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

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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FCA ‘Concerned’ About Binance Accessing UK Payments Network
FCA ‘Concerned’ About Binance Accessing UK Payments Network
February 16, 2022  |  Regulation

The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) on Wednesday (Feb. 16) expressed concern about a deal that gives cryptocurrency exchange Binance access to U.K. payments...

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FSB Tells National Regulators to Move Faster on Stablecoin Regulation
FSB Tells National Regulators to Move Faster on Stablecoin Regulation
February 16, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

If there’s one message about the need to regulate stablecoins that emerges from a report issued today by the Financial Stability Board on the growing...

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US Rep Introduces Bill to Protect Crypto Wallets
US Rep Introduces Bill to Protect Crypto Wallets
February 16, 2022  |  Crypto Wallet

A member of the Blockchain Caucus on Capitol Hill has introduced legislation to prohibit regulators from limiting the personal use of convertible virtual currency to...

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US Draft Bill on Stablecoins Offers Safe Harbor for Issuers
US Draft Bill on Stablecoins Offers Safe Harbor for Issuers
February 16, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Congressman Josh Gottheimer released on Tuesday, Feb. 15 a draft of the Stablecoin Innovation and Protection Act of 2022, a piece of legislation that aims...

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