cryptocurrency payments
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.
Crypto Becomes Lifeline for Russian Emigrés Opposing Putin’s War in Ukraine
Financial censorship has gone from an abstract idea to a harsh reality for Russians who suddenly found themselves unbanked by the West and their own government. This piece is part of CoinDesk’s Payments Week.
Drugs, Drugs and More Drugs: Crypto on the Dark Web
Down the Silk Road: Where crypto has always been used for payments.
Why Banks and Payment Processors Shun Perfectly Legal Businesses
Porn, gambling and even furniture sales are deemed “high-risk” merchant categories. Sometimes the risk is financial; other times it’s just bad publicity.
![“We would usually advise our clients to steer clear of a lot of these things," says one consultant. "Whether it's financial, reputational or regulatory [risk], who needs this headache?” (Illustration: Yunha Lee/CoinDesk)](https://cryptonewz.pages.dev/crypto-news-coindesk.com/_next/image?url=https%3a%2f%2fcdn.sanity.io%2fimages%2fs3y3vcno%2fproduction%2fa8270552bb0a30adf2955799891e1d82615c0c54-1440x1080.jpg%3fauto%3dformat&w=1080&q=75)
PayPal’s Blockchain Chief on the Future of Crypto in Payments
Blockchains offer unique advantages, but these must be combined with a user experience that feels similar to the one consumers know today, writes Senior Vice President Jose Fernandez da Ponte. This piece is part of CoinDesk’s Payments Week.
Yele Bademosi Steps Down as CEO of Bundle Africa
Bademosi will be succeeded by Binance Africa director Emmanuel Babalola
Luxury Hotel Group Pavilions to Accept Cryptocurrencies
The company will allow guests to book rooms using bitcoin, ethereum and 40 other digital currencies.
