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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PayPal Becomes Latest Big Tech Firm To Hop On The Crypto Bandwagon
October 21, 2020

PayPal has announced that it is jumping into the wild world of cryptocurrency, making it possible for wallet holders to buy, sell and hold cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, ethereum, bitcoin cash and litecoin in their PayPal accounts. And starting in 2021, they will be able to spend their...

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PayPal Lets Customers Buy, Sell Or Shop With Cryptocurrency
October 21, 2020

As part of the rise in digital payments, PayPal Holdings has jumped into the cryptocurrency business and will now allow customers to buy, hold and sell cryptocurrency directly from their PayPal accounts, according to a Wednesday (Oct. 21) press release. The company added that it plans...

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Fed Chair Powell Urges Thorough Vetting Of Central Bank Digital Currencies
October 19, 2020

Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell sounded a cautionary note on Monday (Oct. 19) on the bank’s potential rollout of a digital currency. 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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Digital Currencies Carry Risks As Well As Rewards, IMF Warns
October 19, 2020

The push by central banks across the world to develop digital currencies could have some significant downsides as well, warns a new report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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Cryptocurrency Firms Latch Onto Amazon Prime Day
October 15, 2020

Cryptocurrency companies including exchange operator Plutus linked deals with purchases made in Amazon’s Prime Day, which just took place Oct. 13 and 14, crypto news site NewsBTC reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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Former Top HSBC Executive Heads To Facebook’s Libra As CFO
October 15, 2020

The Libra Association, the Facebook-backed stablecoin project, has named former HSBC executive Ian Jenkins as chief financial officer (CFO) and chief risk officer (CRO) of Libra Networks, Libra announced on Thursday (Oct. 15). Libra Networks is a subsidiary of the Libra Association and will manage Libra’s payments...

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Ripio, Circle Partner To Boost USDC Stablecoin Use In LatAm
October 14, 2020

Latin American cryptocurrency company Ripio will work with global FinTech firm Circle, using the latter’s platform to support USD Coin (USDC) liquidity, according to a press release emailed to PYMNTS. It will also work to fund flows across Circle’s exchange and wallet products. Get the...

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Ternio And Visa’s Fast Track To Connect Blockchain, Crypto And Payments Rails
October 13, 2020

Not all that long ago, bitcoin was shorthand for cryptocurrencies, and crypto was shorthand for speculation, for a “Wild West” of lightly regulated coins and tokens whose main functions seemed to be making and losing fortunes in a single trade – and paying for purchases...

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G7 Set To Oppose Facebook Libra Over Lack Of Regulations
October 12, 2020

Facebook’s proposed global digital currency Libra is expected to get pushback from G7 leaders who are anticipated to publicly oppose the project due to a lack of regulations, according to a Reuters report on Monday (Oct. 12).  Get the Full Story Complete the form to...