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: DOJ Charges Iranian in Murder Plot Paid With Crypto; EU Official: NFTs to be Regulated Under MiCA

Today in Crypto: DOJ Charges Iranian in Murder Plot Paid With Crypto; EU Official: NFTs to be Regulated Under MiCA
Today in Crypto: DOJ Charges Iranian in Murder Plot Paid With Crypto; EU Official: NFTs...
August 10, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

An Iranian national and member of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has been charged with an alleged murder-for-hire plot in which cryptocurrency was...

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Today in the Connected Economy: Amazon Expanding Palm-Print Payments
Today in the Connected Economy: Amazon Expanding Palm-Print Payments
August 10, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Today in the connected economy, Amazon is reportedly preparing for the largest ever rollout of its palm print payment technology. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Senators Warren, Durbin, Whitehouse, and Sanders Ask OCC to Rescind and Replace Cryptocurrency Guidance
Senators Warren, Durbin, Whitehouse, and Sanders Ask OCC to Rescind and Replace Cryptocurrency Guidance
August 10, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Several U.S. senators have sent a letter asking the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to cut back previous cryptocurrency guidance in favor...

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PYMNTS Cryptocurrency Glossary: Decentralized Finance or DeFi
PYMNTS Cryptocurrency Glossary: Decentralized Finance or DeFi
August 10, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency is a confusing business with a language all its own, in part because it is a genuinely new way of doing business and also...

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Crypto Regulation Weekly: Economist Argues Stablecoins Should Be Top of Agenda in US, Europe
Crypto Regulation Weekly: Economist Argues Stablecoins Should Be Top of Agenda in US, Europe
August 10, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

There’s no area of crypto with a more pressing need for strong and clear regulations than stablecoins. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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As Consumer Spending of Crypto Grows, BitPay Launches Cash Back Rewards
As Consumer Spending of Crypto Grows, BitPay Launches Cash Back Rewards
August 10, 2022  |  Loyalty & Rewards

A benefit often available to consumers who use traditional forms of payment is also available to those who use cryptocurrency. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Ripple Could Buy Assets From Bankrupt Crypto Lender Celsius
Ripple Could Buy Assets From Bankrupt Crypto Lender Celsius
August 10, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Blockchain payments firm Ripple is interested in buying assets of bankrupt cryptocurrency lender Celsius Network, a company spokesperson said Wednesday (Aug. 10). Get the Full...

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SEC, CFTC Weigh New Hedge Fund Crypto Reporting Rules
SEC, CFTC Weigh New Hedge Fund Crypto Reporting Rules
August 10, 2022  |  Regulation

Federal regulators are set to issue a proposal that would — among other things — require large hedge funds to reveal their cryptocurrency exposure. Get...

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Plans for Ethereum Spinoff Could Sputter without Backing of Top Stablecoins
Plans for Ethereum Spinoff Could Sputter without Backing of Top Stablecoins
August 10, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

A pollution-spewing version of the Ethereum blockchain will live on after the main smart contract platform switches to an environmentally friendlier, far more scalable technology...

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