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)

JPMorgan’s Dimon Tells Senate He Would Shut Down Crypto Industry
JPMorgan’s Dimon Tells Senate He Would Shut Down Crypto Industry
December 06, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JPMorgan Chase & Co., has again expressed his strong opposition to the cryptocurrency industry.  During a Senate Banking Committee hearing on Wednesday (Dec. 6),...

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Nearly 1 in 5 Social Media Shoppers Used PayPal for Their Most Recent In-App Purchase
Nearly 1 in 5 Social Media Shoppers Used PayPal for Their Most Recent In-App Purchase
December 06, 2023  |  Social Commerce

Social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram and TikTok have revolutionized the way consumers shop and interact with brands, with each channel meeting different consumer interests...

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Coinbase Enables Sending Money Through Messaging and Social Media Apps
Coinbase Enables Sending Money Through Messaging and Social Media Apps
December 05, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

Coinbase Wallet has added new features that aim to simplify and expedite money transfers globally. The updates allow Coinbase Wallet users to send money through any...

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Coinbase Slips Seven Spots in PYMNTS Provider Ranking of Cryptocurrency Apps
Coinbase Slips Seven Spots in PYMNTS Provider Ranking of Cryptocurrency Apps
December 05, 2023  |  Mobile Applications

Whether you’re just getting into cryptocurrency now, or you’ve been exploring the space since it first took off, you need a cryptocurrency app to manage...

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Binance Secures Top Spot in PYMNTS Provider Ranking of Cryptocurrency Wallets
Binance Secures Top Spot in PYMNTS Provider Ranking of Cryptocurrency Wallets
December 05, 2023  |  Crypto Wallet

Cryptocurrency is making a comeback, but your money is only as good as your access to it. That’s why PYMNTS has compiled our Provider Rankings...

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Crypto Firm Phoenix Debuts in Abu Dhabi With $3.3 Billion Value
Crypto Firm Phoenix Debuts in Abu Dhabi With $3.3 Billion Value
December 05, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency firm Phoenix Group has launched its debut on the Abu Dhabi market, the first of its kind in the region. The debut of the firm, which...

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Crypto Sector Lobbying Set to Make New US Record
Crypto Sector Lobbying Set to Make New US Record
December 05, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency firms are reportedly spending record amounts of cash to advance their cause in Washington. Digital asset companies spent $18.9 million on lobbying during the first three...

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Bitcoin Tops $41,000 for First Time in 20 Months
Bitcoin Tops $41,000 for First Time in 20 Months
December 04, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

For the first time in nearly two years, bitcoin’s price has exceeded $41,000. The price of the most popular cryptocurrency reached $41,600 on Monday (Dec. 4), Coindesk...

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BIS: CBDCs Need Risk Management Framework to Counter ’Operational Risks’
BIS: CBDCs Need Risk Management Framework to Counter ’Operational Risks’
December 01, 2023  |  CBDC

Scores of central bank digital currency (CBDC) initiatives are in the works or already active — and yet pose some key concerns for central banks....

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