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

Fresh Volatility Could Signal Rocky Year for Bitcoin
Fresh Volatility Could Signal Rocky Year for Bitcoin
January 11, 2022  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin is off to a rocky 2022, with prices tumbling below $40,000 for the first time since September, tracking to hit its worst start to...

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Binance Names New Leaders for Russia, Ukraine
Binance Names New Leaders for Russia, Ukraine
January 11, 2022  |  International

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has named a pair of former government officials to take on new executive roles in its operations in Russia and the Ukraine....

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What do You Get When You Buy an NFT? Less Than You Think
What do You Get When You Buy an NFT? Less Than You Think
January 11, 2022  |  NFTs

When Vignesh Sundaresan spent more than $69 million on the non-fungible token (NFT) with digital artist Beeple’s collage “Everydays: The First 5,000 Days,” he bought...

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Elrond Foundation Grabs Cryptocurrency Payments Company Utrust
Elrond Foundation Grabs Cryptocurrency Payments Company Utrust
January 11, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Ethereum platform Elrond Foundation, which boasts 100,000 transactions per second, will acquire Portugal-based cryptocurrency firm Utrust, according to a CoinDesk report Tuesday (Jan. 11). Get...

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Cash App Integrates Bitcoin Lightning Payments
Cash App Integrates Bitcoin Lightning Payments
January 11, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Cash App, the peer-to-peer payment service owned by Block, formerly Square Inc., has integrated the Lightning Network.  Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Does PayPal’s Stablecoin Ambition Signal its Growing Interest in the Remittance Market?
Does PayPal’s Stablecoin Ambition Signal its Growing Interest in the Remittance Market?
January 11, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

It has been reported that PayPal is considering the launch of its own cryptocurrency stablecoin as a way to make and accept payments. Get the...

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PYMNTS NFT Series: Tokenizing Assets Is NFTs’ Next Frontier 
PYMNTS NFT Series: Tokenizing Assets Is NFTs’ Next Frontier 
January 11, 2022  |  NFTs

Welcome to the sixth installment of PYMNTS’ series on non-fungible tokens (NFTs), the newest craze in crypto.  Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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FCA Deems NYDIG’s Bitcoin Payments App Bottlepay a Cryptoasset Firm
FCA Deems NYDIG’s Bitcoin Payments App Bottlepay a Cryptoasset Firm
January 11, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin firm NYDIG’s subsidiary Bottlepay, a bitcoin payments app, has been registered by the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) as a cryptoasset business, the first...

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China to Use Olympics to Test Digital Yuan
China to Use Olympics to Test Digital Yuan
January 10, 2022  |  International

China will debut the digital yuan ahead of its Beijing Winter Olympics, which will go out to both athletes and spectators, Bloomberg reported Monday (Jan....

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