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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ECB Advisor Defends Amazon’s Role in Digital Euro Project

ECB Advisor Defends Amazon’s Role in Digital Euro Project
ECB Advisor Defends Amazon’s Role in Digital Euro Project
September 28, 2022  |  CBDC

An advisor to the European Central Bank (ECB) is defending the decision to make Amazon one of the five companies to test a digital euro....

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Crypto Payments Must Be as Easy as Using a Card at Checkout to Succeed
Crypto Payments Must Be as Easy as Using a Card at Checkout to Succeed
September 28, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Welcome to “The Merchants Guide to Accepting Crypto: The Questions to Ask,” a PYMNTS series aimed at helping merchants, big and small, online and in-store,...

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Today in Crypto: California Targets 11 Firms for Alleged Securities Violations; FTX.US President Brett Harrison Steps Down to Advisory Role
Today in Crypto: California Targets 11 Firms for Alleged Securities Violations; FTX.US President Brett Harrison...
September 27, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

In a speech at a conference on finance tokenization, François Villeroy de Galhau, governor of the Banque de France, said the bank is working on...

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Fed’s Powell: Crypto Regulation Needed Before DeFi Melds With Banking
Fed’s Powell: Crypto Regulation Needed Before DeFi Melds With Banking
September 27, 2022  |  Legal & Regulation

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell thinks the crypto industry could cause broader financial turmoil in the future than it has so far, so there’s a...

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Expanding Crypto Lender Nexo Secures U.S. Banking Charter
Expanding Crypto Lender Nexo Secures U.S. Banking Charter
September 27, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

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Today in the Connected Economy: DoorDash Unveils Its First Credit Card
Today in the Connected Economy: DoorDash Unveils Its First Credit Card
September 27, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Today in the connected economy, DoorDash teams with Chase and Mastercard to unveil its first-ever credit card. Plus, Uber Eats rolls out new point-of-sale offerings...

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Gemini, Betterment Team to Offer Crypto Investment Portfolios
Gemini, Betterment Team to Offer Crypto Investment Portfolios
September 27, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

U.K. cryptocurrency exchange Gemini has formed a partnership with digital investment advisor Betterment to offer crypto investment portfolios. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Strike Raises $80M to Grow Its Bitcoin-Based Payment Network
Strike Raises $80M to Grow Its Bitcoin-Based Payment Network
September 27, 2022  |  Investments

Digital payment provider Strike, which is built on the Bitcoin Lightning Network, has raised $80 million in a Series B funding round, which it will...

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