Payments Week
The Return of Crypto Payments. Presented by Circle.
Why We Need Crypto Payments to Work
In a word: competition. This post is part of CoinDesk's Payments Week.
How to Spend Your Crypto Using Bitrefill’s Gift Card Platform
With Bitrefill, you can virtually pay for anything with cryptocurrencies through gift cards. Here’s how it works. This piece is part of CoinDesk's Payments Week.
What Happens if Stablecoins Win?
A roundtable discussion about the future of money and financial markets – everything from bolstering the dollar's demand to outcompeting Visa. This article is part of CoinDesk’s "Payments Week" series.
The Crypto Company Aiding El Salvador’s Bitcoin Adoption
Chicago-based Athena Bitcoin deployed bitcoin ATMs in El Salvador a week after the government legalized bitcoin as legal tender. Despite rollout problems, the company remains bullish on the project. This piece is part of CoinDesk's Payments Week.
A Brief Overview of Crypto Payments in 5 Charts
Bitcoin launched as a purely peer-to-peer version of electronic cash, inspiring the rise of other cryptocurrency payment options: Here is what the data shows. This piece is part of CoinDesk's Payments Week.
How Human-Centered Design Can Fix Crypto Payments
Web 3 should steal design ideas from Web 2, Grace “Ori” Kwan says in a CoinDesk Payments Week op-ed.
Bitcoin's Unfinished Business: Why Micropayments Still Matter
Tiny, cheap-to-deliver payments can open new markets for small digital goods. Can a new wave of crypto-inflected startups plug a longstanding gap in the internet? This piece is part of CoinDesk's Payments Week.
How Crypto Payments Shift Revenue to Creators, Not Platforms
Blockchain cuts out the social media middleman. This article is part of CoinDesk’s Payments Week series.
Bitcoin Payments Remain in Their Infancy but There Are Green Shoots Everywhere
Can cryptocurrencies, stablecoins and CBDCs coexist as methods of payment? Industry leaders shine a light on the future of crypto payments. This piece is part of CoinDesk's Payments Week.
NFT Subscriptions Are Better Paywalls
Turning subscriptions into a bearer asset is better for everyone, says our media columnist. This article is part of CoinDesk's Payments Week.
Bitcoin Payments: The Beginning of Something Extraordinary
Why the first cryptocurrency needs a scaling layer, and the possibilities the Lightning Network opens up. This article is part of Payments Week.
