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 Dives As Cryptos Are Caught In SEC Crosshairs

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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EU Proposed Law Aims To Make Friends With FinTech
EU Proposed Law Aims To Make Friends With FinTech
March 06, 2018  |  Europe

As the European Union (EU) prepares for the U.K.’s exit from the bloc next year, the EU’s executive is set to propose a draft law...

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Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Approaches $12K Level, ‘Cryptocurrency’ Makes Dictionary Debut
Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Approaches $12K Level, ‘Cryptocurrency’ Makes Dictionary Debut
March 06, 2018  |  Bitcoin

As Coinbase seeks to make more acquisitions, the popular U.S. cryptocurrency exchange has hired LinkedIn’s former VP of corporate development. Emilie Choi took the helm as Coinbase’s new...

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PayPal Looks To Make Crypto Payments Faster  
PayPal Looks To Make Crypto Payments Faster  
March 05, 2018  |  Payment Methods

PayPal looks to increase the adoption of cryptocurrency as a payment method by recently filing for a patent application. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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XRP Price Jumps On Coinbase Rumors
XRP Price Jumps On Coinbase Rumors
March 05, 2018  |  Digital Payments

XRP, Ripple’s digital currency and the third-largest cryptocurrency, saw its value jump by double digits on Monday (March 5) — recently up 16 percent —...

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