Cryptocurrency

A cryptocurrency is a digital asset designed to work as a medium of exchange that uses strong cryptography to secure financial transactions, control the creation of additional units, and verify the transfer of assets.

(source: en.wikipedia.org)

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Expertise, Experience and Focus Are Critical When Choosing a Crypto Payments Processor
July 22, 2022

Welcome to the first article in a new PYMNTS series, “The Merchants Guide to Accepting Crypto: The Questions to Ask,” which aimed at helping merchants big and small, online and in-store, that want to accept crypto payments figure out what they need to know to...

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Today in Crypto: Tesla Bitcoin Sales Spur Crypto Slump; Coinbase Petitions SEC for ‘Workable’ Crypto...
July 21, 2022

As the crypto market is cooling down, Finland has sold its hoard of confiscated bitcoin. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter,...

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Will Payments Tech’s Q1 Crypto Exuberance Create Q2 Hangover?
July 21, 2022

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Australia Crypto.com Visa Cards Add Apple Pay Top-Ups
July 21, 2022

Cryptocurrency trading platform Crypto.com on Thursday (July 21) announced that Apple Pay top-ups are now available to Australian users with its Visa card, according to a company press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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Crypto Lending Crisis Spreads to Asia as Thailand’s Zipmex Exchange Halts Withdrawals
July 21, 2022

The latest round of insolvencies in the crypto lending crisis has extended to Southeast Asia, where cryptocurrency exchange Zipmex froze withdrawals and Singapore-based lender Vauld revealed the extent of its losses. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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Gensler: SEC Wants to Register Crypto Lenders
July 21, 2022

If crypto lenders operate more like investment firms, they need to be registered as such, the head of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said Thursday (July 21). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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Feds Charge 3 in First-Ever Crypto Insider Trading Case
July 21, 2022

A former manager for Coinbase and two other men are facing decades in prison in what federal authorities have called the first-ever insider trading case involving cryptocurrency. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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Crypto.com Debuts In-App Purchasing With Google Pay
July 21, 2022

Cryptocurrency trading platform Crypto.com has launched an in-app purchase feature on Google Pay, which lets users easily buy cryptocurrencies, according to a Thursday (July 21) press release emailed to PYMNTS. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Reports: House Committee Close to Vote on ‘Payments Stablecoin’ Bill
July 21, 2022

Stablecoins will become known as “payments stablecoins” under the terms of a new regulatory bill the House Financial Services is planning to unveil next week. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...