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

Crypto.com Partners With Worldpay on Global Expansion of Crypto.org Chain

Crypto.com Partners With Worldpay on Global Expansion of Crypto.org Chain
Crypto.com Partners With Worldpay on Global Expansion of Crypto.org Chain
February 08, 2022  |  Partnerships

Global payment processing platform Worldpay from FIS has teamed up with cryptocurrency platform Crypto.com to be a global validator and operator for the Crypto.org Chain,...

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FDIC Chair Calls Stablecoins a Top Concern as NY Fed Calls Them Unnecessary
FDIC Chair Calls Stablecoins a Top Concern as NY Fed Calls Them Unnecessary
February 08, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Heading into an important hearing later Tuesday morning (Feb. 8) by the House Financial Services Committee about the President’s Working Group on Financial Services recent...

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China’s X-Border CBDC Ambitions Will Bring Digital Yuan to Broader Global Stage
China’s X-Border CBDC Ambitions Will Bring Digital Yuan to Broader Global Stage
February 08, 2022  |  CBDC

Beyond retail, beyond the confines of its own borders, China is eyeing bringing its central bank digital currency (CBDC) to a broader world stage. Get...

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Crypto Networks Connected to Increase in Reported Fraud
Crypto Networks Connected to Increase in Reported Fraud
February 08, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

A federal law enforcement network has identified a surge of suspicious activity from San Francisco financial firms, including some of the world’s leading cryptocurrency trading...

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US House Urged to Pass New Legislation on Stablecoins 
US House Urged to Pass New Legislation on Stablecoins 
February 08, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The U.S. House Committee on Financial Services holds a hearing on Tuesday 8 with only one witness, Nellie Liang, Under Secretary for Domestic Finance at...

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NY Fed: Tokenized Deposits Better Than Stablecoins
NY Fed: Tokenized Deposits Better Than Stablecoins
February 08, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Researchers with the Federal Bank of New York have said stablecoins are not likely to be the future of payments, CoinDesk reported Monday (Feb. 7)....

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17 Crypto Exchanges Pledge Safe Markets, Cooperation With Regulators
17 Crypto Exchanges Pledge Safe Markets, Cooperation With Regulators
February 07, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Solidus Labs, Coinbase and several other big names in crypto announced Monday (Feb. 7) that they are forming a Crypto Market Integrity Coalition (CMIC) to...

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Today in Crypto: Payments Platform Wirex Makes US Debut; Tesla Says It Held $2B in Bitcoin at End of ’21
Today in Crypto: Payments Platform Wirex Makes US Debut; Tesla Says It Held $2B in...
February 07, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

North Korea has reportedly used stolen crypto funds to help fund its missile development program, according to a Reuters report Monday (Feb. 7), which cited...

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61% of Businesses See Operational Efficiency as Blockchain and Crypto Opportunity
61% of Businesses See Operational Efficiency as Blockchain and Crypto Opportunity
February 07, 2022  |  Blockchain

Executives with a deeper understanding of how blockchain technology works tend to use or exhibit openness to using it at a higher rate than those...

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