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Markets

Cryptocurrency Market Will More Than Triple by 2030: Study

The report by Allied Market Research projects a compound annual growth rate of 12.8% from 2021 to 2030.

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What OnlyFans Stopping Sex Acts and Politicizing Payments Means for Crypto

OnlyFans, an online subscription platform primarily used by performers selling adult sexual content, announced it would prohibit pornographic material beginning October 1 due to pressure from banks and payment providers.

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Finance

MobileCoin Raises $66M to Build Out Privacy-Focused Payments Tech

The round, joined by Alameda Research, Coinbase Ventures and others, looks to put MobileCoin in more messaging apps.

The MobileCoin team at a recent "formal day."

Markets

Top South Korean Money Transfer Firm Joins RippleNet to Further Remittances to Thailand

Ripple is focusing on Asia, which the company has said is its fastest-growing market.

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Finance

AMC to Accept Bitcoin for Tickets and Concessions Later This Year

America’s largest theater chain is leaning into crypto but did not specify what technology it would use to accept payments.

AMC Sells 8.5 Million Shares To Investment Group, As Meme Traders Continue Effort To Rally Stock

Markets

Binance Pay Bringing Crypto Payments to Shopify, Others

The exchange is building a payment bridge with crypto-fiat gateway Alchemy Pay.

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Markets

No More Lengthy Wallet Addresses – Send USDC to 'username.coin'

Being able to use a simple username akin to a Twitter or Instagram handle may make sending crypto payments more like sending an email or a text.

Unstoppable Domains CEO Matthew Gould (left) and Chief Technical Offier Braden Pezeshki

Finance

Burger King Brazil Will Accept Dogecoin for 'Dogpper' Dog Food

Each tasty treat costs 3 DOGE, or roughly 60 cents.

A promo image from Burger King Brazil advertising its DOGE payment option.

Finance

Dash Launches Retail-Focused DashDirect App to Boost Adoption

The app allows users to pay for everyday purchases at national chain retailers with their DASH holdings.

The cryptocurrency project Dash is moving to expand payments acceptance.

Finance

Mastercard Adds a Crypto Track to Its Incubator Program

The program may rival Visa’s Fast Track initiative for crypto startups.

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