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

Citing Libertarian Values, CEOs of Crypto Exchanges Won’t Cut Off Russian Customers
Citing Libertarian Values, CEOs of Crypto Exchanges Won’t Cut Off Russian Customers
March 04, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

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Ukraine Receives $20M From Bitcoin, Ethereum Donors
Ukraine Receives $20M From Bitcoin, Ethereum Donors
March 04, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Ukraine’s government has received $20 million in donations in bitcoin and ethereum in the wake of Russia’s invasion of the country. Get the Full Story...

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Shake Shack Tests Crypto Rewards to Gauge Customer Interest
Shake Shack Tests Crypto Rewards to Gauge Customer Interest
March 04, 2022  |  Restaurant innovation

As restaurants continue to look for rewards that they can offer that will make customers truly want to keep coming back, some are turning to...

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Russian Flight to Cryptocurrency Hasn’t Happened, Analysis Shows
Russian Flight to Cryptocurrency Hasn’t Happened, Analysis Shows
March 03, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The narrative that Russians have been evading sanctions through cryptocurrency in the wake of its invasion of Ukraine may not be true, Bloomberg reported Thursday...

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Ukraine to Sell NFTs to Fund Its Military
Ukraine to Sell NFTs to Fund Its Military
March 03, 2022  |  NFTs

Ukraine plans to be the first developed country to issue its own collection of nonfungible tokens (NFTs), capitalizing on cryptocurrency donations coming in to support...

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NFT Insurance Is Coming, but Is There an Industry to Support It?
NFT Insurance Is Coming, but Is There an Industry to Support It?
March 03, 2022  |  NFTs

Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are a $41 billion business, and where there’s several zeros behind any product, there are usually insurers. However, that’s not the case...

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PYMNTS Blockchain Series: What Is XRP? The Cryptocurrency Making A Ripple In Payments
PYMNTS Blockchain Series: What Is XRP? The Cryptocurrency Making A Ripple In Payments
March 03, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Throughout this series of articles, we’re looking at the top blockchains in cryptocurrency to help you make sense of the alphabet soup of so-called “altcoins”...

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Today in Crypto: MetaMask, Infura Block ‘Certain Jurisdictions’
Today in Crypto: MetaMask, Infura Block ‘Certain Jurisdictions’
March 03, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Two key parts of Ethereum’s ecosystem, MetaMask and Infura, have moved to cut off access to users in some areas, CoinDesk reported Thursday (March 3)....

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Amid War in Ukraine, Crypto Regulation Refocuses on the Dark Side of Digital Assets
Amid War in Ukraine, Crypto Regulation Refocuses on the Dark Side of Digital Assets
March 03, 2022  |  Regulation

A month ago, the argument about how to regulate cryptocurrencies was solidifying as one that cast the need for strong consumer protection against the need...

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