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

Ex-CFPB Director, Raj Date, Helps Cryptos Remain Compliant
Ex-CFPB Director, Raj Date, Helps Cryptos Remain Compliant
July 13, 2018  |  CFPB

Raj Date, a former Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) deputy director turned venture capitalist, is launching a new firm that will consult cryptocurrency and digital banking...

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Blockchain Firms Flock To Switzerland’s ‘Crypto Valley’
Blockchain Firms Flock To Switzerland’s ‘Crypto Valley’
July 12, 2018  |  Cryptocurrency

Zug is a small town near Zürich with only about 30,000 residents, yet it is impacting the FinTech world in a big way. The town,...

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It’s Complicated: China’s Relationship With Bitcoin And The Blockchain
It’s Complicated: China’s Relationship With Bitcoin And The Blockchain
July 12, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Trades between bitcoin and China’s renminbi (RMB) were once very popular, but that’s reportedly no longer the case. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Bitcoin Daily: Crypto Phone Coming Soon, South Korean Lawmakers Draft Crypto Rules
Bitcoin Daily: Crypto Phone Coming Soon, South Korean Lawmakers Draft Crypto Rules
July 12, 2018  |  Bitcoin

The government of India is not looking to ban crypto assets, despite recent central bank policy that has told banks to not service accounts of...

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Square Cash Crypto Trading Soars Despite Bitcoin’s Decline
Square Cash Crypto Trading Soars Despite Bitcoin’s Decline
July 12, 2018  |  Mobile Payments

Despite bitcoin’s fall, Square‘s mobile payment app, which launched crypto trading in late January, is surging. In fact, Square Cash is growing roughly three times...

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Trump Task Force Eyes Crypto Crime
Trump Task Force Eyes Crypto Crime
July 12, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

The Trump administration has created a new task force that will focus on protecting consumers from one of the biggest fraud threats: crypto coins. Bloomberg noted that...

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Ripple Brings On Facebook’s Kahina Van Dyke To Ink Partnerships
Ripple Brings On Facebook’s Kahina Van Dyke To Ink Partnerships
July 11, 2018  |  Personnel

Ripple, the blockchain company, announced on Wednesday (July 11) that it has tapped Kahina Van Dyke to join the company’s leadership team as the new...

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Blockchain With Heart, Blockchain As (Payments) Superhero?
Blockchain With Heart, Blockchain As (Payments) Superhero?
July 11, 2018  |  Blockchain

Bitcoin may still hold sway over the imagination, but now imagination is taking hold of the rails -- that would be blockchain. Amid the headlines...

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Despite New EU AML Laws, Banking Scandals Persist
Despite New EU AML Laws, Banking Scandals Persist
July 10, 2018  |  International

Although new rules to combat money laundering in the European Union took effect this week, there are already calls for more reforms after a series...

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