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Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency. It is a decentralized digital currency without a central bank or single administrator that can be sent from user to user on the peer-to-peer bitcoin network without the need for intermediaries.

Today in Crypto: Former Celsius Execs Withdrew $17M Before Company Filed Chapter 11; Citi Ventures Invests in Digital Asset Management Startup xalts
Today in Crypto: Former Celsius Execs Withdrew $17M Before Company Filed Chapter 11; Citi Ventures...
October 06, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Two Celsius officials withdrew $42 million in cryptocurrency before the company froze withdrawals and filed for bankruptcy, Coindesk wrote. Former CEO Alex Mashinsky and CSO...

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Farfetch Adds 6 Cryptos to Payment Options in 37 Countries
Farfetch Adds 6 Cryptos to Payment Options in 37 Countries
October 06, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Six cryptocurrencies are now being accepted as payment options for customers in 37 countries using the luxury fashion industry platform Farfetch. Bitcoin, Ethereum, USD Coin...

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Mastercard Adds Security Tool for Crypto Transactions
Mastercard Adds Security Tool for Crypto Transactions
October 04, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

A new solution to increase the level of security and trust when it comes to cryptocurrency transactions is being launched by Mastercard to help users...

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Today in Crypto: Tether Cuts Commercial Paper Holdings; NYDIG Promotes Tejas Shah to CEO, Nate Conrad to President
Today in Crypto: Tether Cuts Commercial Paper Holdings; NYDIG Promotes Tejas Shah to CEO, Nate...
October 03, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin company NYDIG has promoted executives Tejas Shah and Nate Conrad to the roles of CEO and President, respectively, a press release said. Shah and...

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Coinbase Payments Outage Compounds Crypto Market’s Confidence Challenge
Coinbase Payments Outage Compounds Crypto Market’s Confidence Challenge
October 03, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The Coinbase exchange suffered what it called a “major outage” that left customers unable to handle payments and withdrawals with U.S. bank accounts on Sunday...

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Strike CEO: El Salvador’s Bitcoin Experiment Isn’t Over
Strike CEO: El Salvador’s Bitcoin Experiment Isn’t Over
September 30, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

In an interview this week, bitcoin payments firm Strike’s CEO said that El Salvador’s bitcoin-as-legal-tender experiment hasn’t hurt his company in any way, noting that...

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QR Codes’ Growing Popularity Extends to Crypto Payments
QR Codes’ Growing Popularity Extends to Crypto Payments
September 30, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Utah Jazz fans who want to buy non-fungible tokens (NFTs) of their favorite players must go no further than their stadium seats. As part of...

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ECB Holds Off on P2P Digital Euro Transactions
ECB Holds Off on P2P Digital Euro Transactions
September 29, 2022  |  CBDC

A digital euro might be based on blockchain technology, but it will require middlemen to validate transactions, at least to begin with. The core purpose...

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Want to Stop Crypto Hacks? Make Them Reversible
Want to Stop Crypto Hacks? Make Them Reversible
September 29, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

What if an immutable and irreversible cryptocurrency transaction wasn’t? That’s the idea trio of Stanford University researchers proposed this week as a way to combat...

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