Category: Off The Ledger

How Simplifying Blockchain CAN Actually Save The World – Anthony Day

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IBM blockchain partner, podcast host, and industry expert Anthony Day, explains how keeping it simple and relatable can drive worldwide blockchain adoption in the latest episode of Off the Ledger with Jason Butcher.  Don’t miss the chance to watch Off the Ledger’s newest episode with blockchain expert Anthony Day of IBM, which is now live on CoinPayments Media and Spotify!  Words like blockchain and crypto have been in heavy circulation recently, but there’s still a gap in knowledge of their multi-layered use cases. The lack of awareness in the space…

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Can Plastic Be Money? Now It’s Possible Thanks to Blockchain

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Social enterprise mastermind David Katz explains how plastic waste can change the world when paired with blockchain technology, in the latest episode of Off the Ledger with Jason Butcher. Don’t miss our new podcast airing every Wednesday on CoinPayments Media and Spotify! Blockchain doesn’t deserve the bad rap it gets. The remarkable technology can be used to make the world a better place, and our newest guest is one of the first entrepreneurs to prove it.  David Katz is the founder and CEO of Plastic Bank, a company that is…

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The NFT Craze and The Serendipity of Crypto Events – Moe Levin

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Crypto veteran and conference revolutionary Moe Levin offers unique insights on industry trends in the latest episode of Off the Ledger with Jason Butcher. Don’t miss the chance to watch Off the Ledger’s newest episode with star guest Moe Levin, now live on CoinPayments Media and Spotify!  Moe Levin, an industry veteran since 2012, knows how to throw an event. He’s the CEO & Co-founder at Keynote, the largest media and events company in the crypto space. Keynote founded the first bitcoin conference in 2013 — the now-renowned North American…

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Here’s How to Make Blockchains Truly Private – Oliver Gale

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Blockchain entrepreneur and privacy wizard Oliver Gale fills us in on what we need to know. You won’t want to miss episode #2 of Off the Ledger because it’s all about the most valuable asset class in the world: data.  More specifically, YOUR data — and how technologies like zero knowledge proofs can help protect it as more industries tap into blockchain.  Our CEO Jason Butcher spoke with Panther Protocol co-founder and CEO Oliver Gale on his fight for our right to privacy and how he’s developing protocols to ensure…

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China’s Crypto Breakup, Wannabe CBDCs, and ‘Annoying’ Banks | OTL Podcast #001: Emma Todd

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CoinPayments Media launched a new podcast and the debut episode is now live! We launched a new video podcast hosted by our CEO Jason Butcher: Off The Ledger. Off The Ledger is a weekly series where Jason talks to successful entrepreneurs and executives about crypto, blockchain, eCommerce, fintech, and more. For the very first episode, Jason speaks with Emma Todd, the CEO of MMH Blockchain Group. She is also a board member of the Canadian Blockchain Consortium and an advisory member of Girls in Tech, with over 15 years of…

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What To Look For In a Payment Gateway Provider

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The operations of a business are built on knowledge: knowing the product you are selling, knowing how to produce it, market it, sell it, and deliver it to your customers.  With the growing eCommerce market in the United States, there is pressure for many businesses to have an online arm to their company. As shown through Statista, eCommerce has steadily climbed every quarter over the past 10 years, with an especially high climb during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to those metrics, in the first quarter of 2021, 13.6% of all…

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13 Major Companies Accepting Bitcoin in 2021

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Cryptocurrency, especially Bitcoin, is one of the most hotly debated topics in business and economics. There seems to be debate over its use, production, sustainability, and veracity, along with countless other issues. Because of this, Bitcoin had an unsavoury reputation in its infancy. However, after continued debate and research, more and more people are beginning to come around to the idea of using it for payments. Bitcoin has been around for over a decade, but it’s only within the past few years that it’s started to gain the world’s popularity…

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21 Companies Accepting Cryptocurrency by Industry

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As cryptocurrencies become more mainstream, more people and businesses all over the world are using them daily. Crypto provides the consumer with efficiency and technological sophistication. Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have completely changed the concept of currency, catalyzing the market towards digital currencies – rather than fiat money.  Consequently, the result is that an increasing number of businesses, retailers, and merchants accepting cryptocurrency as a payment option in exchange for their goods and services. And, if the radical growth of crypto options and the voluminous growth in Bitcoin’s worth are…

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