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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Bitcoin’s Murky Trail Across Dark Web Gets Some Light

Bitcoin’s Murky Trail Across Dark Web Gets Some Light
Bitcoin’s Murky Trail Across Dark Web Gets Some Light
October 18, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

Proponents of cryptos tout anonymity, the fact that digital coin transactions are hard to trace, and that blockchain allows for transactions to occur pretty much...

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FATF Warns Crypto Could Hamper AML Efforts
FATF Warns Crypto Could Hamper AML Efforts
October 18, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) said it is worried about “stablecoins,” like Facebook’s Libra, and how they could be used for illicit purposes. Get...

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German Finance Minister Says Libra Should Be Stopped
German Finance Minister Says Libra Should Be Stopped
October 18, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

Olaf Scholz, Germany’s finance minister, reiterated his opposition to Facebook on Friday (Oct. 18), and said that the release of the cryptocurrency should be prevented....

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Fidelity Bolsters Digital Currency Custody Services
Fidelity Bolsters Digital Currency Custody Services
October 18, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

In hopes of profiting from the lack of large, regulated institutions in the chaotic digital asset space, Fidelity is bolstering its digital currency custody business. The Boston-based...

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Big Fizzle: Marcus Libra Optimism A Fizzle In The Making?
Big Fizzle: Marcus Libra Optimism A Fizzle In The Making?
October 18, 2019  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Optimism can be contagious. A can-do attitude can rally the troops, get things done, spark innovation where once the status quo was, well, good enough....

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Canada Mulls Public Digital Coin
Canada Mulls Public Digital Coin
October 18, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

The Bank of Canada is thinking about launching its own digital currency. The Logic was the first to report that the country’s central bank is...

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Libra As Patriotic Duty?
Libra As Patriotic Duty?
October 17, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

To paraphrase an old saying: Patriotism is the last refuge of … crypto. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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David Marcus Threatens That China Will Win If Libra Fails
David Marcus Threatens That China Will Win If Libra Fails
October 17, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

David Marcus, the executive in charge of Facebook’s proposed cryptocurrency, Libra, said if Libra fails, the U.S. could fall behind China in the race for...

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ECB Calls For ‘Highest Regulatory Standards’ On Stablecoins
ECB Calls For ‘Highest Regulatory Standards’ On Stablecoins
October 17, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

European Central Bank Executive Board member Benoit Coeure called for strict supervisory principles for digital currencies and stablecoins like Facebook’s Libra, Bloomberg reported on Thursday (Oct. 17)....

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