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

El Salvador Weekly: With Bitcoin Bond Fading, President Bukele ‘Buys the Dip’

El Salvador Weekly: With Bitcoin Bond Fading, President Bukele ‘Buys the Dip’
El Salvador Weekly: With Bitcoin Bond Fading, President Bukele ‘Buys the Dip’
May 13, 2022  |  Bitcoin

Given the unpopularity and slender use of bitcoin as a currency in El Salvador, you’d think that President Nayib Bukele’s decision to spend another $15...

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The Fifth Crypto Wallet Provider Ranking Sees Clumping at the Top Again
The Fifth Crypto Wallet Provider Ranking Sees Clumping at the Top Again
May 13, 2022  |  Mobile

In one of the wildest and worst weeks crypto has had in years, wallets certainly got more than their fair share of attention as a...

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Spooked by Stablecoin’s Collapse, Investors Flee DeFi
Spooked by Stablecoin’s Collapse, Investors Flee DeFi
May 13, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The collapse of the TerraUSD stablecoin may have claimed another victim: The staking and lending platforms at the heart of decentralized finance (DeFi). Get the...

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TechREG Weekly: Global Agencies Call for Stablecoin Regulation as Prices Collapse
TechREG Weekly: Global Agencies Call for Stablecoin Regulation as Prices Collapse
May 13, 2022  |  Legal & Regulation

The price drop in stablecoin TerraUSD and the collapse in its associated cryptocurrency LUNA has triggered a global call for stablecoin regulation. From the U.S....

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Today in Data: Terra Tumbles, Crushing Crypto
Today in Data: Terra Tumbles, Crushing Crypto
May 13, 2022  |  Today In Data

Today in data, the stablecoin TerraUSD falls, leading to a market-wide cryptocurrency collapse. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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PYMNTS AM Radar: Twitter on Hold; Crypto Lightning; Cash Flow Magic; Soup to Nuts; ICYMI
PYMNTS AM Radar: Twitter on Hold; Crypto Lightning; Cash Flow Magic; Soup to Nuts; ICYMI
May 13, 2022  |  Partnerships

Today is Friday, May 13. Friday the 13th is known as an unlucky day in western superstition and is also the premise of the slasher...

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Ex-Meta Exec David Marcus Launches Crypto Payments Startup
Ex-Meta Exec David Marcus Launches Crypto Payments Startup
May 13, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Former Meta executive David Marcus — head of Facebook’s stablecoin Diem efforts — is launching a new cryptocurrency payments startup on the Lightning Network called...

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FTX CEO Now Owns 7.6% of Robinhood in $482M Deal
FTX CEO Now Owns 7.6% of Robinhood in $482M Deal
May 13, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried has reportedly taken a big position in brokerage app Robinhood, Coindesk wrote Thursday (May 12), citing a Securities and Exchange Commission...

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