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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Thailand Could Empower Central Bank to Help Regulate Crypto

Thailand Could Empower Central Bank to Help Regulate Crypto
Thailand Could Empower Central Bank to Help Regulate Crypto
August 10, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Authorities in Thailand are reportedly planning to amend regulations and authorize the country’s central bank to tighten oversight of cryptocurrency and digital assets. Get the...

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Getting Crypto Payments Compliance Right Requires Deep Experience
Getting Crypto Payments Compliance Right Requires Deep Experience
August 10, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Welcome to “The Merchants Guide to Accepting Crypto: The Questions to Ask,” a new PYMNTS series aimed at helping merchants, big and small, online and...

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NFT Weekly: Ethereum Founder Pitches Anonymous NFTs, Instagram Adds 100 Countries
NFT Weekly: Ethereum Founder Pitches Anonymous NFTs, Instagram Adds 100 Countries
August 09, 2022  |  NFTs

Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin has chimed in on a suggestion to create a privacy-focused non-fungible token (NFT) technology that will let users create an NFT...

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Coinbase Upbeat Despite $1.1B Loss, as Shares Sink 10%
Coinbase Upbeat Despite $1.1B Loss, as Shares Sink 10%
August 09, 2022  |  Earnings

How bad was crypto exchange Coinbase’s second quarter? Well, one of the first things CEO Brian Armstrong said was, “there’s a phrase that we say...

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Crypto Exchange CoinFlex Seeks Restructuring, Cuts Staff, Costs up to 60%
Crypto Exchange CoinFlex Seeks Restructuring, Cuts Staff, Costs up to 60%
August 09, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

CoinFLEX has announced its plans for restructuring in the wake of legal troubles, halted withdrawals and money losses, a company blog post said. Get the...

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Today in Crypto: Germany’s Exchange Nuri Files for Insolvency; Reserve Bank of Australia Explores CBDC Use Cases
Today in Crypto: Germany’s Exchange Nuri Files for Insolvency; Reserve Bank of Australia Explores CBDC...
August 09, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Jenny Johnson, CEO of money management giant Franklin Templeton, said in a Bloomberg interview that bitcoin is “the greatest distraction from the greatest disruption I...

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Security Firm: Slow Political Response Giving DeFi Hackers a Free Hand
Security Firm: Slow Political Response Giving DeFi Hackers a Free Hand
August 09, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Decentralized finance (DeFi) hacks cost crypto investors more than $2 billion in the first six months of the year alone. That’s more than in all...

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BoE Calls for Oversight in Metaverse Crypto Use
BoE Calls for Oversight in Metaverse Crypto Use
August 09, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The Bank of England (BoE) is warning that “robust consumer protection” would be needed if cryptocurrencies achieved widespread use inside the metaverse. Get the Full...

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With Tornado Cash Sanctions, Feds Seek to Lift Crypto’s Veil of Anonymity
With Tornado Cash Sanctions, Feds Seek to Lift Crypto’s Veil of Anonymity
August 09, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

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