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

PYMNTS Blockchain Basics Series: What is Polygon? An Ethereum Killer Hedges Its Bets
PYMNTS Blockchain Basics Series: What is Polygon? An Ethereum Killer Hedges Its Bets
February 15, 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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Web3: Is There Any ‘There’ There? And if so, Where Is It?
Web3: Is There Any ‘There’ There? And if so, Where Is It?
February 15, 2022  |  Blockchain

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase announced Monday (Feb. 14) that it plans to hire up to 2,000 product, design and technical staff, with Chief People Officer LJ...

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Mastercard Payments Consulting Biz to Incorporate Crypto, Open Banking, ESG
Mastercard Payments Consulting Biz to Incorporate Crypto, Open Banking, ESG
February 15, 2022  |  Mastercard

As the business environment continually confronts fast-changing technologies and consumer expectations, Mastercard’s payments-focused consulting service is beefing up its offerings to help clients leverage new...

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UBS: Don’t Count on US Crypto Regulations Anytime Soon
UBS: Don’t Count on US Crypto Regulations Anytime Soon
February 15, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

UBS, Switzerland’s largest bank, said in its own report that it expects United States’ lawmakers to take a while before Congress passes cryptocurrency legislation. Get...

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As Digital Yuan Struggles, Does America Really Need a Digital Dollar?
As Digital Yuan Struggles, Does America Really Need a Digital Dollar?
February 15, 2022  |  CBDC

In a speech Monday (Feb. 14), Mu Changchun, the head of China’s digital yuan project, said the cryptocurrency has not had a very big impact...

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Crypto Caught in Crossfire as Canada’s PM Trudeau Invokes Emergencies Act
Crypto Caught in Crossfire as Canada’s PM Trudeau Invokes Emergencies Act
February 15, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency transactions became a surprising casualty of Canada’s Emergencies Act, invoked for the first time in Canada’s history by the country’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau...

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Crypto Regulation in Russia is Still an Unresolved Matter 
Crypto Regulation in Russia is Still an Unresolved Matter 
February 15, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Russian government officials failed to reach consensus Tuesday (Feb. 15) on how to regulate cryptocurrencies, sources told Bloomberg.  Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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BlockFi’s $100 Million Settlement With SEC Raises Internal Discussion 
BlockFi’s $100 Million Settlement With SEC Raises Internal Discussion 
February 15, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged BlockFi with failing to register the offers and sales of its retail crypto lending product on Monday (Feb....

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Privacy Coin Monero May Be Facing Security Concerns of its Own
Privacy Coin Monero May Be Facing Security Concerns of its Own
February 15, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

As the most effective of the so-called privacy coins, Monero is designed specifically to make it impossible for anyone to trace by breaking the chain...

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