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

Bitcoin Daily: BitPay Announces Stablecoin Payment Support, Amun Allowed To Provide Crypto-ETPs

Bitcoin Daily: BitPay Announces Stablecoin Payment Support, Amun Allowed To Provide Crypto-ETPs
Bitcoin Daily: BitPay Announces Stablecoin Payment Support, Amun Allowed To Provide Crypto-ETPs
December 11, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Blockchain payment service company Bitpay announced Tuesday (Dec. 10) the introduction of stablecoin payments for both users and merchants, according to a release.  Get the...

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ECB President Touts Benefits Of Central Banks Launching Crypto
ECB President Touts Benefits Of Central Banks Launching Crypto
December 11, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

Policymakers at the European Central Bank (ECB) will meet in Frankfurt on Wednesday (Dec. 11) to talk about the pros and cons of introducing their...

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Bitcoin Daily: African Open Blockchain Ecosystem In The Works; Authorities Shut Down Bitcoin Scam In Brazil
Bitcoin Daily: African Open Blockchain Ecosystem In The Works; Authorities Shut Down Bitcoin Scam In...
December 09, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Sekunjalo Investment Holdings has teamed up with Chinese public blockchain leader Ultrain Technology Limited to develop a pan-African open blockchain system called the African Chain...

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Deutsche Bank Predicts Weak Fiat System Will Fuel Demand For Crypto
Deutsche Bank Predicts Weak Fiat System Will Fuel Demand For Crypto
December 09, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

The past several months have seen bitcoin perhaps overshadowed (just a bit) by any number of large-scale efforts to bring digital coins to mainstream society....

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Bitcoin Daily: Bank of China Issues $2.8B Via Blockchain; Brazil Fines Failure To Declare Crypto
Bitcoin Daily: Bank of China Issues $2.8B Via Blockchain; Brazil Fines Failure To Declare Crypto
December 09, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Bank of China announced that it has issued 20 billion yuan ($2.8 billion) in blockchain-based bonds for small- and micro-sized businesses using its own blockchain...

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Bitcoin Daily: South China Province Aims To Accelerate Blockchain Industry; Microsoft Works On Incentive Program With Enjin
Bitcoin Daily: South China Province Aims To Accelerate Blockchain Industry; Microsoft Works On Incentive Program...
December 06, 2019  |  Bitcoin

The Hainan Province in South China rolled out a series of measures to accelerate the blockchain space’s development, Xinhua reported. The measures will back the industry...

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BIS Says Traditional FIs Must Embrace Digitization
BIS Says Traditional FIs Must Embrace Digitization
December 05, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

To make sure that they stay at the center of the global payment system, the head of the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) says that...

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Top News In Payments: ECB Has Mulled Public Digital Currency; Grab Debuts Numberless Card In Batches
Top News In Payments: ECB Has Mulled Public Digital Currency; Grab Debuts Numberless Card In...
December 05, 2019  |  News

In today’s top news, the European Central Bank (ECB) has mulled using a public cryptocurrency if international payments inside of Europe stayed too costly. Also,...

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EU Finance Ministers Say Libra, Other Stablecoins Are Too Risky
EU Finance Ministers Say Libra, Other Stablecoins Are Too Risky
December 05, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

EU finance ministers came to an agreement on Thursday (Dec. 5) that digital currencies like Facebook’s Libra have no place in the European Union unless...

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