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

Today in Crypto: BlockFi Could Pay $100M to SEC to Settle Case; Crypto Now Part of Divorce Settlements
Today in Crypto: BlockFi Could Pay $100M to SEC to Settle Case; Crypto Now Part...
February 13, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Crypto lender BlockFi will pay $100 million in a Securities and Exchange Commission settlement over a probe into selling unregistered securities, Bloomberg reported Friday (Feb....

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OpenSea Rolls out Investment Arm, Grants for NFTs
OpenSea Rolls out Investment Arm, Grants for NFTs
February 13, 2022  |  NFTs

Non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace OpenSea is debuting an investment arm following its raising $300 million at a $13.3 billion valuation last month, the company announced...

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Weeks Before Bitcoin Bond Launch, Fitch Slashes El Salvador’s Credit Rating
Weeks Before Bitcoin Bond Launch, Fitch Slashes El Salvador’s Credit Rating
February 11, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Weeks before El Salvador is planning to launch a $1 billion bond issue, Fitch Ratings slashed its credit default rating from an already dismal B-...

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Uber CEO: Crypto Payments Are Coming…Someday
Uber CEO: Crypto Payments Are Coming…Someday
February 11, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Uber Technologies Inc.’s CEO said Friday (Feb. 11) that the company will someday accept Bitcoin as a payment option on its app, but he left...

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Hungary’s Central Bank Backs EU Crypto Ban
Hungary’s Central Bank Backs EU Crypto Ban
February 11, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The head of Hungary’s central bank says he supports a ban of cryptocurrency mining and trading in the European Union as the digital tokens could...

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PYMNTS Crypto Crime Series: With $1B Hacked, Cross-Chain Crypto Payments May Be in Jeopardy
PYMNTS Crypto Crime Series: With $1B Hacked, Cross-Chain Crypto Payments May Be in Jeopardy
February 11, 2022  |  Security & Fraud

Welcome to PYMNTS’ series on crypto crime. In it, we’ll be looking at the crimes that have not only been committed in the cryptocurrency industry...

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UK May Boot Almost 100 Crypto Firms as Anti-Money Laundering Deadline Approaches
UK May Boot Almost 100 Crypto Firms as Anti-Money Laundering Deadline Approaches
February 11, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

With nearly 100 cryptocurrency firms still waiting for approval to operate in the U.K. as a March 31 deadline approaches, it seems likely that the...

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Lawmaker Advocates for Canada to Attract Crypto Investment
Lawmaker Advocates for Canada to Attract Crypto Investment
February 11, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

A Canadian lawmaker is recommending the country’s finance minister establish a cryptocurrency framework to attract investors worldwide. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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EMEA Daily: L’Oréal eCommerce Growth Sparks 2021 Sales Spike; Delivery Hero Sees Record Decline Amid Gloomy Outlook
EMEA Daily: L’Oréal eCommerce Growth Sparks 2021 Sales Spike; Delivery Hero Sees Record Decline Amid...
February 10, 2022  |  International

In today’s top Europe, Middle East and Africa news, L’Oréal singled out its eCommerce growth of 25.7% as key to its strong 2021; and Germany’s...

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