news comes a day after the payments giant confirmed it's entering the cryptocurrency market.

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Tecnologie

Raiffeisen Bank Bringing Blockchain Interoperability to Its Stablecoin Project

Raiffeisen's stablecoin project is becoming blockchain-agnostic, adding interoperability tech from Bitpanda and the ​Technical University of Vienna.

Raiffeisen Bank headquarters, Vienna, Austria

Finanza

Baby Steps or Handcuffs? Crypto Pros Assess PayPal’s Bitcoin Play

Fintech giant PayPal confirmed its move into crypto Wednesday. Is its no-withdrawals bitcoin service too restrictive or mainstream-friendly?

Smartphone Apps

Tecnologie

First Users Not Impressed by China's Digital Yuan: Report

A recent giveaway of China's in-testing central bank digital currency has reportedly left recipients wondering why they should change from existing solutions like Alipay.

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Mercati

Italian Payments Giants Merging to Form Entity That Will Dominate Local Market

The new group will reportedly have an estimated 70% share of the Italian market.

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Mercati

Every Credit Card a Tribe, Every Crypto Coin a Scaling Debate

Lana Swartz's "New Money" is a book that will force crypto users to ask: What does using ETH or BTC or XLM or ATOM say about me?

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