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

Can Proof-of-Stake Solve Crypto’s ESG Problem?
Can Proof-of-Stake Solve Crypto’s ESG Problem?
January 07, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

It’s become painfully clear this week that crypto has big PR problem. And it’s not just with executives leery of the damage bitcoin and Ethereum’s...

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UK Edges Closer to Crypto Regulation With New Parliament Panel
UK Edges Closer to Crypto Regulation With New Parliament Panel
January 07, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The U.K. has upped its influence on the country’s cryptocurrency sector with the launch of a bipartisan group of lawmakers intent on regulating the budding...

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This Week in Payments: Smart Terminals are Taking Over POS, Apple Reaches $3T Valuation and 2022 is Another ‘Year of Crypto’
This Week in Payments: Smart Terminals are Taking Over POS, Apple Reaches $3T Valuation and...
January 07, 2022  |  Payment Methods

During this first week of 2022, the news included the future of point of sale (POS), a $3 trillion valuation for Apple and continued developments...

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Bitcoin Daily: Messaging App Signal Rolls Out Crypto Payments
Bitcoin Daily: Messaging App Signal Rolls Out Crypto Payments
January 07, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The messaging app Signal has rolled out an option that lets users make cryptocurrency payments, something the platform said it was testing last year. Get...

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GameStop’s Frequent Reinventions May Give Retail Investors Whiplash  
GameStop’s Frequent Reinventions May Give Retail Investors Whiplash  
January 07, 2022  |  News

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GameStop Shares Climb on News of Crypto, NFT Division
GameStop Shares Climb on News of Crypto, NFT Division
January 07, 2022  |  Retail

GameStop saw its share prices climb in overnight trading and still up on Friday morning (Jan. 7) following news that the video game retailer, meme stock...

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Norton Blasted for Cryptomining Package
Norton Blasted for Cryptomining Package
January 07, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Software maker Norton is under attack for adding an apparently hard-to-remove crypto mining software — Norton Crypto — to the Norton 360 antivirus software suite. ...

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Customers Locked Out of Hong Kong Crypto Exchange Coinsuper
Customers Locked Out of Hong Kong Crypto Exchange Coinsuper
January 07, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Customers of Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinsuper say they’ve been unable to withdraw money or tokens from the platform for several weeks, with some of...

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Twitter Users to Airbnb CEO: Accepting Crypto Payments Would Be Awesome
Twitter Users to Airbnb CEO: Accepting Crypto Payments Would Be Awesome
January 06, 2022  |  Payment Methods

When Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky asked Twitter, “If Airbnb could launch anything in 2022, what would it be?” a few days ago, he probably wasn’t...

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