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

Bitcoin Daily: eBay Is Considering Taking Crypto As Payment, Allowing Sale Of NFTs; Thailand To Require ID To Open Crypto Accounts
Bitcoin Daily: eBay Is Considering Taking Crypto As Payment, Allowing Sale Of NFTs; Thailand To...
May 03, 2021  |  Bitcoin

eBay CEO Jamie Iannone told CNBC that he is optimistic about the future for his company, including with the potential for the eCommerce site to introduce...

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Today In Payments: EPI Looks To Topple US FinTechs; Sweden’s Trustly Scraps $950 Million IPO Plans
Today In Payments: EPI Looks To Topple US FinTechs; Sweden’s Trustly Scraps $950 Million IPO Plans
May 03, 2021  |  News

In today’s top news, the European Payments Initiative aims to take on U.S. FinTechs with a new pan-European payments firm, and Trustly is scrapping its...

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PayPal Earnings To Ride Connected Economy (And Crypto) Tailwind 
PayPal Earnings To Ride Connected Economy (And Crypto) Tailwind 
May 03, 2021  |  Earnings

Consumers feel flush, and ready to open their wallets – and especially their digital wallets. Earnings season is showing, in numbers and dollar signs, a...

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Big Banks See Challenges, Opportunities In Central Bank Digital Currencies
Big Banks See Challenges, Opportunities In Central Bank Digital Currencies
May 03, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) may be a certainty – in other words, they’ll appear, here and there, depending on which nation you’re looking at,...

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Bitcoin Daily: Turkey Adds Crypto Platforms To AML, Terrorism Rules; Berkshire Hathaway’s Munger Says Bitcoin ‘Is Disgusting’
Bitcoin Daily: Turkey Adds Crypto Platforms To AML, Terrorism Rules; Berkshire Hathaway’s Munger Says Bitcoin...
May 02, 2021  |  Bitcoin

Turkey has added cryptocurrency trading platforms to its list of firms covered by anti-money laundering (AML) and terrorism financing regulation, Reuters reported. Get the Full...

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Andreessen Horowitz Considers $1 Billion Crypto Investment Fund
Andreessen Horowitz Considers $1 Billion Crypto Investment Fund
May 02, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Andreessen Horowitz, one of the highest-profile Silicon Valley venture capital firms, will be looking at a new investment fund for investing in cryptocurrency, which could...

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Ripple Could Have IPO In Sight, Post-SEC Spat
Ripple Could Have IPO In Sight, Post-SEC Spat
April 30, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Wait for the smoke to clear – and then go public. To that end, as reported this week, crypto firm Ripple might be headed to...

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IRS Seeks Ways To Access Digital Currency Wallets Under Criminal Investigation
IRS Seeks Ways To Access Digital Currency Wallets Under Criminal Investigation
April 30, 2021  |  Taxes

U.S. tax authorities want assistance with accessing digital currency hardware wallets, Vice reported Thursday (April 29), citing a document published on the agency website in...

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Coinbase Closes Busy Month With Acquisition Of Data Analytics Platform
Coinbase Closes Busy Month With Acquisition Of Data Analytics Platform
April 30, 2021  |  Acquiring

Coinbase capped a busy April on Friday with its announcement that the cryptocurrency exchange will acquire skew, a data visualization and analytics platform for crypto...

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