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

Facebook Diem: Move Fast, Break Things, Then Crash Into a Wall

Facebook Diem: Move Fast, Break Things, Then Crash Into a Wall
Facebook Diem: Move Fast, Break Things, Then Crash Into a Wall
January 26, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Facebook’s sudden announcement of the Libra stablecoin on June 18, 2019 was the epitome of its old motto, “move fast and break things.” Get the...

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McDonald’s Tells Elon Musk It Will Accept Dogecoin if Tesla Takes Grimacecoin
McDonald’s Tells Elon Musk It Will Accept Dogecoin if Tesla Takes Grimacecoin
January 26, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Elon Musk told McDonald’s in a Tweet that he would eat a Happy Meal on TV if the fast-food giant would accept the cryptocurrency Dogecoin...

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PYMNTS Crypto Crime Series: When Privacy Counts, Crypto Users Turn to Mixing Services
PYMNTS Crypto Crime Series: When Privacy Counts, Crypto Users Turn to Mixing Services
January 26, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Welcome to PYMNTS’ new series on crypto crime. In it, we’ll be taking a look at the crimes that have not only been committed in...

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Facebook Eyes Sale of Diem Assets
Facebook Eyes Sale of Diem Assets
January 25, 2022  |  Facebook

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is seeing the demise of his cryptocurrency project due to regulatory pressures, Bloomberg reported Tuesday (Jan. 25). Get the Full Story...

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Bitcoin Daily: MicroStrategy to Keep Investing in Bitcoin; IMF Wants El Salvador to Undo Bitcoin Legal Tender Rules
Bitcoin Daily: MicroStrategy to Keep Investing in Bitcoin; IMF Wants El Salvador to Undo Bitcoin...
January 25, 2022  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin-accumulating software company MicroStrategy plans to keep investing in the crypto, even as bitcoin’s value has taken some hits in the last few days, according...

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EMEA Daily: France Will be Top Startup Destination in Europe in Two Years; Square Launches in Spain
EMEA Daily: France Will be Top Startup Destination in Europe in Two Years; Square Launches...
January 25, 2022  |  International

In today’s top Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) news, FinTech Lydia said it will take two years for France to be a top startup...

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Small Investors’ Lottery Mentality Tested as Crypto Crashes 
Small Investors’ Lottery Mentality Tested as Crypto Crashes 
January 25, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The email came from a husband, father and would-be crypto investor living in a developing nation in the fall of 2020, asking a crypto journalist...

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Thai Authorities Plan to Regulate Crypto Payments
Thai Authorities Plan to Regulate Crypto Payments
January 25, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Thailand’s financial authorities will scrutinize the use of cryptocurrency and other digital assets when they’re used to pay for goods and services, the Bank of...

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Bithumb Will Block Unregistered Crypto Wallets
Bithumb Will Block Unregistered Crypto Wallets
January 25, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb will no longer accept wallet addresses that haven’t been properly registered with the exchange as part of its enforcement of...

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