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

Will Payments Tech’s Q1 Crypto Exuberance Create Q2 Hangover?

Will Payments Tech’s Q1 Crypto Exuberance Create Q2 Hangover?
Will Payments Tech’s Q1 Crypto Exuberance Create Q2 Hangover?
July 21, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

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Australia Crypto.com Visa Cards Add Apple Pay Top-Ups
Australia Crypto.com Visa Cards Add Apple Pay Top-Ups
July 21, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency trading platform Crypto.com on Thursday (July 21) announced that Apple Pay top-ups are now available to Australian users with its Visa card, according to...

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Crypto Lending Crisis Spreads to Asia as Thailand’s Zipmex Exchange Halts Withdrawals
Crypto Lending Crisis Spreads to Asia as Thailand’s Zipmex Exchange Halts Withdrawals
July 21, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The latest round of insolvencies in the crypto lending crisis has extended to Southeast Asia, where cryptocurrency exchange Zipmex froze withdrawals and Singapore-based lender Vauld...

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Gensler: SEC Wants to Register Crypto Lenders
Gensler: SEC Wants to Register Crypto Lenders
July 21, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

If crypto lenders operate more like investment firms, they need to be registered as such, the head of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)...

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Feds Charge 3 in First-Ever Crypto Insider Trading Case
Feds Charge 3 in First-Ever Crypto Insider Trading Case
July 21, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

A former manager for Coinbase and two other men are facing decades in prison in what federal authorities have called the first-ever insider trading case...

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Crypto.com Debuts In-App Purchasing With Google Pay
Crypto.com Debuts In-App Purchasing With Google Pay
July 21, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency trading platform Crypto.com has launched an in-app purchase feature on Google Pay, which lets users easily buy cryptocurrencies, according to a Thursday (July 21)...

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Reports: House Committee Close to Vote on ‘Payments Stablecoin’ Bill
Reports: House Committee Close to Vote on ‘Payments Stablecoin’ Bill
July 21, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Stablecoins will become known as “payments stablecoins” under the terms of a new regulatory bill the House Financial Services is planning to unveil next week....

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BNPL Firm Zip Backs Away From Crypto, Business Lending
BNPL Firm Zip Backs Away From Crypto, Business Lending
July 21, 2022  |  BNPL

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm Zip says it is “deprioritizing” a planned cryptocurrency financial services product, and is considering an impairment charge against some...

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UK’s Financial Services Bill Will Make Stablecoins a Form of Payment 
UK’s Financial Services Bill Will Make Stablecoins a Form of Payment 
July 21, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Stablecoins may soon be part of the monetary system in the U.K. if the new Financial Services and Markets Bill is approved in Parliament.  Get...

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