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

PYMNTS Crypto Basics Series: What’s a Blockchain and How Does It Work?
PYMNTS Crypto Basics Series: What’s a Blockchain and How Does It Work?
January 20, 2022  |  Blockchain

Bitcoin, blockchain and cryptocurrency are words that most people have at least heard of since the industry exploded into the mainstream public consciousness in 2021....

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Google Finally Pushes Into Blockchain and Crypto — Is the Metaverse Next?
Google Finally Pushes Into Blockchain and Crypto — Is the Metaverse Next?
January 20, 2022  |  Google

It was only six months ago that Google began accepting ads for cryptocurrency wallets, loosening a 2-year-old crypto ban that had only allowed a few...

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Gensler: SEC Is Coming for Crypto Exchanges
Gensler: SEC Is Coming for Crypto Exchanges
January 20, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler is making another push to bring cryptocurrency exchanges within his agency’s remit. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Russia’s Central Bank Proposes Banning Crypto
Russia’s Central Bank Proposes Banning Crypto
January 20, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Comparing the digital coins to a pyramid scheme, Russia’s central bank has called for an outright ban on cryptocurrency. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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PYMNTS Crypto Crime Series: The $612 Million Heist That Wasn’t
PYMNTS Crypto Crime Series: The $612 Million Heist That Wasn’t
January 20, 2022  |  Security & Fraud

What kind of thief gives back $612 million a few days later, saying it was all a prank aimed at showing how poor his victim’s...

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Bitcoin Daily: EU Regulator Thinks Crypto Mining Needs to Be Banned; US Hearing Will Look Into Energy Impact of Crypto Mining
Bitcoin Daily: EU Regulator Thinks Crypto Mining Needs to Be Banned; US Hearing Will Look...
January 19, 2022  |  Bitcoin

Erik Thedéen, a leading European Union financial regulator, thinks the EU should ban the system used to mine bitcoin due to energy use concerns, according...

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EMEA Daily: Aldi Launches London Pilot of Cashierless Supermarket, InsurTech Zego Plans European Expansion
EMEA Daily: Aldi Launches London Pilot of Cashierless Supermarket, InsurTech Zego Plans European Expansion
January 19, 2022  |  International

In today’s top Europe, Middle East and Africa news, Aldi is piloting its first cashierless supermarket in London, and InsurTech Zego plans its European expansion....

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PYMNTS Blockchain Series: What is Avalanche?
PYMNTS Blockchain Series: What is Avalanche?
January 19, 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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3 Ways Multinational Firms Use Crypto
3 Ways Multinational Firms Use Crypto
January 19, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

PYMNTS research into cryptocurrency has found that 58% of firms that operate in six or more markets use at least one cryptocurrency. Get the Full...

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