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

ECB: Crypto Could Shake Financial Stability 

ECB: Crypto Could Shake Financial Stability 
ECB: Crypto Could Shake Financial Stability 
May 24, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Financial stability is at risk as crypto-assets become more entangled with mainstream markets, the European Central Bank (ECB) said in its financial stability review on...

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Today in Crypto: US House Eyes Probe of Cawthorn’s Crypto Dealings; Investors Take $10B Out of Tether
Today in Crypto: US House Eyes Probe of Cawthorn’s Crypto Dealings; Investors Take $10B Out...
May 23, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn, who recently lost his primary to represent western North Carolina again, is now under investigation for crypto-related matter, a press release...

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Davos Jumps Into Metaverse While Bankers at Forum Blast Crypto Payments
Davos Jumps Into Metaverse While Bankers at Forum Blast Crypto Payments
May 23, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The World Economic Forum’s (WEF’s) first live meeting in two years kicked off on Sunday (May 22), and the cryptocurrency industry is out in force....

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Light Sentence Puts Damper on U.S.’s Offshore AML Efforts
Light Sentence Puts Damper on U.S.’s Offshore AML Efforts
May 23, 2022  |  AML

U.S. prosecutors planned to send a message to the largely offshore crypto industry this week about the cost of ignoring the anti-money laundering (AML) laws...

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12 Years On, Bitcoin Pizza Day Finally Sees Crypto Payments Gain Traction
12 Years On, Bitcoin Pizza Day Finally Sees Crypto Payments Gain Traction
May 23, 2022  |  Bitcoin

Sunday was Bitcoin Pizza Day, the annual crypto industry holiday celebrating the first known use of bitcoin as a payments currency. Get the Full Story...

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G-7 Leaders Cold on Crypto, Warm on CBDCs
G-7 Leaders Cold on Crypto, Warm on CBDCs
May 23, 2022  |  Regulation

The finance ministers and central bank governors from the G-7 met in Germany last week to discuss global economic issues, including cryptocurrencies and central bank...

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Today in the Connected Economy: Mastercard, Sokin to Help Migrant Workers
Today in the Connected Economy: Mastercard, Sokin to Help Migrant Workers
May 23, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Today in the connected economy, Mastercard and currency account provider Sokin team up to offer banking alternatives to 578 million people in the Middle East...

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GameStop Jumps Into Crypto, NFTs With Digital Asset Wallet Launch
GameStop Jumps Into Crypto, NFTs With Digital Asset Wallet Launch
May 23, 2022  |  Retail

GameStop Corp. on Monday (May 23) unveiled a digital asset wallet that will let gamers and other store, send, receive and use cryptocurrencies and non-fungible...

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Today in Crypto: Goldman Says Crypto Crash Won’t Seriously Damage US Economy
Today in Crypto: Goldman Says Crypto Crash Won’t Seriously Damage US Economy
May 22, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

A Goldman Sachs report has said the fall in crypto prices because of recent turmoil likely won’t impact the U.S. economy that much. Get the...

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