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

Behind the Hype, Metaverse Marketing Offers Dismal ROI
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June 09, 2022  |  Metaverse

There has been a staggering amount of hype around “the metaverse” over the past six months to a year, with major brands from McDonald’s to...

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Request Finance Growing Despite ‘Crypto Winter,’ Raises $5M
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June 09, 2022  |  Investments

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Why Starling Bank CEO Said No to Crypto
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June 09, 2022  |  Digital-First Banking

“We’re in a very dangerous phase,” said Starling Bank CEO Anne Boden in a session at the ongoing Money2020 Europe conference in Amsterdam when describing...

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Today in Crypto: Mastercard, Mercado Libre Team on Crypto Security in Brazil; Coinbase CFO Points to Evolving Crypto ‘Tailwinds’
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No one will be shocked to hear that Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Rostin Behnam was unstinting in his praise of a Senate bill...

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DOJ Calls for International Cooperation to Fight Crypto Crime
DOJ Calls for International Cooperation to Fight Crypto Crime
June 08, 2022  |  Security & Fraud

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June 08, 2022  |  Digital Banking

Cloud-based clearing bank ClearBank has teamed up with U.K.-based electronic money institution and cryptocurrency asset firm Ziglu to launch virtual GPB accounts, according to a...

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June 08, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

New York was the first state to put a regulatory framework in place for cryptocurrencies with its Bitlicense, and now it is doing the same...

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