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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Today in Crypto: Taliban Bans Crypto, Arrests Dealers; Grayscale Tells SEC That 3 Crypto Coins May Be Securities

Today in Crypto: Taliban Bans Crypto, Arrests Dealers; Grayscale Tells SEC That 3 Crypto Coins May Be Securities
Today in Crypto: Taliban Bans Crypto, Arrests Dealers; Grayscale Tells SEC That 3 Crypto Coins...
August 28, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been questioning Grayscale Investments over its “securities law analysis” of tokens in a few smaller crypto trusts, a...

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Tether Audit, Promised for 5 Years, Still Months Away, CTO Says
Tether Audit, Promised for 5 Years, Still Months Away, CTO Says
August 28, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Tether has said an audit of its finances, meant to assure of its stability, could still be months off, according to Chief Technology Officer Paolo...

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Crypto Derivatives Coming to America
Crypto Derivatives Coming to America
August 26, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

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El Salvador Weekly: Bonds Bounce Back
El Salvador Weekly: Bonds Bounce Back
August 26, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

In late July, a Morgan Stanley analyst told clients that they should buy El Salvador’s badly distressed bonds, which have repeatedly been cut deep into...

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Further Stablecoin Collapses Fuel Credibility Problem
Further Stablecoin Collapses Fuel Credibility Problem
August 26, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Say one thing for algorithmic stablecoins like the one that collapsed in a $48 billion bank-run-style blaze of glory in May: They’re tenacious. Get the...

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Does Web3 Bring Hype or Value to the Internet?
Does Web3 Bring Hype or Value to the Internet?
August 26, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

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Ahead of MiCA, Cyprus Emerging as Preferred EU Crypto License Base
Ahead of MiCA, Cyprus Emerging as Preferred EU Crypto License Base
August 26, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Earlier this month, U.K.-based digital bank Revolut was granted authorization by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CYSEC) to offer crypto services across the European...

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BitPay CEO Says Stablecoin Payment Volumes Doubled in 2022
BitPay CEO Says Stablecoin Payment Volumes Doubled in 2022
August 26, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

If you’re a long-term believer in cryptocurrency, down markets like the current crypto winter can be less stressful, in some ways, than bull market runs,...

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PYMNTS Cryptocurrency Glossary: NFTs
PYMNTS Cryptocurrency Glossary: NFTs
August 25, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrencies have a lot of uses as an investment, as a currency for payments, as a store of value, as well as others. Like any...

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