Payments Week
The Return of Crypto Payments. Presented by Circle.

Can Crypto Deliver on Private Transactions in Cashless World?
From personal autonomy to zk-Snarks – the tools and actions that might ensure privacy in this increasingly digital age.

Mexican Remittances Are the Continent’s Largest; Crypto Companies Want a Cut
Bitso, Coinbase and Circle have launched new services tapping into the steady money flow between Mexico and the United States, and taking on established players like Western Union. This piece is part of CoinDesk's Payments Week.

Are Crypto ‘Legal Tender’ Laws Even Necessary?
The Central African Republic is looking to integrate crypto into its developing economy.

Crypto, Cannabis and SAFE Banking
Better banking regulation must pass, but why wait for banks to protect cannabis when crypto offers solutions today? This post is part of Payments Week.

The Future of Crypto Payments Will Be Centralized
Custodial wallets will be the lynchpin of retail crypto payments, says the co-founder of Flexa. This post is part of CoinDesk's Payments Week.

Lightning Payments Come to Mobile Games, Fueling Bitcoin Adoption
THNDR CEO Des Dickerson sees gaming as fertile ground for layer 2 payments and a big avenue for bringing new Bitcoiners into the fold. This piece is part of CoinDesk's Payments Week.

Fast, Fluid, Frictionless Payments Are the Future
But what does it take for a technology to really break through? This article is part of CoinDesk's Payments Week.

The Lightning Network Is Bringing Payments Back to Bitcoin
The Lightning Network, which enables small and instant bitcoin payments, is getting bigger and more useful. Here's a state of play. This piece is part of CoinDesk's Payments Week.

Why Haven't Crypto Payments Taken Off?
Examining everything from bitcoin's life cycle to the instability of stablecoins.

Introducing CoinDesk's Payments Week
Can crypto fulfill its original promise? From Bitcoin’s Lightning Network to stablecoins to gaming and rewards, innovations give hope for the payments use case.
