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.

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Regulators Fail to Rein In Risk of Shadow Banking, Former BoE Official Says

Regulators Fail to Rein In Risk of Shadow Banking, Former BoE Official Says
Regulators Fail to Rein In Risk of Shadow Banking, Former BoE Official Says
August 07, 2022  |  Bank Regulation

U.K. financial regulators haven’t tackled risks adequately, ex-Bank of England governor Paul Tucker says, and now they should construct a “comprehensive” new policy. Get the...

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Today in Crypto: deBridge Attack Attributed to N. Korean Hackers; Crypto Traders Look to Stocks for Market Stability
Today in Crypto: deBridge Attack Attributed to N. Korean Hackers; Crypto Traders Look to Stocks...
August 07, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

DeBridge Finance, a cross-chain protocol which became a victim of an email-based cyberattack, said the attack likely came from North Korea’s Lazarus Group, Coindesk wrote...

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Taken a Beating on Bitcoin? How ’Bout a Weekend in Vegas?
Taken a Beating on Bitcoin? How ’Bout a Weekend in Vegas?
August 06, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

What’s highly resistant to 40-year high inflation and malingering COVID-19 (and now monkey pox) fears? The idea of winning money, of course, explaining the 2022...

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El Salvador Weekly: Tourism Minister Says Bitcoins Led to Spike in Visitors
El Salvador Weekly: Tourism Minister Says Bitcoins Led to Spike in Visitors
August 05, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

It’s hard to know whether they were spending bitcoins or dollars, but the amount tourists spent in El Salvador spiked to pre-pandemic numbers, according to...

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UK Committee to Probe Country’s Approach to Crypto
UK Committee to Probe Country’s Approach to Crypto
August 05, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The United Kingdom’s Crypto and Digital Assets All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) has unveiled the details of an inquiry into the British cryptocurrency and digital...

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Crypto-Spend Debit Card Rewards Go Back to Earth
Crypto-Spend Debit Card Rewards Go Back to Earth
August 05, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

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Today in B2B Payments: Supply Chain Snarls Ease; B2B ACH Volume Rises 12.3% in Q2
Today in B2B Payments: Supply Chain Snarls Ease; B2B ACH Volume Rises 12.3% in Q2
August 05, 2022  |  B2B Payments

Today in B2B payments, global supply chains report less strain in July than at any point since January 2021, while NACHA says B2B automated clearing...

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Crypto Winter Chills Industry Spending on Big-Ticket Sports Sponsorships
Crypto Winter Chills Industry Spending on Big-Ticket Sports Sponsorships
August 05, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

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