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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Bored Apes Yacht Club Creator Yuga Labs Raises $450M at $4B Valuation

Bored Apes Yacht Club Creator Yuga Labs Raises $450M at $4B Valuation
Bored Apes Yacht Club Creator Yuga Labs Raises $450M at $4B Valuation
March 23, 2022  |  NFTs

Yuga Labs, which created the Bored Apes Yacht Club (BAYC) NFT collection, has raised $450 million in a funding round that values the company at...

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UK Payment Regulator Says Card Payments, Open Banking, Big Tech on 2022 Agenda
UK Payment Regulator Says Card Payments, Open Banking, Big Tech on 2022 Agenda
March 23, 2022  |  Regulation

The U.K. Payment System Regulator (PSR) is a fundamental piece of the regulatory payment landscape in the U.K. It has powers to set standards, impose...

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Today in Crypto: Coincheck to Go Public After SPAC Merger; UK Watchdog Flags 50 Crypto Companies; NY PoW Mining Ban Advances; Katie Haun Raises $1.5B for Web3 Ventures
Today in Crypto: Coincheck to Go Public After SPAC Merger; UK Watchdog Flags 50 Crypto...
March 22, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Coincheck, the Japanese crypto marketplace, will merge with special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Thunder Bridge Capital Partners IV, in order to go public on Nasdaq,...

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Morgan Stanley Doesn’t Think DeFi Growth Has Legs
Morgan Stanley Doesn’t Think DeFi Growth Has Legs
March 22, 2022  |  Technology

A Morgan Stanley report has said the growth in decentralized finance (DeFi) could be set to slow down soon, due to regulation and overcollateralization concerns,...

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Alibaba May Have Found Hong Kong Proxy to Skirt China’s NFT Crackdown
Alibaba May Have Found Hong Kong Proxy to Skirt China’s NFT Crackdown
March 22, 2022  |  NFTs

China’s tech giants went on another non-fungible token (NFT) distancing spree yesterday (March 21), with WeChat booting several platforms that violated China vague-but-serious “no speculation”...

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Crypto Gaming Becomes Hot Income Driver in Argentina
Crypto Gaming Becomes Hot Income Driver in Argentina
March 22, 2022  |  Metaverse

With inflation chipping away at salaries, crypto gaming has become a hot income driver in Argentina, with 9,400 visits this year to the metaverse site...

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Crypto Basics Series: The Tokenomics of Crypto
Crypto Basics Series: The Tokenomics of Crypto
March 22, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

When crypto folks talk about “tokenomics,” they tend to mean things specific to the design of a specific token that will affect its price. So,...

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Quontic Bank on the Role of ATMs in Digital-First Banking
Quontic Bank on the Role of ATMs in Digital-First Banking
March 22, 2022  |  Digital-First Banking

ATMs will occupy a central role in customers’ financial lives as long as cash is in play, but that doesn’t mean their features and services...

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Today in Crypto: HubSpot Reports Data Breach; Crypto Sector Under Scrutiny Over Russia Sanctions; Tennis Superstar Naomi Osaka Takes Stake in FTX
Today in Crypto: HubSpot Reports Data Breach; Crypto Sector Under Scrutiny Over Russia Sanctions; Tennis...
March 21, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

HubSpot, a tool used to manage marketing campaigns and onboard new users, has reported a data breach that exposed information about users on BlockFi, Swan...

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