Bitcoin payments decline as other cryptocurrencies grow
Emie Kohler
BitPay Inc., one of the world’s most well-known crypto payment processors, has seen a shift in the type of digital assets used for purchases over the last year, according to…
January 2022
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Wiki contributors want to drop crypto donations over environmental concerns
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Bitcoin Magazine’s YouTube restored after ban
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