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.

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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
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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NFT Sales Show Signs of Slowing, Report Says
NFT Sales Show Signs of Slowing, Report Says
January 10, 2022  |  NFTs

Sales of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have been surging as of late, hitting $25 billion in 2021, Reuters reported Monday (Jan. 10). Get the Full Story...

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Binance Under Scrutiny in Alleged $100M Scam in Pakistan
Binance Under Scrutiny in Alleged $100M Scam in Pakistan
January 10, 2022  |  Security & Fraud

The Pakistan Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has said it wants to talk with cryptocurrency exchange Binance about a scam that has grifted over $100 million...

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