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

New Data Shows Nearly 80% of Crypto Consumers Use Bitcoin to Pay Online and In-Store

New Data Shows Nearly 80% of Crypto Consumers Use Bitcoin to Pay Online and In-Store
New Data Shows Nearly 80% of Crypto Consumers Use Bitcoin to Pay Online and In-Store
April 18, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

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Beanstalk Stablecoin Protocol Hacked for at Least $76M
Beanstalk Stablecoin Protocol Hacked for at Least $76M
April 17, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Beanstalk, an Ethereum decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol, has been hit with a hack and lost $76 million, a report said. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Rising Interest Rates Slow Down Bitcoin Trading Volume
Rising Interest Rates Slow Down Bitcoin Trading Volume
April 17, 2022  |  Bitcoin

With bitcoin interest rates rising, trading volumes have gone down, a Bloomberg report says. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Today in Crypto: Wallet Linked to North Korea Continues Laundering Ronin Theft; Crypto Companies Optimistic About Regulation; Taxpayers Surprised by Crypto Reporting Requirements
Today in Crypto: Wallet Linked to North Korea Continues Laundering Ronin Theft; Crypto Companies Optimistic...
April 17, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

XRP and dogecoin have added more than 6% each in the last day, with catalysts driving both despite a weakening market, CoinDesk wrote. Get the...

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EMEA Weekly: Ethereum Gets Closer to an Eco-Friendlier Version 2.0, but Next-Gen Scalability Delayed; South African Strauss & Co. to Host NFT Auction for Fine Wines
EMEA Weekly: Ethereum Gets Closer to an Eco-Friendlier Version 2.0, but Next-Gen Scalability Delayed; South...
April 15, 2022  |  Cross-border Payments

In this week’s top Europe, Middle East and Africa news, the second generation Ethereum will be delayed until at least 2023; and South African auction...

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Barking Mad? Robinhood CEO Sees Dogecoin as ‘Future Currency of the Internet’
Barking Mad? Robinhood CEO Sees Dogecoin as ‘Future Currency of the Internet’
April 15, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev has asked a question on very few peoples’ minds: Can dogecoin “truly be the future currency of the internet and the...

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Ethereum Gets Closer to an Eco-Friendlier Version 2.0, but Next-Gen Scalability Still Delayed
Ethereum Gets Closer to an Eco-Friendlier Version 2.0, but Next-Gen Scalability Still Delayed
April 15, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

No. 2 blockchain Ethereum took a big step toward its greener future this week with the launch of a “shadow” version of the forthcoming Ethereum...

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Nearly $10B Is Bet on Pending Revamp of Ethereum
Nearly $10B Is Bet on Pending Revamp of Ethereum
April 15, 2022  |  Blockchain

Close to $10 billion — or roughly 3.2 million Ether tokens — has been deposited on decentralized finance (DeFi) platform Lido Finance in preparation for...

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