crypto

A 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

Google Follows Apple in Yanking Crypto Apps in India
Google Follows Apple in Yanking Crypto Apps in India
January 14, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

Google has removed several cryptocurrency platforms from its Indian Play store. The removal, as reported Saturday (Jan. 13) by TechCrunch, involves crypto giants including Binance and Kraken, and follows...

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Hackers Hijack SEC X Account to Announce Phony ETF Approval
Hackers Hijack SEC X Account to Announce Phony ETF Approval
January 10, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

Hackers took over the SEC’s X account to falsely trumpet the agency’s bitcoin ETF approval. The breach happened Tuesday (Jan. 9), allowing whoever took over...

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LinkedIn: Crypto Enthusiasm Hasn’t Yielded Crypto Job Openings
LinkedIn: Crypto Enthusiasm Hasn’t Yielded Crypto Job Openings
January 07, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

Recent enthusiasm surrounding the cryptocurrency sector apparently hasn’t led to more hiring within the industry.  In fact, crypto job posting on LinkedIn fell 57% between December 2022...

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Coinbase Plans to Offer Crypto Derivatives in Europe 
Coinbase Plans to Offer Crypto Derivatives in Europe 
January 07, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

Coinbase plans to purchase a Cyprus-based company to offer cryptocurrency-linked derivatives in the European Union. America’s largest crypto firm announced the plans on its blog Friday...

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Will 2024 See Crypto Make Good on Its Financial Inclusion Promise?
Will 2024 See Crypto Make Good on Its Financial Inclusion Promise?
January 04, 2024  |  Financial Inclusion

Crypto had a bumpy, and at times wild, 2023. But industry observers and participants continue to believe that blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies have the potential to revolutionize financial...

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Bitcoin Tops $45K for First Time Since April 2022
Bitcoin Tops $45K for First Time Since April 2022
January 02, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin rang in 2024 with its price above $45,000 for the first time since April 2022. As Reuters noted in a report Tuesday (Jan. 2),...

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Bankman-Fried Prosecutors Call Off Second Trial
Bankman-Fried Prosecutors Call Off Second Trial
January 02, 2024  |  Legal

Disgraced cryptocurrency wunderkind Sam Bankman-Fried will not face another criminal trial. The FTX founder, already convicted on fraud and conspiracy charges connected to the collapse of his...

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Binance Founder’s Fortune Ballooned by $25 Billion in 2023
Binance Founder’s Fortune Ballooned by $25 Billion in 2023
December 26, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

Despite a turbulent year for his company, Binance’s founder is ending 2023 $25 billion richer. Changpeng “CZ” Zhao’s net worth is now an estimated $37 billion, putting...

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FTX Trading and FTX Digital Markets Reach Settlement 
FTX Trading and FTX Digital Markets Reach Settlement 
December 19, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

Bankrupt crypto exchange FTX Trading has reached a settlement with liquidators for its Bahamas unit, resolving a dispute over whether the company’s U.S. bankruptcy proceedings should...

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