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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Elliptic: Cross-Chain Payments Bridges Are DeFi’s Next Big AML Battleground

Elliptic: Cross-Chain Payments Bridges Are DeFi’s Next Big AML Battleground
Elliptic: Cross-Chain Payments Bridges Are DeFi’s Next Big AML Battleground
August 11, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

In case you thought the biggest problem with cross-chain bridges used to make payments between blockchains was that they are fantastically vulnerable to hackers, with...

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S Korea Arrests 3 in $3.4B Crypto Trading Scheme
S Korea Arrests 3 in $3.4B Crypto Trading Scheme
August 11, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Prosecutors in South Korea have arrested three people in an investigation into $3.4 billion in foreign exchange transactions that could be tied to illegal cryptocurrency...

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Crypto-Related Crime Less Common, Easier to Track, Says Chainalysis
Crypto-Related Crime Less Common, Easier to Track, Says Chainalysis
August 11, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Last week, the number of unique cryptocurrency addresses passed the 1 billion mark. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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SEC Probes Coinbase on Staking, Asset Classification, Stablecoin Products
SEC Probes Coinbase on Staking, Asset Classification, Stablecoin Products
August 10, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Coinbase has said it’s being probed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for its staking programs, which lets users earn rewards by holding...

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Today in Crypto: DOJ Charges Iranian in Murder Plot Paid With Crypto; EU Official: NFTs to be Regulated Under MiCA
Today in Crypto: DOJ Charges Iranian in Murder Plot Paid With Crypto; EU Official: NFTs...
August 10, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

An Iranian national and member of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has been charged with an alleged murder-for-hire plot in which cryptocurrency was...

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Today in the Connected Economy: Amazon Expanding Palm-Print Payments
Today in the Connected Economy: Amazon Expanding Palm-Print Payments
August 10, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Today in the connected economy, Amazon is reportedly preparing for the largest ever rollout of its palm print payment technology. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Senators Warren, Durbin, Whitehouse, and Sanders Ask OCC to Rescind and Replace Cryptocurrency Guidance
Senators Warren, Durbin, Whitehouse, and Sanders Ask OCC to Rescind and Replace Cryptocurrency Guidance
August 10, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Several U.S. senators have sent a letter asking the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to cut back previous cryptocurrency guidance in favor...

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PYMNTS Cryptocurrency Glossary: Decentralized Finance or DeFi
PYMNTS Cryptocurrency Glossary: Decentralized Finance or DeFi
August 10, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency is a confusing business with a language all its own, in part because it is a genuinely new way of doing business and also...

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