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

Further Stablecoin Collapses Fuel Credibility Problem

Further Stablecoin Collapses Fuel Credibility Problem
Further Stablecoin Collapses Fuel Credibility Problem
August 26, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Say one thing for algorithmic stablecoins like the one that collapsed in a $48 billion bank-run-style blaze of glory in May: They’re tenacious. Get the...

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Does Web3 Bring Hype or Value to the Internet?
Does Web3 Bring Hype or Value to the Internet?
August 26, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

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Ahead of MiCA, Cyprus Emerging as Preferred EU Crypto License Base
Ahead of MiCA, Cyprus Emerging as Preferred EU Crypto License Base
August 26, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Earlier this month, U.K.-based digital bank Revolut was granted authorization by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CYSEC) to offer crypto services across the European...

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BitPay CEO Says Stablecoin Payment Volumes Doubled in 2022
BitPay CEO Says Stablecoin Payment Volumes Doubled in 2022
August 26, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

If you’re a long-term believer in cryptocurrency, down markets like the current crypto winter can be less stressful, in some ways, than bull market runs,...

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PYMNTS Cryptocurrency Glossary: NFTs
PYMNTS Cryptocurrency Glossary: NFTs
August 25, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrencies have a lot of uses as an investment, as a currency for payments, as a store of value, as well as others. Like any...

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FTX, Alameda Research, Combine Crypto VC Operations
FTX, Alameda Research, Combine Crypto VC Operations
August 25, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency exchange FTX absorbed the venture capital operations of Alameda Research to combine portions of billionaire co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s businesses as crypto prices continue to...

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How Lessons From Nigeria’s eNaira Rollout Can Guide Future of CBDCs in Africa
How Lessons From Nigeria’s eNaira Rollout Can Guide Future of CBDCs in Africa
August 25, 2022  |  CBDC

In its August monetary policy statement, the Central Bank of Zimbabwe (CBZ) announced that it has developed a “roadmap for adoption of CBDC [central bank...

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Today in Crypto: South Korean Foreign Exchange Probe, Voyager Seeks Buyers, NFT-Related Cryptos Fall
Today in Crypto: South Korean Foreign Exchange Probe, Voyager Seeks Buyers, NFT-Related Cryptos Fall
August 25, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency deals have come to dominate illicit foreign exchange transactions in South Korea, Bloomberg News reported Thursday (Aug. 24).  Get the Full Story Complete the...

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