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Finance

Chipotle Now Accepting Cryptocurrency Payments at US Locations

The Tex-Mex chain’s partnership with Flexa allows customers to pay with 98 different digital currencies, including BTC, ETH and SOL.

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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.

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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.

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Analyses

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.

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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.

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Analyses

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.

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Analyses

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

Illustration by Melody Wang

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