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 Data Point: 23% of Consumers Have Held Crypto In the Past Year

The Data Point: 23% of Consumers Have Held Crypto In the Past Year
The Data Point: 23% of Consumers Have Held Crypto In the Past Year
June 22, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

With cryptocurrency values highly volatile at present, its immediate future as a consumer payments form is experiencing a moment of doubt. However, dialed-in businesses and...

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Today in Data: Looming ‘Crypto Winter’ Leads to Flurry of Activity
Today in Data: Looming ‘Crypto Winter’ Leads to Flurry of Activity
June 22, 2022  |  Today In Data

Today in data, cryptocurrency firms are scaling back their marketing efforts as a potential so-called “crypto winter” looms, while cryptocurrency lender Babel Finance is reaching...

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What History Tells Us About Finding Bitcoin’s Bottom
What History Tells Us About Finding Bitcoin’s Bottom
June 22, 2022  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin is down about 70% from its November all-time high, and the crypto market as a whole is in what is best described as an...

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Today in Crypto: Binance.US Hopes to Raise Another $50M; Crypto Donors Doubled-Down on Funding in US Politics Through May
Today in Crypto: Binance.US Hopes to Raise Another $50M; Crypto Donors Doubled-Down on Funding in...
June 21, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Crypto exchange FTX announced Tuesday (June 21) that it’s buying Embed Financial Technologies, which will give it Embed’s white-label brokerage services and application programming interfaces...

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CBDC Weekly: Report Says CBDCs Can Outdo Crypto; Fed’s Powell Sees Role in Strengthening Dollar
CBDC Weekly: Report Says CBDCs Can Outdo Crypto; Fed’s Powell Sees Role in Strengthening Dollar
June 21, 2022  |  CBDC

The Bank for International Settlement has its “2022 Annual Economic Report” coming out next week and wanted to highlight its opinion of cryptocurrencies, releasing that...

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Is One of Crypto’s Richest Billionaires Becoming its ‘Lender of Last Resort?’
Is One of Crypto’s Richest Billionaires Becoming its ‘Lender of Last Resort?’
June 21, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

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BIS Says CBDCs Can Do Anything Crypto Can, but Better
BIS Says CBDCs Can Do Anything Crypto Can, but Better
June 21, 2022  |  CBDC

Anything that crypto can do, central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) can do better. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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CompoSecure Adds NFT, Crypto Support to Arculus Wallet
CompoSecure Adds NFT, Crypto Support to Arculus Wallet
June 21, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Crypto financial services provider CompoSecure is expanding its Arculus Wallet to support WalletConnect integration, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and 16 new cryptocurrencies. Get the Full Story...

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Crypto Lender BlockFi Secures $250M Credit Line From FTX
Crypto Lender BlockFi Secures $250M Credit Line From FTX
June 21, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency lending startup BlockFi secured a $250 million credit line with cryptocurrency exchange FTX to bolster its balance sheet and provide long-term stability. Get the...

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