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

STASIS to Issue Euro Stablecoin on XRP Ledger
STASIS to Issue Euro Stablecoin on XRP Ledger
February 16, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

STASIS, which works in euro-backed stablecoin production, plans to issue the EURS stablecoin on the XRP ledger (XRPL), a press release said Wednesday (Feb. 16)....

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FBI Targets Crypto Over Ransomware Crimes
FBI Targets Crypto Over Ransomware Crimes
February 16, 2022  |  Security & Fraud

With ransomware on the rise, the FBI is looking at cryptocurrency as the main way these cybercrimes are facilitated, Bloomberg reported Wednesday (Feb. 16). Get...

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Today in Crypto: Bank of Russia Pilots CBDC; Latin American Venture Capital Crypto Investments Hit $653M in 2021
Today in Crypto: Bank of Russia Pilots CBDC; Latin American Venture Capital Crypto Investments Hit...
February 16, 2022  |  News

The Bank of Russia is debuting a pilot stage for its digital ruble, the central bank digital currency (CBDC) it’s got in the works, CoinDesk...

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PYMNTS Blockchain Series: What Is BNB Chain and Why Isn’t It Binance Anymore?
PYMNTS Blockchain Series: What Is BNB Chain and Why Isn’t It Binance Anymore?
February 16, 2022  |  Blockchain

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

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Colorado Plans to Accept Crypto for Tax Payments by End of Summer
Colorado Plans to Accept Crypto for Tax Payments by End of Summer
February 16, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Colorado will begin taking cryptocurrency for tax and other payments by the end of the summer, Gov. Jared Polis told CoinDesk. Get the Full Story...

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NFT Chargeback Exclusion Points to Growing Concerns Over Fraud
NFT Chargeback Exclusion Points to Growing Concerns Over Fraud
February 16, 2022  |  Security & Fraud

Hermès Birkin bags start at $12,000 and stretch into the stratospheric from there. In December, an artist sold a nonfungible token (NFT) featuring an image...

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EMEA Daily: UK Looks to Block ‘Legal but Harmful’ Content; MENA cCommerce Platform Zbooni Expands to Egypt
EMEA Daily: UK Looks to Block ‘Legal but Harmful’ Content; MENA cCommerce Platform Zbooni Expands...
February 16, 2022  |  International

In today’s top Europe, Middle East and Africa news, two U.K. government officials have proposed new rules to require tech firms to monitor “legal but...

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As Crypto’s Popularity Grows, Gateway Providers Help Merchants Accept it. Here’s a Closer Look
As Crypto’s Popularity Grows, Gateway Providers Help Merchants Accept it. Here’s a Closer Look
February 16, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

While bitcoin was created to be a peer-to-peer payments tool, that never really caught on. Instead, the first cryptocurrency transformed into an investment, with many...

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Coinbase, Fidelity, Robinhood Join TRUST AML Platform
Coinbase, Fidelity, Robinhood Join TRUST AML Platform
February 16, 2022  |  AML

Cryptocurrency firms Coinbase, Fidelity Digital Assets and Robinhood are among 18 virtual asset service providers (VASPs) joining the Travel Rule Universal Solution Technology (TRUST) platform...

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