The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is exploring making a digital currency, a reversal of its prior position, according to a report from Cointelegraph. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...
If 2021 is cryptocurrencies’ headline year — after a 2020, where, of course, names like bitcoin shattered previous highs — the news may be less than stellar. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...
Janet Yellen, President Joe Biden’s nominee for Treasury Secretary, is expected to take a hard stance on cryptocurrencies, calling digital currency a “particular concern” that is used “mainly for illicit financing,” Arstechnica and other news outlets reported on Thursday (Jan. 21). Get the Full Story...
Bitcoin is about to get even more scrutiny by regulators, on a global stage. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS...
In the starkest terms, the latest regulatory debate over cryptocurrencies – as with so much else in the financial sphere – comes down to privacy versus security. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...
The price of bitcoin kept going up and up and up for months — to a high of more than $40,000. Then, on Monday (Jan. 11), the market came crashing down. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
The regulatory path to bringing stablecoins to commercial, traditional banking activities is getting clearer. And as a result, we may see these coins – defined as cryptocurrencies that are pegged to some underlying unit of value (such as U.S. dollars) – gain a wider embrace...
Trading volumes on cryptocurrency exchanges have been doing extraordinarily well this week, hitting a new record volume of $68.3 billion, Reuters reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...
Ripple Labs, which makes the XRP token, was sued by investor Tetragon Financial Group after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said virtual tokens were sold improperly, Bloomberg reported Tuesday (Jan. 5). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
