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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CBDCs’ Initial Deployments May Pose Issues for Merchants Who Shun Mandates

CBDCs’ Initial Deployments May Pose Issues for Merchants Who Shun Mandates
CBDCs’ Initial Deployments May Pose Issues for Merchants Who Shun Mandates
September 29, 2021  |  CBDC

In the sweeping, global push to bring central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) from concept into reality, the smaller nations are making the biggest splashes. Their...

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Bitcoin Daily: Morgan Stanley Doubles Shares in GTBC; R3 to Debut Privacy Solution for Blockchain
Bitcoin Daily: Morgan Stanley Doubles Shares in GTBC; R3 to Debut Privacy Solution for Blockchain
September 28, 2021  |  Bitcoin

Morgan Stanley has doubled the ownership it has in Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) shares since April, AMBCrypto reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Bakkt, Choice Hotels Expand Hospitality Chain’s Rewards Program
Bakkt, Choice Hotels Expand Hospitality Chain’s Rewards Program
September 28, 2021  |  Loyalty & Rewards

Digital asset marketplace Bakkt has officially launched of its previously announced collaboration with Choice Hotels International to expand the hospitality chain’s rewards program, Choice Privileges,...

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Senators Want to Track Crypto Mining Overseas
Senators Want to Track Crypto Mining Overseas
September 28, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

A pair of U.S. senators, Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), proposed new legislation on Monday (Sept. 27) that would require the Treasury Department...

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Today in B2B: Swiggy En Route to Decacorn Status; Multinational Companies Embrace Crypto
Today in B2B: Swiggy En Route to Decacorn Status; Multinational Companies Embrace Crypto
September 28, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Today in B2B payments, Airwallex and Stake partner on cross-border payments, and Swiggy could be valued at more than $10 billion after its next fundraising...

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Crypto-Based Remittances on the Rise; Nigeria Leads the African Pack
Crypto-Based Remittances on the Rise; Nigeria Leads the African Pack
September 28, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

From in-person retail to digital options, the decade-long shift in how consumers send money abroad has expanded possibilities for cross-border remittances, and people are now...

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Crypto for Cross-Border Payments Backed By Half of Multinationals, New Study Shows
Crypto for Cross-Border Payments Backed By Half of Multinationals, New Study Shows
September 28, 2021  |  B2B Payments

While the embrace of blockchain technology and use cases for digital currencies are clearly disruptive and rising quickly, nowhere has this budding asset class received...

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BitPay, Verifone Bring Crypto to the Brick and Mortar POS
BitPay, Verifone Bring Crypto to the Brick and Mortar POS
September 28, 2021  |  Retail

To broaden cryptocurrency’s appeal — beyond the speculative frenzy — broaden its acceptance. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Stellar: Risk Of Regulatory Overshoot Threatens Blockchain, Crypto Innovation and Growth
Stellar: Risk Of Regulatory Overshoot Threatens Blockchain, Crypto Innovation and Growth
September 28, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

With any disruptive technology there is both promise and peril — the intrigue of innovation and the risk that it all goes wrong, endangering its...

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