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

Meta’s WhatsApp Launches Payments Pilot With Novi Crypto Wallet
Meta’s WhatsApp Launches Payments Pilot With Novi Crypto Wallet
December 09, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

WhatsApp is launching a new pilot powered by Novi, Meta’s digital wallet, allowing some people in the U.S. to send and receive money from within...

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Hill Hearing Spotlights Divide, and Competition, Between CBDCs and Stablecoins
Hill Hearing Spotlights Divide, and Competition, Between CBDCs and Stablecoins
December 09, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

In crypto-land, a few stark divisions are taking shape: between cryptos like bitcoin, stablecoins and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). Get the Full Story Complete...

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5 Crypto Startups to Join the Mastercard Start Path
5 Crypto Startups to Join the Mastercard Start Path
December 09, 2021  |  Mastercard

Mastercard has announced five new startups on its Start Path Crypto program, which is meant to use blockchain to solve “real world problems” around the...

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UK Digital Bank Monzo Raises $500M at $4.5B Valuation as it Readies for Crypto
UK Digital Bank Monzo Raises $500M at $4.5B Valuation as it Readies for Crypto
December 09, 2021  |  Digital-First Banking

U.K. challenger bank Monzo is raising more than $500 million (£377m) at a valuation of $4.5 billion (£3.4bn) as it gets ready to take a...

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Coinbase Customers Claim Accounts Were Locked, Demand Refunds
Coinbase Customers Claim Accounts Were Locked, Demand Refunds
December 08, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Coinbase users are unhappy with the company after a technical problem had some accounts frozen for weeks, which could’ve led to large losses, CNBC writes....

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OpenSea Only Thinking of IPO That May Include NFT Community, CFO Says
OpenSea Only Thinking of IPO That May Include NFT Community, CFO Says
December 08, 2021  |  IPO

Newly hired OpenSea CFO Brian Roberts has clarified that the company isn’t necessarily going public yet, but is looking at “what an IPO will look...

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Australia Announces Regulatory Reform to Take Crypto ‘Out of the Shadows’
Australia Announces Regulatory Reform to Take Crypto ‘Out of the Shadows’
December 08, 2021  |  Regulation

Australia is set to announce plans for far-reaching reforms of its payments system’s regulation on Wednesday (Dec. 8), including the creation of a “considered regulatory...

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Six Crypto Execs Warn Congress Not to Overregulate Crypto
Six Crypto Execs Warn Congress Not to Overregulate Crypto
December 08, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

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Crypto Companies Warn Congress Against Imposing ‘Chilling’ Regulations 
Crypto Companies Warn Congress Against Imposing ‘Chilling’ Regulations 
December 08, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Six cryptocurrency executives told the U.S. House Financial Services Committee Wednesday (Dec. 8) that it could send cryptocurrency activity underground or outside the U.S. if...

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