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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Treasury Under Secretary Adds FedNow to Stablecoin vs Digital Dollar Debate

Treasury Under Secretary Adds FedNow to Stablecoin vs Digital Dollar Debate
Treasury Under Secretary Adds FedNow to Stablecoin vs Digital Dollar Debate
March 23, 2022  |  Digital Payments

In all the heated debates about regulating stablecoins and creating a digital dollar, the U.S. Treasury Department has been remarkably quiet about its own existing...

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5 Takeaways on Pandemic Fraud From the FBI 2021 Internet Crimes Report
5 Takeaways on Pandemic Fraud From the FBI 2021 Internet Crimes Report
March 23, 2022  |  Security & Fraud

SIM swaps, employment schemes, business email compromise, tech support fakes, auction fraud, romance scams — fraud comes in many forms, and 2021 was a banner...

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Thailand Bans Cryptocurrency Use
Thailand Bans Cryptocurrency Use
March 23, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Thailand has banned the use of cryptocurrencies to pay for goods and services, noting tokens could pose a threat. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Japanese Crypto Exchange Coincheck Plans $1.3B SPAC
Japanese Crypto Exchange Coincheck Plans $1.3B SPAC
March 23, 2022  |  SPAC

Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck is preparing to go public on the Nasdaq via a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) merger worth $1.3 billion, Bloomberg reported...

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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
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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