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

BIS Says Central Banks Risk Playing CBDC Catch Up Game

BIS Says Central Banks Risk Playing CBDC Catch Up Game
BIS Says Central Banks Risk Playing CBDC Catch Up Game
September 12, 2021  |  Payment Methods

There’s always deep debate about how best to promote innovation in the tech space – particularly when it comes to payments. Get the Full Story...

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UK Post Office’s ID App to Enable Crypto Purchases
UK Post Office’s ID App to Enable Crypto Purchases
September 10, 2021  |  International

U.K-based users of the Post Office’s EasyID identity-verification app will be able to buy cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin using a voucher system from Swarm Markets,...

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Crypto Is Innovative But Risky, European Regulator Says
Crypto Is Innovative But Risky, European Regulator Says
September 10, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

A new report by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) calls cryptocurrency both a financial innovation and a possible threat due to the cost...

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BIS Official Urges Central Banks to Adopt Digital Currency
BIS Official Urges Central Banks to Adopt Digital Currency
September 10, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

The head of the Bank for International Settlements’ Innovation Hub has a message for the world’s central banks: get on the digital currency train or...

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Bitcoin Daily: Ukraine OKs Regulations for Crypto, Legalizes It; Mexico’s Central Bank Chief Says Bitcoin ‘Not Really Money’
Bitcoin Daily: Ukraine OKs Regulations for Crypto, Legalizes It; Mexico’s Central Bank Chief Says Bitcoin...
September 09, 2021  |  Bitcoin

Ukraine is the latest country to put down new official cryptocurrency-related rulings as it moves toward legitimizing the digital currency, CNBC reported. Get the Full...

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Binance.US Names Brian Shroder New President
Binance.US Names Brian Shroder New President
September 09, 2021  |  Personnel

Cryptocurrency exchange firm Binance.US has announced Brian Shroder as its new president, a move that will add stability to the company in the wake of...

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Mastercard Buys Crypto Intel Startup CipherTrace
Mastercard Buys Crypto Intel Startup CipherTrace
September 09, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Mastercard has inked an agreement to acquire cryptocurrency intelligence startup CipherTrace for undisclosed terms in a move to combine both firms’ cyber capabilities and artificial...

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Visa Considers Accepting Crypto as Payment in Brazil
Visa Considers Accepting Crypto as Payment in Brazil
September 09, 2021  |  VISA

Visa is looking at plans to accept crypto payments in Brazil, an interview with Brazilian news outlet Seu Dinheiro says. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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BitPay CEO Sees Promise Beyond El Salvador’s Grand Bitcoin Experiment
BitPay CEO Sees Promise Beyond El Salvador’s Grand Bitcoin Experiment
September 09, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

El Salvador’s embrace of bitcoin may be a grand experiment, marked by great expectations … or it may be a technological flop with few takers...

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