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Exodus is using its Bitcoin reserves to back a $175 million acquisition of W3C Corp, bringing Monavate and Baanx under its roof as it expands into onchain payments.
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Micropayments News
Micropayments — or microtransactions — are a popular business structure for spreading posted content and providing access to it for a small amount of money. In 2015, the profit of websites from advertisements fell dramatically, so from then now, implementing a system of micropayments has been being considered, so that users will pay pennies for looking at every webpage. For that purpose, micropayments in Bitcoin could be perfect to due the cryptocurrency being in online storage, low operational costs for providing online payments, etc. For micropayments, blockchain could work as a large, decentralized audit book in which every transaction would be recorded carefully so that the user can keep track of all viewed pages, the duration of viewing and the amount of micropayments for the content.
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Fintechs bypass traditional banking to offer stablecoin access, yield and spending in emerging markets. Programmable money leapfrogs legacy infrastructure.
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Latin Americans are using stablecoins and crypto to combat inflation and access banking services where traditional systems have failed, according to the CEO of Bybit LATAM.
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Industry watchers welcomed the idea of “skinny” master accounts as another sign of the end of crypto’s banking troubles, which insiders described as “Operation Chokepoint 2.0.”
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AI will automate most retail purchases in the future, with blockchain used to finalize payments, Shark Tank co-host and venture capitalist Kevin O’Leary says.
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Corporate giants are building their own L1s, shifting blockchain from neutral infrastructure to strategic moats with regulatory advantages.
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Despite surging crypto adoption in emerging markets, the promise of financial sovereignty remains unfulfilled. Millions hold digital wealth they can’t easily use without seamless payment systems and practical off-ramps.
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Crypto cards now rival banks for everyday purchases in Europe, with nearly half of transactions under $12 and online spending far above the eurozone average.
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Nikola Plecas joins TON Foundation to lead its global payments strategy as the network scales for Telegram’s massive user base.
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Crypto travelers tend to have higher spending per transaction, greater loyalty and more frequent bookings.
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Bitget Wallet’s latest report found that 37% see security concerns as the biggest obstacle to crypto payment adoption.
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The adoption of crypto payments could be due to the growing acceptance of digital assets in the region, with governments lending a helping hand.
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The minimum barrier to entry for tokenized Uranium is now just $10, down from the previous minimum of $4.2 million for over-the-counter uranium trades.
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Consumer-facing blockchain applications with intuitive user experiences could bring more mainstream cryptocurrency users.
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Bitcoin journalist Joe Hall tests Lugano, Switzerland, to see if it truly merits the title of the world’s most crypto-friendly town.
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