Cryptocurrency

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.

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Spendability Emerges as the Next Test for Digital Assets

Spendability Emerges as the Next Test for Digital Assets
Spendability Emerges as the Next Test for Digital Assets
July 17, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

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Citadel Securities Takes $400 Million Stake in Crypto.com
Citadel Securities Takes $400 Million Stake in Crypto.com
July 16, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Crypto.com secured a $400 million strategic investment from Citadel Securities, according to a Thursday (July 16) press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Fireblocks Integrates Circle Payment Rails Into Its Platform
Fireblocks Integrates Circle Payment Rails Into Its Platform
July 16, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Circle’s Gateway and Circle Payments Network (CPN) are now natively accessible within Fireblocks’ stablecoin infrastructure, Fireblocks said in a Thursday (June 16) blog post. Get...

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Stripe Doesn’t Just Want PayPal, It’s Targeting Shopper Habit Formation
Stripe Doesn’t Just Want PayPal, It’s Targeting Shopper Habit Formation
July 16, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

If Stripe’s reported pursuit of PayPal signals anything, it is that the next competitive frontier in payments may not be creating new consumer experiences at...

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Why a $545 Slice of a Dubai Apartment Is the Biggest Story in Tokenization
Why a $545 Slice of a Dubai Apartment Is the Biggest Story in Tokenization
July 16, 2026  |  Blockchain

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Open Standard Challenges Circle With Yield-Sharing Stablecoin
Open Standard Challenges Circle With Yield-Sharing Stablecoin
July 15, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

The upcoming launch of Open Standard’s Open USD (OUSD) stablecoin could pose an “existential threat” to Circle’s USDC, but it depends on how things play...

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Cyclops Raises $20 Million to Scale Stablecoin Platform for Payments Firms
Cyclops Raises $20 Million to Scale Stablecoin Platform for Payments Firms
July 15, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Cyclops raised $20 million in a Series A funding round to accelerate the development of its stablecoin rails for the payments industry. Get the Full...

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Banks Make Deposit Defense Their Best Offense in Crypto Battle
Banks Make Deposit Defense Their Best Offense in Crypto Battle
July 15, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Blockchain financial products are no longer merely standing at the edge of banking. They are beginning to reproduce some of its most profitable functions across...

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