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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Fraud Costs and Digital Currency Acceptance On The Rise Concurrently

Fraud Costs and Digital Currency Acceptance On The Rise Concurrently
Fraud Costs and Digital Currency Acceptance On The Rise Concurrently
September 18, 2014  |  Alternative Finances

Payment-card fraud keeps rising — and the costs are rising even faster according to the recently released 2014 LexisNexis True Cost of Fraud study, eCommerceBytes...

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Braintree Looking Into Bitcoin
Braintree Looking Into Bitcoin
August 15, 2014  |  Alternative Finances

EBay has been in talks to accept Bitcoin through its Braintree unit, according to a report Thursday (Aug. 14) in The Wall Street Journal. Get...

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MIT On its Way to Become First Bitcoin Ecosystem on the Planet
MIT On its Way to Become First Bitcoin Ecosystem on the Planet
May 14, 2014  |  Alternative Finances

The college will distribute $100 in bitcoin to every undergraduate student at MIT this fall.

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ITBIT Hires First Chief Compliance Officer for Digital Currency
ITBIT Hires First Chief Compliance Officer for Digital Currency
May 09, 2014  |  News

The digital currency exchange hires its first Chief Compliance Officer from PayPal and new Director to focus on U.S. operations.

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