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.

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Barclays Analyst Wary Outflows May Put Stablecoins on Shaky Ground
May 19, 2022

Barclays analyst Joe Abate says fully collateralized stablecoins might not be any different from algorithmic ones like the collapsed Terra UST coin in terms of risks, Bloomberg reported Thursday (May 19). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX Aims to Become the ‘Everything App’
May 19, 2022

FTX, the second-largest cryptocurrency exchange, is looking to expand “across all asset classes” as it launches a stock trading feature that will accept payments in some stablecoins as well as U.S. dollars. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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$45B Stablecoin Rout Confirms Worst Fears about Crypto’s Need for Reserves
May 19, 2022

The spectacular collapse of a top-three stablecoin last week has erased $45 billion and left crypto with a confidence crisis that goes far deeper. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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Bitcoin’s Plummet Is No Matter to MicroStrategy
May 19, 2022

The recent plummeting value of bitcoin hasn’t changed the approach MicroStrategy is taking toward its holdings, according to media reports on Thursday (May 19). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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CFTC’s Chair Signals More Crypto Enforcement and Oversight 
May 19, 2022

Rostin Behnam, Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), has participated in several events this week, reclaiming the position of his agency in the crypto space and suggesting that more enforcement actions are likely.  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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US Senators to Release Long-Awaited Crypto Legislation Next Week 
May 19, 2022

Senator Cynthia Lummis told an audience at an American Enterprise Institution forum on Tuesday that she is planning to release a long-sought crypto bill for discussion next week — and the formal bill could be introduced in Congress as soon as 30 days afterwards.  Get...

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Today in Crypto: Bitcoin Falls With Powell Remarks; Coinbase Institute to Fund Research
May 18, 2022

Bitcoin dropped under $30,000 in trading on Wednesday (May 18) following traditional markets in retreat, Coindesk wrote. 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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Crypto Exchanges May Be Required to Keep Client Funds Separate, Report Says
May 18, 2022

The Biden administration will ask Congress to make it so crypto exchanges have to keep their customers’ money separate from their own corporate funds, CoinDesk reported Wednesday (May 18). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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Small Investors Cool to Crypto in Wake of Sell-Off
May 18, 2022

The crypto market is creating victims of many small-scale investors as values keep falling in the aftermath of a severe downturn last week, Reuters reported Tuesday (May 17). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...