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

Today in Crypto: Binance.US Starts Affiliate Program; S. Korea Probes Crypto-Linked FX Transactions

Today in Crypto: Binance.US Starts Affiliate Program; S. Korea Probes Crypto-Linked FX Transactions
Today in Crypto: Binance.US Starts Affiliate Program; S. Korea Probes Crypto-Linked FX Transactions
July 20, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Binance.US is touting the rollout of its affiliate marketing program, citing the fact that rival Coinbase has closed its own because of the bear market...

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US House Panel Aims to Move Stablecoin Bill by Next Week
US House Panel Aims to Move Stablecoin Bill by Next Week
July 20, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

A U.S. House committee could pass down proposed rules regulating stablecoins as soon as next week, including regulations on whether commercial companies could issue the...

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Crypto Regulation Weekly: Congress Could Challenge Control SEC Seeks With Ripple Suit
Crypto Regulation Weekly: Congress Could Challenge Control SEC Seeks With Ripple Suit
July 20, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

All in all, this wasn’t a very good week for Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler’s fight to win regulatory control over cryptocurrencies. Get...

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FTX Raising Money at $32B Valuation After Buying Crypto Firms
FTX Raising Money at $32B Valuation After Buying Crypto Firms
July 20, 2022  |  Investments

Cryptocurrency exchange FTX, which was co-founded by billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried, is reportedly looking into raising a new round of capital after its recent spending spree...

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Turns Out Love (and Other NFTs) Can Give Thrills, Pay Bills Too
Turns Out Love (and Other NFTs) Can Give Thrills, Pay Bills Too
July 20, 2022  |  NFTs

Play-to-earn blockchain games like Axie Infinity may be bleeding users, but that doesn’t mean you can’t pay your electric bill in Smooth Love Potions. Get...

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‘Bunch of Idiots’: Crypto Pays Steep Price for Due Diligence Delinquency
‘Bunch of Idiots’: Crypto Pays Steep Price for Due Diligence Delinquency
July 20, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

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US, UK Policymakers Plan on Delivering Crypto Promises in 2022
US, UK Policymakers Plan on Delivering Crypto Promises in 2022
July 20, 2022  |  Regulation

In 2021, policymakers around the world raised concerns that crypto assets were too big to be left unregulated and regulation was needed to offer more...

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SEC Seeks Funding to Take On Crypto Issues
SEC Seeks Funding to Take On Crypto Issues
July 20, 2022  |  Regulation

The director of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) enforcement division told a House subcommittee Tuesday (July 19) that he needs more people to handle...

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Today in Crypto: Exchange Crypto.com Launches in Italy; Novogratz Says Current Crypto Instability is ‘Credit Crisis’
Today in Crypto: Exchange Crypto.com Launches in Italy; Novogratz Says Current Crypto Instability is ‘Credit...
July 19, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Crypto.com announced Tuesday (July 19) that it has received regulatory approval from Italy’s Organismo Agenti e Mediatori (OAM), which will allow it to distribute its...

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