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 Payments: Fiserv To Acquire Pineapple Payments; Fort Financial Taps Lumin Digital For Digital Banking Tech
Today In Payments: Fiserv To Acquire Pineapple Payments; Fort Financial Taps Lumin Digital For Digital...
March 26, 2021  |  News

In today’s top news, Fiserv, Inc. has inked a definitive deal to purchase Pineapple Payments, and Fort Financial Credit Union has tapped Lumin Digital to provide digital...

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The Week In Payments: Faster Payments, Crypto’s Path To The Mainstream And Expanding Subscriptions 
The Week In Payments: Faster Payments, Crypto’s Path To The Mainstream And Expanding Subscriptions 
March 26, 2021  |  News

The advent and then dominance of COVID-19 has put the concept of globalization in a different light. What was once the darling of economists and...

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Record Crypto Payment Helps Fast Private Jet Make Connecting Flights
Record Crypto Payment Helps Fast Private Jet Make Connecting Flights
March 26, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

The question hangs over the cryptocurrency space. Can it be used for everyday purchases? A company called Fast Private Jet has part of the answer....

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Bitcoin Daily: NYT Sells NFT For Over $500,000; Investors Have Poured $90 Million Into NFT Companies This Year To Date
Bitcoin Daily: NYT Sells NFT For Over $500,000; Investors Have Poured $90 Million Into NFT...
March 25, 2021  |  Bitcoin

The New York Times (NYT) has sold a non-fungible token (NFT) for more than $500,000, according to the Foundation page for the NFT. Columnist Kevin...

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Stimulus-Fueled Crypto Surge Fails To Materialize
Stimulus-Fueled Crypto Surge Fails To Materialize
March 25, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

So far, the new $1,400 stimulus checks from the President Joe Biden administration haven’t seemed to be used for bitcoin purchases as much as cryptocurrency...

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Today In Payments: SEC Launches Probe Into SPAC Craze; Ruth McCartney Brings Rock History To The Blockchain
Today In Payments: SEC Launches Probe Into SPAC Craze; Ruth McCartney Brings Rock History To...
March 25, 2021  |  News

In today’s top news, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched a probe into the recent surge of special-purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), and...

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Paysafe’s Digital Wallet Skrill Teams With Coinbase For Crypto Sales
Paysafe’s Digital Wallet Skrill Teams With Coinbase For Crypto Sales
March 25, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Online payments firm Paysafe announced that its digital wallet, Skrill, is teaming up with the cryptocurrency platform Coinbase to expand into the U.S. Get the...

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Deep Dive: How Crypto Exchanges Can Balance Platform Security With Customer Experience
Deep Dive: How Crypto Exchanges Can Balance Platform Security With Customer Experience
March 25, 2021  |  Identity

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Digital Media Veteran Ruth McCartney Brings Rock History To The Blockchain
Digital Media Veteran Ruth McCartney Brings Rock History To The Blockchain
March 25, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Digital assets stored on the blockchain can be endlessly copied, but legal and finite ownership of original digital artwork, music and more is becoming the...

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