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

Tassat Sees Boost in Bank Interest in Blockchain Payments

Tassat Sees Boost in Bank Interest in Blockchain Payments
Tassat Sees Boost in Bank Interest in Blockchain Payments
November 17, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Blockchain-based B2B payments platform Tassat Group has gotten a “record number” of inquiries about its platform, which lets banks issue cash-backed stablecoins, according to a...

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Circle Details Plans for Using USDC to Advance Financial Inclusion
Circle Details Plans for Using USDC to Advance Financial Inclusion
November 17, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Circle, a payments company and stablecoin operator, has introduced several new avenues toward financial inclusion, the Financial Times (FT) reported Wednesday (Nov. 17). Get the...

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Robinhood Legal Chief Critical of Creating US Crypto Regulator
Robinhood Legal Chief Critical of Creating US Crypto Regulator
November 17, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Robinhood Chief Legal Officer Dan Gallagher said he doesn’t think cryptocurrency should have a new regulator, calling the notion “one of the stupidest ideas [he’s]...

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BlockFi in SEC Crosshairs for High-Yield Crypto Accounts
BlockFi in SEC Crosshairs for High-Yield Crypto Accounts
November 17, 2021  |  Regulation

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) are looking into BlockFi Inc. and its product that pays its customers high interest rates for lending their...

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Bitcoin Daily: UBS Group Head Skeptical of Bitcoin’s Longevity; RM Sotheby’s to Take Crypto for Payment
Bitcoin Daily: UBS Group Head Skeptical of Bitcoin’s Longevity; RM Sotheby’s to Take Crypto for...
November 17, 2021  |  Bitcoin

Speaking at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum on Wednesday (Nov. 17), Axel Weber, chairman of UBS Group AG, shared his skepticism around bitcoin and said...

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India Mulls Crypto as Assets, Leaving Payments off the Table
India Mulls Crypto as Assets, Leaving Payments off the Table
November 17, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

India has been riding the cryptocurrency conundrum wave for years, first banning all crypto in 2018 and then overturning that decision in 2020 — only...

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Binance CEO: KYC Mandate Causes 3% of Users to Leave
Binance CEO: KYC Mandate Causes 3% of Users to Leave
November 17, 2021  |  Digital Identity

Changpeng Zhao, CEO of cryptocurrency exchange Binance, said only 3% of the company’s users left the exchange after know your customer (KYC) processes were made...

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Ripple, Coinbase, Binance Share Common Objectives for Future Crypto Regulation
Ripple, Coinbase, Binance Share Common Objectives for Future Crypto Regulation
November 17, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

The road ahead for cryptocurrency regulation is a long and winding one. But some common themes are emerging from the din of voices calling for...

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Perth Heat Baseball Club to Accept, Pay Players and Staff in Bitcoin 
Perth Heat Baseball Club to Accept, Pay Players and Staff in Bitcoin 
November 17, 2021  |  Bitcoin

Australia baseball team the Perth Heat on Tuesday (Nov. 16) partnered with Bitcoin payments company OpenNode in a move to allow the club to accept...

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