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

Israeli Regulator to Host Blockchain ‘Hackathon’ for Infrastructure Solutions

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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Bitcoin’s Future as a Payments Tool Is Bright, Says BitPay CEO
Bitcoin’s Future as a Payments Tool Is Bright, Says BitPay CEO
February 14, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

It’s no surprise that Stephen Pair, CEO of crypto payments processor BitPay, thinks that as bitcoin ownership becomes more common, more and more people will...

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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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