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

UK Wants Crypto Companies, Not Criminals, Digital Minister Says
UK Wants Crypto Companies, Not Criminals, Digital Minister Says
June 15, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The U.K.’s digital minister is stressing his government’s wish to make the country a worldwide hub for cryptocurrency activity, even as he expressed caution about...

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Crypto Crisis Evokes 1998 Hedge Fund Crash that Crippled Market
Crypto Crisis Evokes 1998 Hedge Fund Crash that Crippled Market
June 15, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

When a top investor with a deep hedge fund background says the tumbling cryptocurrency market is starting to feel “a little bit like a Long...

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Digital Asset Firms Put Deals on Ice as Crypto Market Freefalls
Digital Asset Firms Put Deals on Ice as Crypto Market Freefalls
June 14, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Digital asset firms are putting deals on ice as the cryptocurrency market continues freefalling amid a stock market retreat that pushed Wall Street into a...

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BitPay Hires Lawyer Allison Raley as Compliance Chief
BitPay Hires Lawyer Allison Raley as Compliance Chief
June 14, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency payment firm BitPay hired Allison Raley to the position of general counsel and compliance chief, replacing Eden Doniger, who left BitPay in April. Raley comes...

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SEC’s Gensler Says Most Crypto ‘Likely to Fail’
SEC’s Gensler Says Most Crypto ‘Likely to Fail’
June 14, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Federal Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler on Tuesday (June 14) repeated his warnings that the crypto world is full of high-risk investments and...

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Today in FinTech: Margin Calls; Instant Wages, Digital Africa, Network Tokenization, Investment Screenings
Today in FinTech: Margin Calls; Instant Wages, Digital Africa, Network Tokenization, Investment Screenings
June 14, 2022  |  Fintech Investments

In today’s FinTech news, margin calls are on the rise as bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies fall, meanwhile digital payments in Africa are expanding further across...

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Stablecoin Collapse Heightens Calls for Crypto Controls Worldwide
Stablecoin Collapse Heightens Calls for Crypto Controls Worldwide
May 13, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Calls for global cryptocurrency regulation are growing louder and could be in place within a year. Grouping crypto with problems like climate change and COVID,...

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Powered by DeFi, NFTs and Web 3.0, Decentralized Social Media Seeks to Unseat Tech Giants
Powered by DeFi, NFTs and Web 3.0, Decentralized Social Media Seeks to Unseat Tech Giants
February 09, 2022  |  Blockchain / Distributed Ledger

Decentralized finance lending platform Aave has launched a new social media protocol it hopes will take the likes of Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok into...

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PYMNTS Crypto Basics Series: What’s a Crypto Wallet and How You Can Avoid Losing a Quarter Billion Dollars?
PYMNTS Crypto Basics Series: What’s a Crypto Wallet and How You Can Avoid Losing a...
February 01, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin, blockchain and cryptocurrency are words that most people have at least heard of in 2022, as the industry exploded into the mainstream public consciousness....

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