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

RBI Official Likens Crypto to ‘Ponzi Schemes’

RBI Official Likens Crypto to ‘Ponzi Schemes’
RBI Official Likens Crypto to ‘Ponzi Schemes’
February 14, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrencies are like a pyramid scheme and should be banned in India, a deputy governor at the country’s central bank said Monday (Feb. 14). Get...

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Crypto’s Influence Shows as Treasury Promises Protection for Miners, Stakers
Crypto’s Influence Shows as Treasury Promises Protection for Miners, Stakers
February 14, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The cryptocurrency industry flexed political muscles it didn’t even know it had in August, when it turned the fight about a comparatively small item in...

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‘Crypto Bowl’ Ads Feature FOMO Investing and Low Wattage Stars
‘Crypto Bowl’ Ads Feature FOMO Investing and Low Wattage Stars
February 14, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

If the crypto industry has been working hard to overcome public skepticism, the ads companies in it ran in Super Bowl 56 — hyped as...

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Coinbase Sees Record Visits After Super Bowl Ad
Coinbase Sees Record Visits After Super Bowl Ad
February 14, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Coinbase had to throttle traffic Sunday evening (Feb. 13) after an ad for its cryptocurrency exchange — the largest in America — aired during the...

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Bitcoin’s Future as a Payments Tool Is Bright, Says BitPay CEO
Bitcoin’s Future as a Payments Tool Is Bright, Says BitPay CEO
February 14, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

It’s no surprise that Stephen Pair, CEO of crypto payments processor BitPay, thinks that as bitcoin ownership becomes more common, more and more people will...

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Today in Crypto: BlockFi Could Pay $100M to SEC to Settle Case; Crypto Now Part of Divorce Settlements
Today in Crypto: BlockFi Could Pay $100M to SEC to Settle Case; Crypto Now Part...
February 13, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Crypto lender BlockFi will pay $100 million in a Securities and Exchange Commission settlement over a probe into selling unregistered securities, Bloomberg reported Friday (Feb....

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OpenSea Rolls out Investment Arm, Grants for NFTs
OpenSea Rolls out Investment Arm, Grants for NFTs
February 13, 2022  |  NFTs

Non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace OpenSea is debuting an investment arm following its raising $300 million at a $13.3 billion valuation last month, the company announced...

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Weeks Before Bitcoin Bond Launch, Fitch Slashes El Salvador’s Credit Rating
Weeks Before Bitcoin Bond Launch, Fitch Slashes El Salvador’s Credit Rating
February 11, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Weeks before El Salvador is planning to launch a $1 billion bond issue, Fitch Ratings slashed its credit default rating from an already dismal B-...

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