Cryptocurrency

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

SEC Rulemaking Is Giving Corporate Finance a New Crypto Hurdle Rate

SEC Rulemaking Is Giving Corporate Finance a New Crypto Hurdle Rate
SEC Rulemaking Is Giving Corporate Finance a New Crypto Hurdle Rate
August 24, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency’s biggest enterprise problem isn’t its volatility and unpredictable returns. It’s that the risk of digital assets, spanning both the balance sheet and the compliance...

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Crypto Card Spending Jumps Threefold in a Year, Paymentscan Data Shows
Crypto Card Spending Jumps Threefold in a Year, Paymentscan Data Shows
August 23, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency card spending has reportedly more than tripled in the last year amid increased retail purchasing. Spending on these cards came to $1.04 billion in...

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BitMart Rethinks Shutdown of Its Crypto Exchange
BitMart Rethinks Shutdown of Its Crypto Exchange
August 23, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Last month, cryptocurrency exchange BitMart announced plans to wind down its operations. Now, the company says it is exploring a way to remain open, according...

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This Week in Stablecoins: Crypto That Never Touches the Customer
This Week in Stablecoins: Crypto That Never Touches the Customer
August 21, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Stablecoins five years ago represented a new form of money looking for a reason to exist. This week offered a different picture. The reason for...

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Kroger Expands Fold Bitcoin Gift Card Offering After Successful Pilot
Kroger Expands Fold Bitcoin Gift Card Offering After Successful Pilot
August 20, 2026  |  Bitcoin

Retail and supermarket chain Kroger expanded its Fold Bitcoin Gift Card offering after completing a successful seasonal pilot, Fold Holdings said in a Wednesday (Aug....

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OCC Races the Clock to Finish GENIUS Act Stablecoin Rules
OCC Races the Clock to Finish GENIUS Act Stablecoin Rules
August 20, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

U.S. banking regulators are racing the clock to complete a new federal rulebook for payment stablecoins before the GENIUS Act takes effect in January. The...

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Binance Debuts Agent OS to Link AI Apps and Finance Infrastructure
Binance Debuts Agent OS to Link AI Apps and Finance Infrastructure
August 20, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Binance introduced a way to connect artificial intelligence applications to its digital asset capabilities. Agent OS is a developer platform and standardized access layer linking...

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X Weighs Paying Influencers and Creators in Stablecoins
X Weighs Paying Influencers and Creators in Stablecoins
August 20, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Social media platform X is reportedly exploring the use of stablecoins to pay influencers. That’s according to a report Thursday (Aug. 20) by CoinDesk, citing a source who also...

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