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

17 Crypto Exchanges Pledge Safe Markets, Cooperation With Regulators

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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New FDIC Acting Chair: Evaluation of Crypto Risks Is a Top Priority for 2022
New FDIC Acting Chair: Evaluation of Crypto Risks Is a Top Priority for 2022
February 07, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Acting Chairman Martin J. Gruenberg on Monday (Feb. 7) included the evaluation of the risks related to cryptocurrency as a...

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With Product Debuts, Crypto Industry Puts Banks in its Crosshairs
With Product Debuts, Crypto Industry Puts Banks in its Crosshairs
February 07, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The fast-growing U.S. crypto debit card market has a new entrant in Wirex, a U.K.-based digital payments platform that claims the first such cryptocurrency-based payments...

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Fraud’s Impact on Crypto Is About More Than Money
Fraud’s Impact on Crypto Is About More Than Money
February 07, 2022  |  Security & Fraud

Compared to other financial industries, the cryptocurrency market is disproportionately subject to fraud, with a net fraud rate of 7.4% last year. Get the Full...

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Japan’s Biggest Bank Plans Yen-Pegged Stablecoins
Japan’s Biggest Bank Plans Yen-Pegged Stablecoins
February 07, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Mitsubishi UFJ Trust, Japan’s largest bank by assets, is planning to issue a stablecoin pegged to the yen under the revised Settlements and Payment System...

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DriveWealth Expands Into Crypto Trading Space
DriveWealth Expands Into Crypto Trading Space
February 07, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Brokerage firm DriveWealth, a New Jersey-based FinTech, is getting into cryptocurrency trading, CNBC reported Monday (Feb. 7). Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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SEC’s Request Suggests that Opposition to Bitcoin ETF May Be Fading
SEC’s Request Suggests that Opposition to Bitcoin ETF May Be Fading
February 07, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

In what might be a sign that is loosening its opposition, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has requested public comments on a spot Bitcoin...

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