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.

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Nasdaq to Launch Crypto Custody Service for Institutional Investors

Nasdaq to Launch Crypto Custody Service for Institutional Investors
Nasdaq to Launch Crypto Custody Service for Institutional Investors
September 21, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Nasdaq has announced a new business, Nasdaq Digital Assets, which will promote institutional participation in digital assets, a press release said Tuesday (Sept. 20). Get...

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Justice Department Seeks Congressional Green Light for Faster Crypto Investigations
Justice Department Seeks Congressional Green Light for Faster Crypto Investigations
September 21, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Not only does the U.S. Department of Justice want crypto criminals who violate money transmitter licensing laws to spend more time in jail, but it...

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Kraken CEO Jesse Powell, Crypto’s First Banker, Steps Down
Kraken CEO Jesse Powell, Crypto’s First Banker, Steps Down
September 21, 2022  |  News

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Twitch Shutting Down Crypto Gambling Live Streams
Twitch Shutting Down Crypto Gambling Live Streams
September 21, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Twitch will ban crypto gambling on its site, the Amazon-owned live streaming platform announced Wednesday (Sept. 21). Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Smart Crypto Policy Can Protect Dollar’s Dominance, Experts Tell House Panel
Smart Crypto Policy Can Protect Dollar’s Dominance, Experts Tell House Panel
September 21, 2022  |  Regulation

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House Bill Would Ban Algorithmic Stablecoins for 2 Years
House Bill Would Ban Algorithmic Stablecoins for 2 Years
September 21, 2022  |  Regulation

The latest version of an on-again, off-again House bill regulating stablecoins would place a two-year ban on dollar-pegged digital assets like TerraUSD, which collapsed in...

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Responsible Growth Focus of BoA CEO Moynihan’s Congressional Banking Testimony
Responsible Growth Focus of BoA CEO Moynihan’s Congressional Banking Testimony
September 21, 2022  |  Bank Regulation

Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan is heading to Capitol Hill on Wednesday (Sept. 21) along with banking brass from six of the other biggest...

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Today in Crypto: Robinhood Adds USD Coin to Offerings; MicroStrategy Makes Smallest Buy of Bitcoin in 2+ Years
Today in Crypto: Robinhood Adds USD Coin to Offerings; MicroStrategy Makes Smallest Buy of Bitcoin...
September 20, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Robinhood Markets has added USD Coin stablecoin to its retail-focused crypto offerings, according to a report from Seeking Alpha on Tuesday. Get the Full Story...

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Crypto Lobby Courting Friends — and Foes — at the Statehouse Level
Crypto Lobby Courting Friends — and Foes — at the Statehouse Level
September 20, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong’s announcement last week that he is putting a political scorecard on the top U.S. crypto exchange’s app is a pretty good...

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