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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The Risky Business Of SMBs’ Crypto Adoption

The Risky Business Of SMBs’ Crypto Adoption
The Risky Business Of SMBs’ Crypto Adoption
January 23, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Cryptocurrency went from dark-web danger to high-tech investment opportunity seemingly overnight, and, as more consumers seek to use digital currency, more businesses are stepping into...

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Worldpay On Modernizing Security Defenses To Foil eCommerce Fraud
Worldpay On Modernizing Security Defenses To Foil eCommerce Fraud
January 23, 2020  |  AML

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Square Gets Patent For Crypto-Friendly Real-Time Payments System
Square Gets Patent For Crypto-Friendly Real-Time Payments System
January 22, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

Square, the payments provider operated by Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, won a patent to debut new tech, allowing users with different assets to transfer payments,...

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Bitcoin Daily: Shopify Plugin Uses Blockchain For Authentication, SportsCastr Launches Its Own Crypto
Bitcoin Daily: Shopify Plugin Uses Blockchain For Authentication, SportsCastr Launches Its Own Crypto
January 22, 2020  |  Bitcoin

A startup in San Francisco called the Real Items Foundation has developed a plugin for Shopify that will use blockchain technology to make sure items...

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Vodafone Bails On Libra
Vodafone Bails On Libra
January 21, 2020  |  Facebook

Another company has left the Libra Association, a conglomerate of companies meant to help get Facebook’s cryptocurrency off the ground and handle regulatory initiatives and...

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In South Korea, Treating (And Taxing) Crypto Gains As Income
In South Korea, Treating (And Taxing) Crypto Gains As Income
January 21, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

To get a better handle on crypto – and to boost government coffers, perhaps – change the tax designation (and rules, of course). Get the...

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Central Banks Team On Digital Currency Standards And Use Cases
Central Banks Team On Digital Currency Standards And Use Cases
January 21, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

And now, for digital currencies, it’s a group effort — among central banks, that is. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Digital Currency Eyes Wholesale — Not Retail — Payments Down Under
Digital Currency Eyes Wholesale — Not Retail — Payments Down Under
January 21, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

Add Australia to the list of countries with central banks looking to bring fiat currencies into the digital realm — with some conditions attached. Get...

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Bitcoin Daily: IDC Identifies Terror-Linked Hamas Bitcoin; Venezuela Opens Crypto Casino
Bitcoin Daily: IDC Identifies Terror-Linked Hamas Bitcoin; Venezuela Opens Crypto Casino
January 21, 2020  |  Bitcoin

The International Data Corp.’s Institute for Counter Terrorism (IDC-ICT) has discovered a bitcoin front linked to Hamas that is associated with Iran, and is used...

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