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

Bitcoin-Backed Loans Add Debt to Leveraged Crypto Trading
Bitcoin-Backed Loans Add Debt to Leveraged Crypto Trading
October 22, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin holders borrowing to finance leveraged trading retain their original investment and take on another source of exposure. Their coins continue to fluctuate, the financed...

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SoFi Rolls Out Interest-Earning Tokenized Deposits
SoFi Rolls Out Interest-Earning Tokenized Deposits
October 22, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

SoFi Technologies is rolling out a tokenized deposit for consumers that enables SoFi Crypto members to earn interest while keeping their funds accessible when needed,...

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OCC Leaves Stablecoin Rewards Door Open as Banks Defend Deposits
OCC Leaves Stablecoin Rewards Door Open as Banks Defend Deposits
October 22, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

The week in digital assets was dominated by regulation. The net-net of a wild week? Banks face renewed competition for customers’ cash after federal regulators...

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FIS Says Digital Money Puts Bank Infrastructure to the Test
FIS Says Digital Money Puts Bank Infrastructure to the Test
October 22, 2026  |  Blockchain

Digital money is pushing banks toward making decisions about infrastructure well beyond whether to issue a token. Among the decisions that need to be made:...

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BitGo Helps Kalshi Traders Leverage Crypto Without Exiting Holdings
BitGo Helps Kalshi Traders Leverage Crypto Without Exiting Holdings
October 21, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Kalshi and BitGo Holdings have partnered to enable some Kalshi clients to use eligible cryptocurrencies to post collateral for leveraged perpetual futures trades, Bloomberg reported...

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OCC Sets Stablecoin Rules as January Deadline Looms
OCC Sets Stablecoin Rules as January Deadline Looms
October 21, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has finalized rules governing stablecoin issuers under its jurisdiction, establishing standards for reserves, redemption, custody and...

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Stablecoins Need to Get Behind Cards, Not Replace Them
Stablecoins Need to Get Behind Cards, Not Replace Them
October 21, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Watch more: Paymentology Says AI Agents Must Earn the Right to Move Money The stablecoin industry has spent possibly too much time trying to reinvent...

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Banks Can Slow Stablecoin Growth by Paying Depositors More, BIS Paper Finds
Banks Can Slow Stablecoin Growth by Paying Depositors More, BIS Paper Finds
October 19, 2026  |  Banking

Banks campaigning to prevent stablecoins from draining their deposit base may already hold a simple but powerful competitive tool. A new working paper published by...

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Mastercard Extends Risk Capabilities to Stablecoin Payments
Mastercard Extends Risk Capabilities to Stablecoin Payments
October 19, 2026  |  Blockchain

Mastercard introduced a risk intelligence solution designed to enable more secure stablecoin payments, the company said in a Monday (Oct. 19) press release. The new...

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