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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Investors Pour Almost $30B Into Crypto Firms in 2021

Investors Pour Almost $30B Into Crypto Firms in 2021
Investors Pour Almost $30B Into Crypto Firms in 2021
December 19, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency has had a big year, with venture capital funds pouring $30 billion into crypto — more than all previous years combined, Bloomberg reported. Get...

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Treasury Official Presses Congress to Create Uniform Crypto Framework
Treasury Official Presses Congress to Create Uniform Crypto Framework
December 19, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

For stablecoins, the push for new regulation seems to be taking on new urgency, sounding alarm bells over what might be a systemic risk in...

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Crypto Added to China’s Blacklist of Short Videos Deemed Taboo
Crypto Added to China’s Blacklist of Short Videos Deemed Taboo
December 19, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Short videos about cryptocurrency are now banned as part of China’s updated blacklist of taboo subjects that include topics like showing sexual content, ridiculing the...

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FOMO vs. FUD: Can Banks’ Fear of Losing Customers Overcome the Fear of Crypto?
FOMO vs. FUD: Can Banks’ Fear of Losing Customers Overcome the Fear of Crypto?
December 17, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

If you ask crypto insiders, many of the bad investment decisions inexperienced cryptocurrency buyers make can be attributed to two different types of fear. Get...

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El Salvador’s Chivo Wallet Buffeted by Sanction Threat, Identity Theft and Privacy Problems
El Salvador’s Chivo Wallet Buffeted by Sanction Threat, Identity Theft and Privacy Problems
December 17, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

El Salvador’s Chivo wallet just can’t catch a break. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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75% of Financial Institutions Plan to Expand Support for Cryptocurrencies Over the Next 12 Months
75% of Financial Institutions Plan to Expand Support for Cryptocurrencies Over the Next 12 Months
December 17, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Financial institutions (FIs) are preparing for an anticipated surge in the usage of cryptocurrency, and competition among FIs angling to underpin businesses’ cryptocurrency payments is...

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The Battle of Stablecoins vs. CBDCs Is Really Two Smaller Wars Also Fighting Each Other
The Battle of Stablecoins vs. CBDCs Is Really Two Smaller Wars Also Fighting Each Other
December 17, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Looking back at just this week, it’s evident that the fight between stablecoins and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) is alive and well. Get the...

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Bakkt, BringMeThat.com Bring Crypto to Gig Economy 
Bakkt, BringMeThat.com Bring Crypto to Gig Economy 
December 17, 2021  |  Gig Economy

Digital asset marketplace Bakkt Holdings, Inc. on Friday (Dec. 17) partnered with food delivery service BringMeThat.com to stake its claim on the gig economy.  Get...

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PYMNTS DeFi Series: Unpacking DeFi and DAO
PYMNTS DeFi Series: Unpacking DeFi and DAO
December 16, 2021  |  Blockchain

Welcome to the seventh installment of PYMNTS’ eight-part series on decentralized finance (DeFi). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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