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
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

Call it crypto on the Hill. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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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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