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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BIS Committee Chair Questions Crypto Benefits, Calls for Regulation
May 12, 2022

On Thursday (May 12), Pablo Hernández de Cos, chair of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision and governor of the Bank of Spain, warned that fast-paced developments in decentralized finance (DeFi) and crypto assets necessitate a proactive and forward-looking regulatory and supervisory approach.  Get the...

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Tether Breaks Buck as Stablecoin Panic Spreads
May 12, 2022

Stablecoin panic spread Thursday (May 12), with No. 1 stablecoin tether (USDT) breaking the buck in the wake of TerraUSD’s spiraling plunge below $1 over the course of this week. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Today in Crypto: TerraUSD Backers Seek Investors to Prop Up Token; Crypto Billionaires See Fortunes...
May 11, 2022

Superscript has become the first broker from Lloyd’s of London to roll out a product to help Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT), digital asset and blockchain businesses, according to a company blog post Wednesday (May 11). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Crypto Regulation Weekly: Stablecoin Meltdown Focuses Regulators; SEC Gets Tough(er); EU’s MiCA Endgame in Sight;...
May 11, 2022

Regulators and central bankers around the world have long had stablecoins in their sites as a potential threat to financial security, their control over economies and the use of their national fiat currencies for retail payments. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Push to Regulate Stablecoins Gains Momentum as TerraUSD Spirals
May 11, 2022

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Coinbase May Be Unfazed By 80% Drop, but Investors Are Clearly Shaken
May 11, 2022

Here’s a pretty fair rule of thumb about quarterly earnings reports: When a company leads with the line from your initial offering prospectus that tells investors “You can expect volatility in our financials,” good news will not follow. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Today in Crypto: Crypto Assets Lose $800B in Market Value Over Month; UK Promises New...
May 10, 2022

Crypto assets have lost almost $800 billion in market value in the past month, a report said. 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...

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Millennial Minute: Almost 18% ‘Definitely Prefer’ Merchants That Accept Crypto Payments
May 10, 2022

Spendable cryptocurrency is still an emerging concept, but that isn’t dampening interest in this asset class as consumers — overwhelmingly millennials for now — have been buying crypto for the value it could gain and its utility as a payments option. Get the Full Story...

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As Bitcoin Sinks, 40% of FOMO Buyers Find Themselves Underwater
May 10, 2022

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