PYMNTS-MonitorEdge-May-2024

Today in Data: Plastiq COO Urges Caution on Crypto

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Today in data, the COO of payments firm Plastiq advises caution on cryptocurrency as Coinbase readies potentially disappointing news.

Data

50: The number of people working in the SEC’s Crypto Assets and Cyber Unit.

25%: The amount top U.S. cryptocurrency trading platform Coinbase has fallen in five days.

5%: The amount of cryptocurrency Plastiq’s Stoyan Kenderov recommends small businesses accept as payment.

3: The number of bitcoins a buyer paid for an apartment in Portugal as the country began allowing cryptocurrency payments for real estate transactions.

PYMNTS-MonitorEdge-May-2024