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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Lightning Labs Raises $70M to ‘Bitcoinize the Dollar’

Lightning Labs Raises $70M to ‘Bitcoinize the Dollar’
Lightning Labs Raises $70M to ‘Bitcoinize the Dollar’
April 05, 2022  |  Investments

Bitcoin developer Lightning Labs said Tuesday (April 5) it has raised $70 million in a Series B funding round, while also launching Taro, a protocol...

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Gensler Says SEC Plans to Regulate Crypto Exchanges, Sharing Power With CFTC
Gensler Says SEC Plans to Regulate Crypto Exchanges, Sharing Power With CFTC
April 05, 2022  |  Regulation

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is planning a series of changes that could aggressively step up its regulation of the cryptocurrency industry, most notably...

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UK’s Crypto Plans May Seek to Reverse Regulators’ Actions
UK’s Crypto Plans May Seek to Reverse Regulators’ Actions
April 05, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The U.K. government on Monday (April 4) unveiled plans to become a “global hub” for the crypto industry. The speech by Economic Secretary to the...

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UK Stakes Claim to Crypto Leadership, Cites Friendly Regulatory Climate
UK Stakes Claim to Crypto Leadership, Cites Friendly Regulatory Climate
April 05, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

As British Economic Secretary John Glen announced plans to embrace stablecoins and make “dynamic” regulation of crypto technologies part of a broad plan to make...

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How Crypto.com Verifies Users Without Compromising a Convenient Experience
How Crypto.com Verifies Users Without Compromising a Convenient Experience
April 05, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency may have entered the mainstream, but security concerns still linger surrounding its potential money-laundering uses. In this month’s Alternative Payments Tracker, Eric Anziani, Crypto.com...

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PYMNTS Intelligence: The Growing Interest in Cryptocurrency and Its Accompanying Risks
PYMNTS Intelligence: The Growing Interest in Cryptocurrency and Its Accompanying Risks
April 05, 2022  |  Fraud Prevention

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In a Bid to Lure Investors, a REIT Turns to Bitcoin Payments
In a Bid to Lure Investors, a REIT Turns to Bitcoin Payments
April 05, 2022  |  Bitcoin

You can buy a bottle of wine, a movie ticket, a laptop, a cruise with bitcoin. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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SEC Chair Emphasizes Investor Protection in Crypto Regulation
SEC Chair Emphasizes Investor Protection in Crypto Regulation
April 04, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Securities and Exchange Commission head Gary Gensler said the agency is looking into how to extend investor protections to crypto trading platforms, Reuters reported Monday...

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Citi’s Magical MetaFi Tour Predicts a $13T Metaverse Financial System, Infinite Payment Rails by 2030
Citi’s Magical MetaFi Tour Predicts a $13T Metaverse Financial System, Infinite Payment Rails by 2030
April 04, 2022  |  Metaverse

By 2030, 5 billion people — more than half the world’s population — will be trading in daily drudgery for the metaverse’s 3D immersive virtual...

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