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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Hackers Return Some Money From $600M Crypto Theft 
Hackers Return Some Money From $600M Crypto Theft 
August 11, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

A group of hackers behind a more than $600 million cryptocurrency heist — one of the largest of its kind – has begun to return...

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Record Crypto Heist Nets Hackers Over $600M
Record Crypto Heist Nets Hackers Over $600M
August 11, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

In what is likely the biggest cryptocurrency theft in history, hackers made off with more than $600 million by exploiting a vulnerability in the multi-chain...

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Metal Credit Cards Take On New Role As Virtual Ignition Keys To A Password-less World
Metal Credit Cards Take On New Role As Virtual Ignition Keys To A Password-less World
August 11, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

At first glance, the metal or plastic credit card’s place in the connected economy seems a bit … well, tenuous. Get the Full Story Complete...

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New Report: 58 Percent Of Multinational Firms Are Using Cryptocurrency
New Report: 58 Percent Of Multinational Firms Are Using Cryptocurrency
August 11, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

In spite of their price volatility and regulatory uncertainty, new PYMNTS research shows that 58 percent of multinational firms are already using at least one...

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US Senate OKs $1T Infrastructure Bill, Includes Funds For EV Charging Network
US Senate OKs $1T Infrastructure Bill, Includes Funds For EV Charging Network
August 10, 2021  |  Politics

The $1 trillion Senate-approved, bipartisan infrastructure bill will help to improve the nation’s internet services, roads, bridges, pipes and ports, a Washington Post report says....

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Coinbase Monthly Transacting Users Surge 44 Pct
Coinbase Monthly Transacting Users Surge 44 Pct
August 10, 2021  |  Earnings

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Bitcoin Daily: NFT Market DraftKings Marketplace Goes Live; FalconX Quintuples Its Value; India’s CoinDCX Now A Unicorn
Bitcoin Daily: NFT Market DraftKings Marketplace Goes Live; FalconX Quintuples Its Value; India’s CoinDCX Now...
August 10, 2021  |  Bitcoin

Non-fungible token (NFT) ecosystem DraftKings Marketplace has gone live and will be featuring its first Preseason Access Collection, set to debut this week. Get the...

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Venmo Lets Users to Buy Crypto With Cash Back From Credit Card
Venmo Lets Users to Buy Crypto With Cash Back From Credit Card
August 10, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

PayPal’s peer-to-peer vending app Venmo unveiled a program Tuesday (Aug. 10) called Cash Back to Crypto, which allows customers using its credit card to automatically...

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Cryptocurrency Exchange Poloniex Hit With SEC Penalty
Cryptocurrency Exchange Poloniex Hit With SEC Penalty
August 10, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency exchange Poloniex is agreeing to pay the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) a $10.4 million settlement charge for operating an unregistered digital asset...

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