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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For CFOs, Crypto and Blockchain Present Opportunities to Transform Business

For CFOs, Crypto and Blockchain Present Opportunities to Transform Business
For CFOs, Crypto and Blockchain Present Opportunities to Transform Business
April 20, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

When Gary A. Vecchiarelli, chief financial officer (CFO) at CleanSpark, joined the sustainable bitcoin mining and energy technology company in December, some people pointed out...

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Crypto Is Down, but Crypto-Focused Stocks Are Worse
Crypto Is Down, but Crypto-Focused Stocks Are Worse
April 20, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

While the values of cryptocurrencies slide, the values of companies that maintain markets for them are sliding even faster, the Wall Street Journal reports. Get...

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Inside Visa’s Fraud-Fighting Cyber Machine
Inside Visa’s Fraud-Fighting Cyber Machine
April 20, 2022  |  Cybersecurity

We’re a long way from the days of the “Nigerian prince” email scams. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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How Pix Ignited Digital Payments in Brazil
How Pix Ignited Digital Payments in Brazil
April 20, 2022  |  Latin America

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Today in Crypto: FTX CEO Says Blockchain Could Fix Social Media’s ‘Broken Model’; Rising Interest Rates Spur Bitcoin Outflow
Today in Crypto: FTX CEO Says Blockchain Could Fix Social Media’s ‘Broken Model’; Rising Interest...
April 20, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Meanwhile, Coindesk reports that Bitcoin is becoming increasingly sensitive to interest rates, as evinced by the outflow of $97 million of digital asset funds during...

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DeFi Advocates Cry Foul on SEC Again — This Time, Over Attempts to Define ‘Exchange’
DeFi Advocates Cry Foul on SEC Again — This Time, Over Attempts to Define ‘Exchange’
April 19, 2022  |  Regulation

For the second time in a month, the Securities and Exchange Commission has the crypto industry up in arms about what it calls an attempt...

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Dogecoin Taking a Big Bite of Crypto Mindshare, PYMNTS Report Finds
Dogecoin Taking a Big Bite of Crypto Mindshare, PYMNTS Report Finds
April 19, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

If you’re still inclined to scoff at Dogecoin’s future as a payments tool, chew on this. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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PYMNTS Data Show Generation Z Lagging in Crypto Use, Consumer Payments
PYMNTS Data Show Generation Z Lagging in Crypto Use, Consumer Payments
April 19, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency has a Generation Z problem. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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Robinhood to Acquire Crypto Asset Platform Ziglu
Robinhood to Acquire Crypto Asset Platform Ziglu
April 19, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Stock and cryptocurrency exchange Robinhood has signed an agreement to acquire U.K.-based electronic money institution and cryptocurrency asset firm Ziglu Limited, according to a Tuesday...

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