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Payment Systems

UPS Might Be Making a Locker That Accepts Bitcoin

A new patent application filed by UPS indicates that bitcoin could be used as a payment system.

By Nikhilesh DeFeb 1, 2018

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Polymarket traders cut Clarity Act passage odds to record low as Senate delay drags on

Polymarket bettors have cut the odds of the CLARITY Act passing this year to a record low as Senate negotiations over ethics provisions remain unresolved.

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Stripe and Swift race to control the next generation of global payments infrastructure

Crypto and blockchain experts say this week's moves show the two established finance companies are increasingly competing for control of the infrastructure behind digital payments.

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Cardano hands core development to outside teams in decentralization push

Input Output will transfer control of the Haskell node, Plutus, Hydra and other components as founder Charles Hoskinson says the network must change and start growing again.

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Inside Robinhood’s high-stakes bet to onboard millions of casual users onto decentralized finance

The company says its advantage lies in bringing retail customers onchain, but early activity remains dominated by memecoins, while its original tokenization vision remains small.

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