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

Can FATF’s New ‘Travel Rule’ Help Build A Better Crypto Ecosystem?
Can FATF’s New ‘Travel Rule’ Help Build A Better Crypto Ecosystem?
November 20, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

Among the biggest problems for cryptocurrency — if not the biggest — is legitimacy. The world seems to be divided into two camps, at least...

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FEMA Looks At Blockchain To Aid Disaster Payouts
FEMA Looks At Blockchain To Aid Disaster Payouts
November 20, 2019  |  Blockchain

The United States Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has revealed that it might look into using blockchain technology to streamline disaster insurance payouts, as well...

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TRM Labs Raises $4.2M In Funding Led By PayPal Ventures
TRM Labs Raises $4.2M In Funding Led By PayPal Ventures
November 19, 2019  |  Investments

Cryptocurrency risk management platform TRM Labs announced that it has raised $4.2 million in funding from Initialized Capital, Blockchain Capital, PayPal Ventures, and Y Combinator....

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Bitcoin Daily: UK’s Cashaa To Offer Banking For US Crypto Firms; Hyperledger Blockchain Alliance Brings On Firm That Serves Chinese Army
Bitcoin Daily: UK’s Cashaa To Offer Banking For US Crypto Firms; Hyperledger Blockchain Alliance Brings...
November 19, 2019  |  Bitcoin

U.K.-based banking service platform Cashaa is launching U.S. dollar bank accounts for crypto businesses in partnership with Metropolitan Commercial Bank. Get the Full Story Complete...

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FTC Chair Hints At Multiple Big Tech Probes In Progress
FTC Chair Hints At Multiple Big Tech Probes In Progress
November 18, 2019  |  ANTITRUST

Chairman Joe Simons of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said on Monday (Nov. 18) that there were multiple ongoing investigations into Big Tech companies like...

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Germany’s Hahn Air Introduces Blockchain-Powered Tickets
Germany’s Hahn Air Introduces Blockchain-Powered Tickets
November 18, 2019  |  Blockchain

A German airline has issued the first airplane tickets powered by blockchain technology, according to a report by Reuters. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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FinCEN Head Warns AML Crypto Rules Will Be Strictly Enforced
FinCEN Head Warns AML Crypto Rules Will Be Strictly Enforced
November 18, 2019  |  Regulation

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) Director Kenneth A. Blanco said on Friday (Nov. 15) that anti-money laundering (AML) laws will be strictly enforced in the...

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Big Tech Antitrust Examination By AGs Gathers Steam
Big Tech Antitrust Examination By AGs Gathers Steam
November 18, 2019  |  ANTITRUST

Antitrust headlines dominated the regulatory sphere this past week – focused, of course, on marquee names such as Facebook and Google. Get the Full Story...

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Bitcoin Daily: Shanghai Gov’t Ordered To Launch Crypto Investigation; RippleNet Enables Vietnam-Japan Money Transfers
Bitcoin Daily: Shanghai Gov’t Ordered To Launch Crypto Investigation; RippleNet Enables Vietnam-Japan Money Transfers
November 18, 2019  |  Bitcoin

The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) and the Shanghai Municipal Financial Regulatory Bureau have announced that they will be inspecting companies that conduct cryptocurrency trading,...

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