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

Today in FinTech: Banking Circle to Add USDC; Tillable Expands Farm Loans

Today in FinTech: Banking Circle to Add USDC; Tillable Expands Farm Loans
Today in FinTech: Banking Circle to Add USDC; Tillable Expands Farm Loans
July 08, 2022  |  Technology

In today’s FinTech news, Banking Circle is adopting USD Coin (USDC), while farming loan platform Tillable is growing its lending program. Plus, decentralized finance (DeFi)...

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Teller Brings BNPL to NFT Market with ‘Ape Now, Pay Later’ Loans
Teller Brings BNPL to NFT Market with ‘Ape Now, Pay Later’ Loans
July 08, 2022  |  NFTs

Decentralized finance (DeFi) lender Teller has launched a buy now, pay later (BNPL) feature to help buyers spread their non-fungible token (NFT) payments out into...

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El Salvador Weekly: Half of Chivo Wallet Transactions Are Completed in Dollars
El Salvador Weekly: Half of Chivo Wallet Transactions Are Completed in Dollars
July 08, 2022  |  Mobile

El Salvador’s Chivo digital wallet has largely failed as a digital wallet for cryptocurrency, but it just might succeed as a dollar debit app for...

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Fed Vice Chair Brainard: Crypto Sector Needs Strong, Swift Regulation
Fed Vice Chair Brainard: Crypto Sector Needs Strong, Swift Regulation
July 08, 2022  |  Legal & Regulation

Federal Reserve Vice Chair Lael Brainard said it’s time to add some regulatory teeth to the cryptocurrency industry before it becomes so pervasive that it...

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Weekly TechREG EMEA: Big Tech Firms Faces New Online Platform Rules and Probes in Europe; ECB and BoE Raise Concerns About the Implementation of Crypto Regulation 
Weekly TechREG EMEA: Big Tech Firms Faces New Online Platform Rules and Probes in Europe;...
July 08, 2022  |  Europe

This week, the EU parliament approved two landmark bills that will regulate online platforms, the Digital Markets Act and the Digital Services Act — but...

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Banking Circle to Adopt USD Coin
Banking Circle to Adopt USD Coin
July 08, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

European payments bank Banking Circle is adopting USD Coin (USDC) on its platform as a payment acceptance, processing and settlement method, according to a press...

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Crypto Basics Series: How Does Centralized Crypto Lending Work?
Crypto Basics Series: How Does Centralized Crypto Lending Work?
July 08, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

“Bitcoin,” “blockchain” and “cryptocurrency” are words that most people have at least heard of since the industry exploded into the mainstream public consciousness over the...

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Weekly TechREG US: Federal Agencies Respond to Biden’s Crypto Executive Order; Bank Regulators Urged Banks to Conduct Customer Due Diligence, Avoid De-risking Practices 
Weekly TechREG US: Federal Agencies Respond to Biden’s Crypto Executive Order; Bank Regulators Urged Banks...
July 08, 2022  |  Legal & Regulation

This week, the U.S. Treasury proposed to the White House a plan to strengthen international cooperation on crypto regulation to make sure that the country...

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