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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Ethereum’s Creator Says a Nickel’s Too Much to Pay for Crypto Transactions
May 04, 2022

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With Growing Support in Congress, SEC Commissioner Criticizes Expansion of Crypto Enforcement
May 04, 2022

It’s not particularly common for a commissioner of a federal agency to say it needs less staff, but when Securities and Exchange Commissioner Hester Peirce criticized the addition of 20 new crypto enforcement staffers, doubling the unit’s size, it was par for the course. Get...

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More Consumers Buying Crypto and Want More Ways to Spend It
May 04, 2022

If you want insight into how the cryptocurrency business as a whole is doing these days, look at how people are using it. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

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Emerging Markets See Stablecoins as Viable Alternative to Bitcoin
May 04, 2022

Shortly after legalizing the use of cryptocurrency, the Central African Republic (CAR) recently became the second country in the world, after El Salvador, to adopt Bitcoin as an official currency. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Today in Crypto: 2 Argentinian Banks Let Customers Buy Crypto; Coinbase CEO Anticipates A Billion...
May 03, 2022

Two Argentinian banks will be the first in their country to allow the use of cryptocurrency, with Banco Galicia, the biggest private bank there, and digital bank Brubank, letting their customers buy crypto, Bloomberg reported Monday (May 2). Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Quickbit Debuts Sweden’s First Crypto Debit Card
May 03, 2022

Quickbit has become the first Swedish crypto firm to offer a debit card in that country, the company announced on its website Tuesday (May 3). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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1 in 5 US Consumers Have Purchased Bitcoin
May 03, 2022

Three cryptocurrencies are the ones that the greatest shares of consumers currently own, have ever owned and are aware of. Making the top 3 in each of these aspects are bitcoin, ether and dogecoin. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Another Blockchain Overwhelmed by NFT Transactions as Solana Crashes Outright
May 03, 2022

When it comes to processing transactions on a blockchain, scalability isn’t everything. 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, PYMNTS Today. By...

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EU Commissioner Urges Global Collaboration for Crypto Regulation 
May 03, 2022

Mairead McGuiness, European commissioner for financial services, financial stability and capital markets union, called on regulators to adopt a global approach to regulate cryptocurrencies and suggested that Europe and the U.S. could work together to lead the way.  Get the Full Story Complete the form...