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.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

Voyager Investors Sue Mark Cuban Over Alleged ‘Ponzi Scheme’ Promotion

Voyager Investors Sue Mark Cuban Over Alleged ‘Ponzi Scheme’ Promotion
Voyager Investors Sue Mark Cuban Over Alleged ‘Ponzi Scheme’ Promotion
August 14, 2022  |  Legal & Regulation

Billionaire Mark Cuban is being sued over allegations that he misled investors to put money into now-bankrupt crypto lender Voyager Digital, a class-action lawsuit filed...

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Today in Crypto: Binance Recovers $450K Stolen From Curve.Finance; Buterin Estimates Sept. 15 for Ethereum Merge
Today in Crypto: Binance Recovers $450K Stolen From Curve.Finance; Buterin Estimates Sept. 15 for Ethereum...
August 14, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

India’s Enforcement Directorate, which works on probing financial crimes, announced Friday (Aug. 12) that it has frozen assets worth around 3.7 billion rupees ($46.4 million)...

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Brazilian Crypto Platform BlueBenx Suspends Withdrawals, Reports $31M Hack
Brazilian Crypto Platform BlueBenx Suspends Withdrawals, Reports $31M Hack
August 14, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Brazilian cryptocurrency investment platform BlueBenx has become the latest crypto company to suspend withdrawals, citing an alleged hack that cost the company over $31 million....

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Tornado Cash Arrest Signals Gathering AML Storm for DeFi Developers
Tornado Cash Arrest Signals Gathering AML Storm for DeFi Developers
August 12, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The arrest of a Tornado Cash developer in the Netherlands just days after U.S. authorities blacklisted the crypto mixing service for its alleged use by...

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46% of Merchants Say They Accept Crypto, but Nonnative Wallets Rule
46% of Merchants Say They Accept Crypto, but Nonnative Wallets Rule
August 12, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The number of merchants who accept cryptocurrency payments in some form is high, but far and away the most common source of those payments are...

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Anchorage Digital, AngelList Partner to Facilitate Investments with USDC
Anchorage Digital, AngelList Partner to Facilitate Investments with USDC
August 12, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Digital asset platform Anchorage Digital and digital asset venture capital firm AngelList have partnered to enable investors to invest with USDC stablecoin.  Get the Full...

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The Growing Ambitions of Sam Bankman-Fried, Crypto’s Would-Be King
The Growing Ambitions of Sam Bankman-Fried, Crypto’s Would-Be King
August 12, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

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EMEA Daily: Barclaycard Payments Joins BT to Offer Benefits to UK Microbusinesses; Virtual Surgery Firm Raises $20M
EMEA Daily: Barclaycard Payments Joins BT to Offer Benefits to UK Microbusinesses; Virtual Surgery Firm...
August 11, 2022  |  Europe

In today’s news from Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), Barclaycard Payments has joined the BT partnership network to help grow U.K. small businesses,...

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