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

Treasury Seeks Public Comment on GENIUS Act Licensing Rules
Treasury Seeks Public Comment on GENIUS Act Licensing Rules
August 17, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

As the Treasury Department  prepares to implement the GENIUS Act, it is seeking comment on its proposed framework for how to decide when a payment stablecoin...

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Coldcard Breach Losses Now Exceed $115 Million
Coldcard Breach Losses Now Exceed $115 Million
August 17, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Losses from a recent security incident involving Coldcard hardware wallets have now surpassed $115 million. That’s according to Galaxy Research, which posted those calculations on X Sunday (Aug. 16),...

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Fireblocks Chooses Ex-SEC Commissioner as New Policy Chief
Fireblocks Chooses Ex-SEC Commissioner as New Policy Chief
August 17, 2026  |  Personnel

Blockchain infrastructure platform Fireblocks has named a new chief regulatory/policy officer and general counsel. Elad Roisman, a former commissioner and acting chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC),...

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42% of Stablecoin Holders Want Crypto for Major Purchases
42% of Stablecoin Holders Want Crypto for Major Purchases
August 17, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency’s path into everyday commerce may look familiar via a card in a wallet, a purchase at the register and digital assets moving behind the...

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OCC Approves Conditional Bank Charter for Trump Family Crypto Company
OCC Approves Conditional Bank Charter for Trump Family Crypto Company
August 16, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

American regulators have granted a banking license to a President Donald Trump-affiliated cryptocurrency company. The Office for the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued its...

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White House Convenes Meeting With Crypto and Prediction Market CEOs
White House Convenes Meeting With Crypto and Prediction Market CEOs
August 16, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency and prediction market executives are reportedly meeting with Trump administration officials this week. President Donald Trump is expected to attend this gathering scheduled for...

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Stablecoin Competition Moves From Issuing Tokens to Owning Distribution
Stablecoin Competition Moves From Issuing Tokens to Owning Distribution
August 14, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

The stablecoin industry’s most important developments this week did not involve tokens, valuations or assets in circulation. Instead, they involved the infrastructure around the tokens....

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SEC Cancels Planned Meeting on Registration Exemptions for Crypto Tokens
SEC Cancels Planned Meeting on Registration Exemptions for Crypto Tokens
August 14, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

The Securities and Exchange Commission has abruptly canceled an open meeting scheduled for Friday (Aug. 14) to consider proposed exemptions for digital asset companies. The...

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Younger Members Push Credit Unions Toward Crypto Services
Younger Members Push Credit Unions Toward Crypto Services
August 14, 2026  |  Credit Unions

Crypto has a funny way of arriving before the meeting agenda catches up. Many credit union members have already made room for it, even as...

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