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Deutsche Bank Says Digital Currencies Could Be Mainstream in 2 Years

A digital currency could see widespread adoption within the next few years, a new report by Deutsche Bank suggests.

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Finance

Pornhub Now Lets Models Get Paid With the Tether Stablecoin

Pornhub has added new performer payment options including the tether (USDT) stablecoin, two months after being apparently dropped by PayPal.

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Tech

Bitcoin's Lighting 'Torch' Reignites, Blazes Through 38 Countries in 3 Days

It's moving around the world much faster the second time around, already reaching 91 people.

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Tech

Jack Dorsey's Square Wins Patent for Fiat-to-Crypto Payments Network

Square's newly awarded patent enables seamless transactions between a number of potential asset types including crypto.

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Finance

Binance's Fiat-Gateway Partner Banxa Raises $2M in Series A Round

Digital banking infrastructure provider Banxa has raised $2 million soon after partnering with Binance.

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Finance

Rivals Signature Bank and Prime Trust Team to Offer Instant Payments for Institutions

Crypto banking rivals Prime Trust and Signature Bank have partnered to offer "real-time" settlements for institutional digital asset trades.

Signature Bank Chairman Scott A. Shay

Tech

Hanukkah Reflections on My Year of Toying With Bitcoin

‘Tis the season for introspection. And this year, my thoughts are on bitcoin.

The author in India in 2016

Tech

Coinbase CEO Armstrong Wins Patent for Tech Allowing Users to Email Bitcoin

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has been granted a U.S. patent for an invention that makes sending bitcoin as easy as email, literally.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong

Finance

Bitcoin-Savvy Retailers to Experiment With Point-of-Sale Lightning App in 2020

Iterative Capital is working with Breez on a point-of-sale app for bitcoin lightning payments. Some retailers are already testing the beta version.

Breez CEO Roy Sheinfeld image via Anastasya Stolyarov

Policy

Netherlands Plans to Punish Crypto Scammers With Up to 6 Years in Jail

The Dutch government is about to get tougher with fraudulent schemes involving banking apps and cryptocurrencies.

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