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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Inflation, Rising Bank Rates Driving Crypto Lending in LatAm

Inflation, Rising Bank Rates Driving Crypto Lending in LatAm
Inflation, Rising Bank Rates Driving Crypto Lending in LatAm
September 29, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Some Latin Americans are turning to cryptocurrency to access credit as a way to combat the difficulty of borrowing money from traditional banks there. Get...

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New Law Allows Californians to Store Vital Records on Blockchain
New Law Allows Californians to Store Vital Records on Blockchain
September 29, 2022  |  Blockchain

Californians will be able to choose a blockchain-based delivery of vital records due to a new law making the technology an integral part of state...

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Today in Crypto: EU Lawmakers Target DeFi, NFT Money Laundering in New Bill
Today in Crypto: EU Lawmakers Target DeFi, NFT Money Laundering in New Bill
September 29, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Members of the European Parliament determined to fight money laundering will be looking into big crypto transactions alongside the metaverse, DeFi and NFTs. Get the...

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FinTech IPO Index Flat as Billtrust Surges on Go-Private Deal
FinTech IPO Index Flat as Billtrust Surges on Go-Private Deal
September 29, 2022  |  IPO

Tech stocks have had a reckoning in the past several days — a rally proved short lived, a blip. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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EMEA Daily: Worldline Acquires 40% Stake in Dutch PSP Online Payment Platform
EMEA Daily: Worldline Acquires 40% Stake in Dutch PSP Online Payment Platform
September 29, 2022  |  Europe

In today’s Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) news, Worldline announced that it is set to acquire a stake in Online Payment Platform and...

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FCA: Crypto Firms Denied Licenses Are Re-Applying
FCA: Crypto Firms Denied Licenses Are Re-Applying
September 29, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

At the Consumer Protection in Financial Services Summit in London Thursday (Sept. 29), Sheldon Mills, executive director for competition and consumers at the U.K.’s Financial...

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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. Get the Full...

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

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