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

Stripe, Paxos CEOs Say Payments Ecosystem Needs Stablecoins and Blockchain but Not CBDC

Stripe, Paxos CEOs Say Payments Ecosystem Needs Stablecoins and Blockchain but Not CBDC
Stripe, Paxos CEOs Say Payments Ecosystem Needs Stablecoins and Blockchain but Not CBDC
March 11, 2025  |  Blockchain

Payment stablecoins, blockchain and other digital innovations, including tokenization, will enable more efficient money movement across the globe, while ensuring primacy of the U.S. dollar...

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Mesh Raises $82 Million to Expand Global Crypto Payments Network
Mesh Raises $82 Million to Expand Global Crypto Payments Network
March 11, 2025  |  Investments

Crypto payments network Mesh raised $82 million in a Series B funding round to accelerate product development and the expansion of its application programming interfaces...

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OKX Catches Crypto Regulators’ Eye Following Bybit Hack
OKX Catches Crypto Regulators’ Eye Following Bybit Hack
March 11, 2025  |  Cryptocurrency

European cryptocurrency regulators are reportedly examining the OKX exchange following a record heist. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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French Hill Favors Regulatory Framework for Stablecoins, Ban on CBDC
French Hill Favors Regulatory Framework for Stablecoins, Ban on CBDC
March 11, 2025  |  Cryptocurrency

House Financial Services Committee Chairman French Hill, R-Arkansas, said Tuesday (March 11) that he supports the development of a federal framework for payment stablecoins and...

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Rakurai Raises $3 Million for Solana Staking Infrastructure Project
Rakurai Raises $3 Million for Solana Staking Infrastructure Project
March 11, 2025  |  Investments

Rakurai, an infrastructure project centered around improving Solana staking, has raised $3 million. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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The Payment Professional’s Key Takeaways From Trump’s Crypto Summit
The Payment Professional’s Key Takeaways From Trump’s Crypto Summit
March 11, 2025  |  Cryptocurrency

Was the White House’s Crypto Summit Friday (March 7) a landmark occasion? Or was it a missed opportunity for the sector and the United States?...

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European Stability Mechanism Head Says Digital Euro ‘More Necessary Than Ever’
European Stability Mechanism Head Says Digital Euro ‘More Necessary Than Ever’
March 10, 2025  |  Cryptocurrency

The Trump administration’s embrace of cryptocurrencies reportedly could accelerate the European Union’s (EU) adoption of a digital euro. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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SEC to Abandon Earlier Effort to Include Crypto Firms in Regulation
SEC to Abandon Earlier Effort to Include Crypto Firms in Regulation
March 10, 2025  |  Cryptocurrency

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) may abandon a proposal that would expand regulation of alternative trading systems (ATSs) to include crypto firms. Get the...

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OCC Says Banks Can Hold Crypto, but Should They?
OCC Says Banks Can Hold Crypto, but Should They?
March 10, 2025  |  Cryptocurrency

Blockchain and banking have, since the former’s inception, operated almost entirely at odds. Cryptocurrencies, after all, were invented as a decentralized method to store value,...

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