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Crypto Wallets

FTC Reports Tenfold Increase in Scams Involving Bitcoin ATMs
FTC Reports Tenfold Increase in Scams Involving Bitcoin ATMs
September 03, 2024  |  Security & Fraud

As bitcoin ATMs have been installed in more locations, they have become a “payment portal for scammers,” the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said in a...

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Crypto Is Minting Millionaires, but Its Payment Utility Remains Uncertain
Crypto Is Minting Millionaires, but Its Payment Utility Remains Uncertain
August 28, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

In 2010, a Florida man bought two pizzas with 10,000 bitcoin. That singular incident served to confirm the promise of cryptocurrencies as a store of...

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Payments, Penalties and TradFi Adoption Define This Week in Web3
Payments, Penalties and TradFi Adoption Define This Week in Web3
July 10, 2024  |  Blockchain

Crypto is as crypto does. And crypto is, by all appearances, trying to do better. The European Union’s (EU) landmark Markets in Crypto-Assets Act (MiCA)...

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This Week in Web3: Wells Notices, Crypto Payments and Usability
This Week in Web3: Wells Notices, Crypto Payments and Usability
May 08, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

Crypto goes up, and crypto goes down. Then, often, crypto goes back up. It can be a dizzying and volatile cycle. Just collapsed cryptocurrency exchange...

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Vodafone is Bringing Crypto Payments to SIM Card-Based Mobile Wallets
Vodafone is Bringing Crypto Payments to SIM Card-Based Mobile Wallets
May 06, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

Phone, keys, wallet. That’s the daily routine that tens of millions  if not billions — of people undergo each morning when checking their pockets or...

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Reunit Launches Volume-Based Rewards for Omnichain Crypto Wallet
Reunit Launches Volume-Based Rewards for Omnichain Crypto Wallet
February 05, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

Omnichain cryptocurrency wallet Reunit Wallet has debuted a volume-based reward program. The program, announced Monday (Feb. 5), is designed to stimulate trading activity on its platform and attract new...

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Codego Launches Payment App for Personal and Business Use 
Codego Launches Payment App for Personal and Business Use 
January 11, 2024  |  Payments As A Service

Codego Group, a company specializing in white-label crypto cards, has launched an all-in-one payment app that combines IBANs, cards and crypto-euro conversions.  The new CodegoPay payment solution...

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Block Debuts Self-Custody Bitcoin Wallet Bitkey
Block Debuts Self-Custody Bitcoin Wallet Bitkey
December 07, 2023  |  Bitcoin

Block has launched its self-custody bitcoin wallet Bitkey in 95 countries. The new wallet, announced Thursday (Dec. 7) is designed to widen access to self-custody and comes amid a resurgence...

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Coinbase Releases Web3 Wallet for Prime Customers
Coinbase Releases Web3 Wallet for Prime Customers
September 12, 2023  |  Crypto Wallet

Coinbase has introduced its Web3 wallet for its Prime customers.  The wallet, announced Tuesday (Sept. 12), lets clients — among other things — store any token...

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