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

China Making Privacy Allowances As It Plans Digital Currency Launch

China Making Privacy Allowances As It Plans Digital Currency Launch
China Making Privacy Allowances As It Plans Digital Currency Launch
November 12, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

China is planning to launch a digital currency in early 2020 that will make allowances for privacy, a senior central bank official said on Tuesday...

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Wirex Launches Multicurrency Visa Travelcard For APAC Customers
Wirex Launches Multicurrency Visa Travelcard For APAC Customers
November 11, 2019  |  Global Payments

Digital borderless payment platform Wirex, which allows users to pay with both fiat currency and cryptocurrency, has teamed up with Visa to offer the Wirex...

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Top News In Payments: Europe’s Version Of Libra Makes Headway; Amazon Faces Legal Backlash On Logistics
Top News In Payments: Europe’s Version Of Libra Makes Headway; Amazon Faces Legal Backlash On...
November 11, 2019  |  News

In today’s top payments news, a potential competitor to Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency is making progress, and one of the year’s biggest eCommerce events sets a...

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Zillow: Tackling Real Estate’s $1.6T Money Laundering Epidemic
Zillow: Tackling Real Estate’s $1.6T Money Laundering Epidemic
November 11, 2019  |  AML

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FTC Head: Fed Needs Real-Time Payments Mechanism
FTC Head: Fed Needs Real-Time Payments Mechanism
November 08, 2019  |  Real-Time Payments

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Commissioner Rohit Chopra wrote a letter to the Federal Reserve saying projects like Libra (Facebook’s proposed cryptocurrency) illustrate the need for...

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Andreessen Horowitz To Launch School For Blockchain/Crypto Startups
Andreessen Horowitz To Launch School For Blockchain/Crypto Startups
November 08, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

Venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz is offering a course to help entrepreneurs better understand blockchain technology and cryptocurrency companies, according to a report by CNBC....

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EU’s Public Version Of Libra Could Soon Make Headway
EU’s Public Version Of Libra Could Soon Make Headway
November 08, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

With the caveat that the project faced challenges and was for the long term, senior officials have noted that progress on the feasibility of a...

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Bitcoin Daily: Hong Kong Calls For Regulators To Unite On Libra; New Blockchain Solution Aims To Eliminate Hotel Booking Mistakes
Bitcoin Daily: Hong Kong Calls For Regulators To Unite On Libra; New Blockchain Solution Aims...
November 08, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Hong Kong’s chief securities regulator is calling on the world regulators to get on the same page when it comes to Facebook’s Libra to avoid...

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