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

Facebook Taps Ex-Coinbase Exec To Lobby For Libra

Facebook Taps Ex-Coinbase Exec To Lobby For Libra
Facebook Taps Ex-Coinbase Exec To Lobby For Libra
August 27, 2019  |  Facebook

The former policy executive of the crypto exchange Coinbase is heading a lobbying firm hired by Facebook to contend with U.S. regulatory issues, Coindesk reported...

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Facebook Offers Experts Big Bucks To Find Libra Bugs
Facebook Offers Experts Big Bucks To Find Libra Bugs
August 27, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency project is working with HackerOne on a bug bounty for applications built on its blockchain, TechCrunch reported on Tuesday (Aug. 27). Get...

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Top News In Payments: US Lawmakers Remain Libra Skeptics; Grab Expands Into Vietnam
Top News In Payments: US Lawmakers Remain Libra Skeptics; Grab Expands Into Vietnam
August 26, 2019  |  News

From a ride-hailing company expanding into Vietnam to Visa implementing new tools to fight fraud, today’s payments news runs the gamut. Also, Kohl’s is teaming...

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Despite Meeting Swiss, US Lawmakers Remain Libra Skeptics
Despite Meeting Swiss, US Lawmakers Remain Libra Skeptics
August 26, 2019  |  Facebook

U.S. House Financial Services Committee Chair Maxine Waters met with government officials in Switzerland about Libra, and said she remained concerned about the viability of...

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World Central Bankers Discuss Global Crypto Alternative
World Central Bankers Discuss Global Crypto Alternative
August 25, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

The 2019 Kansas City Federal Reserve’s annual symposium gathered the top monetary policymakers worldwide to kick around ideas to topple the dollar’s power, Bloomberg reported...

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World Bank Lands $33M For Australian Blockchain Bond
World Bank Lands $33M For Australian Blockchain Bond
August 23, 2019  |  Investments

The World Bank announced it has raised $33 million from investors for its blockchain-based “Kangaroo” bond, Bond-i. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Regulatory Pushback Spooks Libra Backers
Regulatory Pushback Spooks Libra Backers
August 23, 2019  |  Facebook

Some early supporters of Facebook’s proposed cryptocurrency Libra, spooked by the intense regulatory scrutiny both national and worldwide, want to distance themselves from the project,...

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Bitcoin Daily: Venezuelan Department Stores To Launch Blockchain POS; Blockchain Analysis Firm Debuts Real-Time Fraud Alerts
Bitcoin Daily: Venezuelan Department Stores To Launch Blockchain POS; Blockchain Analysis Firm Debuts Real-Time Fraud...
August 23, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Blockchain firm Pundi X has announced that Venezuela’s largest chain of department stores will implement the XPOS, the blockchain-powered point-of-sale device, across its 49 stores...

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Flexa: Making Crypto Spendable In Every Store
Flexa: Making Crypto Spendable In Every Store
August 23, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

Beyond bitcoin and price swings, might there be a place for crypto in commerce?  Flexa wants to bring digital coin into physical stores through a...

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