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

Kenya’s Central Bank Paper Lists CBDC Risks, Invites Public Comment
Kenya’s Central Bank Paper Lists CBDC Risks, Invites Public Comment
February 10, 2022  |  CBDC

In the back and forth over central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), where countries around the globe are focused on how, and even whether, to move...

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Global Regulator Mulls Cryptocurrency Framework
Global Regulator Mulls Cryptocurrency Framework
February 10, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

An international organization that monitors the global financial system is examining how to regulate cryptocurrency. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Metaverse Game Bit Hotel Aims to Sell Digital Real Estate
Metaverse Game Bit Hotel Aims to Sell Digital Real Estate
February 09, 2022  |  Metaverse

Upcoming metaverse play-to-earn game Bit Hotel has raked in one of the largest sales of digital real estate ever, the platform announced Wednesday (Feb. 9)....

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Today in Crypto: Twitter Invests in Bitcoin Payments Provider OpenNode; Japan’s Line App Tests Merchant Crypto Payments
Today in Crypto: Twitter Invests in Bitcoin Payments Provider OpenNode; Japan’s Line App Tests Merchant...
February 09, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin’s supply cap of 21 million might make it the best way to hold as an inflation hedge — but recently, Bank of America thinks...

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Banks, Asset Managers, Corporates Climb Back on the Bitcoin Bandwagon
Banks, Asset Managers, Corporates Climb Back on the Bitcoin Bandwagon
February 09, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The idea that bitcoin is a store of value that will, like gold, ride the wave of inflation has been tested lately, especially after it...

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Debunking 4 Myths About Blockchain
Debunking 4 Myths About Blockchain
February 09, 2022  |  Blockchain

Although it has been adopted by many multinationals, blockchain is among the least understood forms of modern payment technology. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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PYMNTS Crypto Crime Series: Bitfinex Using $3.6B Seized in Hacking Arrests to Cover Shadow Banking Losses
PYMNTS Crypto Crime Series: Bitfinex Using $3.6B Seized in Hacking Arrests to Cover Shadow Banking...
February 09, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The timing of the arrests of Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather Morgan on charges that they stole $4.5 billion in bitcoin from cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex in...

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SEC Advisor: Regulator Should Listen to the Crypto Community and Open Debate
SEC Advisor: Regulator Should Listen to the Crypto Community and Open Debate
February 09, 2022  |  Regulation

As a panel member that advises Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler, Associate Professor J.W. Verret of the Antonin Scalia Law School at George...

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Voyager Plans to Let Users Buy Stocks With USDC
Voyager Plans to Let Users Buy Stocks With USDC
February 09, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency platform Voyager Digital says it will launch a feature this year that lets customers purchase stocks with the stablecoin USDC. Get the Full Story...

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