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

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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Data: Crypto App Downloads Decline Despite Super Bowl Hype
Data: Crypto App Downloads Decline Despite Super Bowl Hype
February 14, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

In spite of the surge of Super Bowl ads for cryptocurrency trading platforms, often featuring huge stars, there hasn’t been a flood of new users...

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Judge Orders Man Detained Until Trial in NY Crypto Laundering Case
Judge Orders Man Detained Until Trial in NY Crypto Laundering Case
February 14, 2022  |  Legal

A federal judge, Chief U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell, has ordered the pretrial detention for a defendant, Ilya Lichtenstein, arrested on conspiring to launder billions...

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Today in Crypto: Singapore’s Temasek Bows Out of Coinbase; Investors Search for Answers in IRA Financial Hack
Today in Crypto: Singapore’s Temasek Bows Out of Coinbase; Investors Search for Answers in IRA...
February 14, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

India cryptocurrency industry representatives met with policymakers from the Finance Ministry to rework parts of the new crypto tax policy, according to a CoinDesk report....

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Israeli Regulator to Host Blockchain ‘Hackathon’ for Infrastructure Solutions
Israeli Regulator to Host Blockchain ‘Hackathon’ for Infrastructure Solutions
February 14, 2022  |  Blockchain

The Israel Securities Authority (ISA) is making plans to regulate the FinTech space, and will be looking at a long-term way to work with cryptocurrency...

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RBI Official Likens Crypto to ‘Ponzi Schemes’
RBI Official Likens Crypto to ‘Ponzi Schemes’
February 14, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrencies are like a pyramid scheme and should be banned in India, a deputy governor at the country’s central bank said Monday (Feb. 14). Get...

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Crypto’s Influence Shows as Treasury Promises Protection for Miners, Stakers
Crypto’s Influence Shows as Treasury Promises Protection for Miners, Stakers
February 14, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The cryptocurrency industry flexed political muscles it didn’t even know it had in August, when it turned the fight about a comparatively small item in...

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‘Crypto Bowl’ Ads Feature FOMO Investing and Low Wattage Stars
‘Crypto Bowl’ Ads Feature FOMO Investing and Low Wattage Stars
February 14, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

If the crypto industry has been working hard to overcome public skepticism, the ads companies in it ran in Super Bowl 56 — hyped as...

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Coinbase Sees Record Visits After Super Bowl Ad
Coinbase Sees Record Visits After Super Bowl Ad
February 14, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Coinbase had to throttle traffic Sunday evening (Feb. 13) after an ad for its cryptocurrency exchange — the largest in America — aired during the...

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