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Accepting Cryptocurrency as Payment from Patients for Provider Medical Bills

Bitcoin image by Petre Barlea from Pixabay Cryptocurrency (Crypto) is a popular dizzying array, for the most part, of non-government regulated currency. With wildly fluctuating values, crypto is gaining more adherents each day and uses for paying bills. While not yet every day in healthcare, providers have started to accept digital currency for medical bills.  The hospitals that are known to accept cryptocurrency can be primarily found in the medical tourism industry. Bitcoin, Ethereum, Cardano (ADA), Binance Coin (BNB), Tether, Solana, XRP, Dogecoin, Polkadot (DOT), and USD (USDC) are some of the more popular cryptocurrencies as outlined by SoFi Learn in “Understanding the Different Types of Cryptocurrency,” September 17, 2021.   CryptoSlate has compiled a list of 21 Healthcare Cryptocurrencies that you may wish to review, including performance along six dimensions. Ethereum image by WorldSpectrum from Pixabay. Now it is true that few counties have declared cryptocurrency t...