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 Falls From Weekly High Over Crypto Exchange Scrutiny

Bitcoin Falls From Weekly High Over Crypto Exchange Scrutiny
Bitcoin Falls From Weekly High Over Crypto Exchange Scrutiny
March 08, 2018  |  Bitcoin

As regulators crack down on cryptocurrency exchanges, bitcoin slid again on Thursday (March 8) by 7 percent over a 24-hour period. Following a high earlier...

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Bitcoin Daily: Binance Sells Its Users’ Altcoins, Bitcoin Dives As Cryptos Caught In SEC Crosshairs
Bitcoin Daily: Binance Sells Its Users’ Altcoins, Bitcoin Dives As Cryptos Caught In SEC Crosshairs
March 08, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin’s price staggered on Wednesday (March 7), Reuters reported. The price of the marquee name in cryptocurrencies dipped as low as $9,450 in intraday trading when...

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Ripple CEO Wants Peace Between Regulators And Cryptos
Ripple CEO Wants Peace Between Regulators And Cryptos
March 08, 2018  |  Regulation

Ripple’s CEO would like regulators and the cryptocurrency industry to learn how to get along. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Twitter Seeks To Stop The Spread Of Crypto Scams
Twitter Seeks To Stop The Spread Of Crypto Scams
March 07, 2018  |  Fraud Prevention

As social media companies focus on preventing harmful content from spreading across their platforms, Twitter seeks to stop cryptocurrency scams from circulating as well. But it’s...

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Bitcoin Dives As Cryptos Are Caught In SEC Crosshairs
Bitcoin Dives As Cryptos Are Caught In SEC Crosshairs
March 07, 2018  |  Bitcoin

On the heels of, perhaps, a foreshadowing of more regulatory oversight, bitcoin’s price staggered again on Wednesday (March 7). Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Ripple Rolls Out Payment App To 61 Japanese Banks
Ripple Rolls Out Payment App To 61 Japanese Banks
March 07, 2018  |  Mobile Payments

Ripple — the blockchain company whose technology powers the cryptocurrency XRP — has created a new payment app in which transactions are settled instantly. Get the...

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Today In Data: VC For Blockchain, Australia’s NPP And FinTech Funding
Today In Data: VC For Blockchain, Australia’s NPP And FinTech Funding
March 07, 2018  |  Today In Data

Today in PYMNTS data, blockchain and blockchain-adjacent startups are seeing record-breaking venture capital (VC) funding, Australia’s big banks are implementing faster payments, no-show customers are...

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Japan Levies Administrative Punishment on Crypto Exchanges
Japan Levies Administrative Punishment on Crypto Exchanges
March 07, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Japan’s Financial Services Agency is sending what Reuters terms “administrative punishment notices” on several of the nation’s cryptocurrency exchanges and some may be forced to...

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Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Slips Away From $12,000, Google Searches For ‘Bitcoin’ Plummet
Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Slips Away From $12,000, Google Searches For ‘Bitcoin’ Plummet
March 07, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin slipped away from the $12,000 level on Tuesday (March 6), MarketWatch reported. The fall came as traders were taking in the news that Coinbase...

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