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

Coinbase Offers Crypto Remittances to Mexico, Challenges Western Union

Coinbase Offers Crypto Remittances to Mexico, Challenges Western Union
Coinbase Offers Crypto Remittances to Mexico, Challenges Western Union
February 15, 2022  |  Cross-border Payments

Cryptocurrency exchange platform Coinbase is getting into international money transfers, joining a mammoth market dominated by big companies like Western Union, Bloomberg reported Tuesday (Feb. 15)....

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Today in Crypto: JPMorgan Seeks Rules for Crypto Hedging; Binance Smart Chain now BNB Chain
Today in Crypto: JPMorgan Seeks Rules for Crypto Hedging; Binance Smart Chain now BNB Chain
February 15, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Binance Smart Chain (BSC), which is the base blockchain for Binance, is rebranding itself and looking at expanding, according to a CoinDesk report Tuesday (Feb....

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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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