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

Crypto Markets Lose $13B In Three Hours
Crypto Markets Lose $13B In Three Hours
October 11, 2018  |  Cryptocurrency

In about three hours, $13 billon of value was wiped out of the crypto market as the values of major digital currencies plunged. Bitcoin dropped...

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Banco Santander Settles On Ripple For Settlement
Banco Santander Settles On Ripple For Settlement
October 11, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Banco Santander will use Ripple's ledger through OnePay FX, expanding XRP's presence. In Singapore, cross-border efforts gain traction as Wallex gets funding.

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Bitcoin Daily: Digital Currency Thefts Approach $1B; Crypto Space May See 120 New Hedge Funds By Year End
Bitcoin Daily: Digital Currency Thefts Approach $1B; Crypto Space May See 120 New Hedge Funds...
October 11, 2018  |  Bitcoin

CipherTrace noted in a report that digital currency theft has nearly topped $1 billion over the first three quarters of the year at $927 million,...

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Pundi X CEO On Dialing Up Digital Payments, Calling Up Blockchain Phones In Dubai
Pundi X CEO On Dialing Up Digital Payments, Calling Up Blockchain Phones In Dubai
October 11, 2018  |  Blockchain

Well beyond bitcoin, blockchain is making inroads into the mainstream and cryptos are seeing a thaw when it comes to conducting commerce.  In Dubai, blockchain...

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Bitcoin Miners Fail To Make A Profit Despite Surge In Revenue
Bitcoin Miners Fail To Make A Profit Despite Surge In Revenue
October 10, 2018  |  Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin miners have around $4.7 billion in revenue in 2018 — but because of the cost of electricity, miners are failing to make a profit. Get...

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Bitcoin Daily: Venezuela Requires Crypto Payments For Passports; Seoul To Create $108M Blockchain City
Bitcoin Daily: Venezuela Requires Crypto Payments For Passports; Seoul To Create $108M Blockchain City
October 08, 2018  |  Bitcoin

In Venezuela, citizens reportedly now need to use the country’s new Petro digital currency to pay for passports, Coindesk reported. A new passport will now...

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Facebook Faces Billions In Possible GDPR Fines
Facebook Faces Billions In Possible GDPR Fines
October 08, 2018  |  Regulation

The impact of Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) continues to take shape roughly five months after taking effect, and Facebook could be on the...

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MyEG Launches Blockchain Payroll Solution
MyEG Launches Blockchain Payroll Solution
October 08, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Malaysia-based MyEG Services is rolling out a new payroll solution developed on blockchain technology. Reports in The Edge Markets on Friday (Oct. 5) said MyEG...

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CFTC Ups Crypto Regulation In 2018
CFTC Ups Crypto Regulation In 2018
October 08, 2018  |  Regulation

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) reported an increase in enforcement actions in the last fiscal year, partly due to a rise in cryptocurrency cases...

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