digital currency

Digital currency is a type of currency available in digital form. It exhibits properties similar to physical currencies, but can allow for instantaneous transactions and borderless transfer-of-ownership. Examples include virtual currencies, cryptocurrencies, and central bank digital currency.

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Gensler Signals More Regulation Ahead For Cryptos, Stablecoins And Platforms

Gensler Signals More Regulation Ahead For Cryptos, Stablecoins And Platforms
Gensler Signals More Regulation Ahead For Cryptos, Stablecoins And Platforms
August 05, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

In life there are no certainties — except uncertainty. Except, maybe, when it comes to cryptocurrency, where the certainty is that more regulation looms. Get the...

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Unstoppable Domains, Circle Debut Simple Usernames For Stablecoin Transactions
Unstoppable Domains, Circle Debut Simple Usernames For Stablecoin Transactions
August 04, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Unstoppable Domains, the blockchain domain name provider, and Circle on Wednesday (August 4) debuted easily readable usernames for stablecoin payments, according to a press release. Circle, which...

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Unlike Their FinTech Peers, Crypto Firms Are Eager For More Regulation
Unlike Their FinTech Peers, Crypto Firms Are Eager For More Regulation
August 04, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Amid the daily price swings in bitcoin and some seven thousand other cryptocurrencies, as exchanges grapple with the ins and outs of data collection and...

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Quiznos, Bakkt Debut Pay With Bitcoin In Some Restaurants
Quiznos, Bakkt Debut Pay With Bitcoin In Some Restaurants
August 03, 2021  |  Bitcoin

Digital asset marketplace Bakkt’s parent company Bakkt Holdings has partnered with sandwich chain Quiznos to roll out a physical location and let Quiznos customers pay...

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NCR’s LibertyX Deal And The Marriage Between Banking And Bitcoin
NCR’s LibertyX Deal And The Marriage Between Banking And Bitcoin
August 02, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

In a way, crypto companies are becoming the labradoodles of the financial sector. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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DeFi Propels Crypto’s Path Toward Solving B2B Payments Pain Points
DeFi Propels Crypto’s Path Toward Solving B2B Payments Pain Points
August 02, 2021  |  Blockchain

One would be hard-pressed to find someone who doesn’t know someone investing in cryptocurrency today. As consumers feel more comfortable in the digital currency waters,...

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PayPal Puts Together Crypto Support Team In Ireland
PayPal Puts Together Crypto Support Team In Ireland
August 01, 2021  |  Personnel

PayPal is building a “small team” of cryptocurrency experts in Ireland as the payments company increases customer offerings related to bitcoin and other digital currencies,...

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Fed’s Brainard: US Needs CBDC For International Use Cases
Fed’s Brainard: US Needs CBDC For International Use Cases
August 01, 2021  |  Digital Payments

Lael Brainard, governor of the Federal Reserve, has said there are a myriad of reasons to begin developing a central bank digital currency (CBDC), Reuters...

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Crypto Tax Laws Slipped Into $1T Infrastructure Bill
Crypto Tax Laws Slipped Into $1T Infrastructure Bill
July 30, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

The estimated $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill could be partially funded by taxes levied on cryptocurrency and digital-asset transactions. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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