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: Bitcoin Trading Tops $11B; Infected Chrome App Steals Crypto
Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Trading Tops $11B; Infected Chrome App Steals Crypto
March 17, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Daily trading volume for bitcoin topped $11 billion on Friday (March 15) — its highest point in almost one year. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Commerce Department Taps R3, Mastercard For Trade Finance Council
Commerce Department Taps R3, Mastercard For Trade Finance Council
March 15, 2019  |  B2B Payments

The U.S. Commerce Department is expanding its Trade Finance Advisory Council (TFAC), having recently appointed 21 new members to the group in an effort to...

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Mt. Gox’s Former Chief Found Not Guilty Of More Serious Charges
Mt. Gox’s Former Chief Found Not Guilty Of More Serious Charges
March 15, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Mark Karpelès, the former chief of Mt. Gox, the bitcoin exchange that was among the world’s biggest collapses, isn’t likely to face prison time after...

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Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Lightning Payments Come To Retail; Rep. McCarthy Eyes Blockchain For Gov’t Efficiency, Transparency
Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Lightning Payments Come To Retail; Rep. McCarthy Eyes Blockchain For Gov’t Efficiency,...
March 15, 2019  |  Bitcoin

A beer vending machine that accepts cryptocurrency payment is now available for preorder. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Bitcoin Daily: US Treasury Penalizes Petro-Backing Moscow Bank; China Tops US In Blockchain Patents
Bitcoin Daily: US Treasury Penalizes Petro-Backing Moscow Bank; China Tops US In Blockchain Patents
March 14, 2019  |  Bitcoin

The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced sanctions against a Moscow-based bank because it helped finance Venezuela’s petro cryptocurrency. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Prosecutors Charge OneCoin Leaders With Fraud In Pyramid Scheme
Prosecutors Charge OneCoin Leaders With Fraud In Pyramid Scheme
March 08, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

United States prosecutors are bringing criminal charges against the leaders of OneCoin, a cryptocurrency, alleging they were operating a pyramid scheme worth in the multi-billions,...

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Crypto Goes After Intercompany B2B Payments
Crypto Goes After Intercompany B2B Payments
March 07, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Corporate payments are still not a guaranteed use case for cryptocurrencies. While some analysts say crypto is a viable technology to address the friction of...

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Bitcoin Daily: Japan Banks Launch Digital Wallet; Canadian Court Will Hear First-Ever Bitcoin Expert Witness
Bitcoin Daily: Japan Banks Launch Digital Wallet; Canadian Court Will Hear First-Ever Bitcoin Expert Witness
March 07, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Japanese bank Mizuho, as well as around 60 other financial institutions (FIs), have launched a new digital wallet called J-Coin Pay. According to Quartz, the...

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Twitter’s Dorsey Buys Thousands Of Dollars In Weekly Bitcoin
Twitter’s Dorsey Buys Thousands Of Dollars In Weekly Bitcoin
March 06, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

Twitter Chief Executive Jack Dorsey is spending thousands of dollars per week to purchase bitcoin, betting the digital currency’s value will rise again. Get the...

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