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

The $100M Hack and Crypto’s Cross-Chain Payments Problem

The $100M Hack and Crypto’s Cross-Chain Payments Problem
The $100M Hack and Crypto’s Cross-Chain Payments Problem
June 24, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

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Weekly TechReg EMEA: Google, TikTok Move to Appease Regulators
Weekly TechReg EMEA: Google, TikTok Move to Appease Regulators
June 24, 2022  |  emea

This week, the U.K. government and some regulatory agencies in the country announced changes to regulate the buy now, pay later (BNPL) sector and to...

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TechReg Weekly US: CFPB Eyes Credit Card Late Fee Rules; Data Privacy Bills Advance in Congress 
TechReg Weekly US: CFPB Eyes Credit Card Late Fee Rules; Data Privacy Bills Advance in...
June 24, 2022  |  Technology

This week, U.S. lawmakers have proposed new legislation seeking to increase customers’ control over their financial data. A new data privacy bill has also overcome...

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PYMNTS AM Radar: BNPL Ireland; Crypto Bridge Hack; Banking Literacy, Fee Link; Success Through Collapse; ICYMI
PYMNTS AM Radar: BNPL Ireland; Crypto Bridge Hack; Banking Literacy, Fee Link; Success Through Collapse;...
June 24, 2022  |  News

Today is Friday, June 24 and crypto’s wealthiest billionaire Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao said bitcoin will return to its highs in the $60,000 range in...

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SEC Chair: All Agencies Regulating Crypto Should Follow ‘One Rulebook’
SEC Chair: All Agencies Regulating Crypto Should Follow ‘One Rulebook’
June 24, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Gary Gensler is talking to other financial agencies, including the Commodity and Futures Trading Commission (CFTC),...

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Latest Crypto Bridge Hack Exposes Key Ecosystem Weakness
Latest Crypto Bridge Hack Exposes Key Ecosystem Weakness
June 24, 2022  |  Security & Fraud

Harmony’s Horizon bridge was exploited for $100 million, making three major bridge hacks this year and exposing a central weakness in the digital-asset nexus, according...

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Crypto Winter’s Harsh Lessons May Spawn the ‘Last Unbanked Generation’
Crypto Winter’s Harsh Lessons May Spawn the ‘Last Unbanked Generation’
June 24, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency prices have been collapsing for more than half a year now, so it seems counterintuitive to say that crypto investing is a tool that...

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OCC’s Hsu Says Banks Need Caution With Crypto as Economy Ups Risks
OCC’s Hsu Says Banks Need Caution With Crypto as Economy Ups Risks
June 23, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The recent crypto troubles have only added to Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Acting Chief Michael Hsu’s resistance to allow lenders to...

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Today in Crypto: CoinFLEX Stops Investor Withdrawals; Brussels Hosts Blockchain Week
Today in Crypto: CoinFLEX Stops Investor Withdrawals; Brussels Hosts Blockchain Week
June 23, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Peter Kerstens, a European Union policy advisor, has said the crypto market troubles could be seen as dissuading, or evidence of a giant Ponzi scheme,...

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