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

Coke’s Bottlers To Test Ethereum For Supply Chain Management
Coke’s Bottlers To Test Ethereum For Supply Chain Management
August 06, 2020  |  B2B Payments

The IT firm Coke One North America Services (CONA), owned by the major Coca-Cola bottling companies, will try out the Baseline Protocol, a public Ethereum...

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Bitcoin Daily: Two Charged For Allegedly Selling $270M In Prescription Drugs For Bitcoin
Bitcoin Daily: Two Charged For Allegedly Selling $270M In Prescription Drugs For Bitcoin
August 05, 2020  |  Bitcoin

Two Costa Rican residents have been charged with selling opioids illegally on the darknet for what amounted to 23,903 Bitcoin, according to Cointelgraph. The amount...

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Tampa Teen Pleads Not Guilty In Twitter Hacking
Tampa Teen Pleads Not Guilty In Twitter Hacking
August 05, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

The 17-year-old Florida teenager accused of being the mastermind of a plot to hack prominent Twitter accounts pleaded not guilty Tuesday (Aug. 4) to the...

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Square Lands Hard On Cryptocurrency
Square Lands Hard On Cryptocurrency
August 05, 2020  |  Earnings

Lost in the excitement of Square’s big earnings announcement Wednesday (Aug. 5) was its prowess in cryptocurrency. In addition to its significant revenue increase from...

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Coinstar CEO On The Ongoing Journey To Digitize Cash (And Turn It Into Crypto)
Coinstar CEO On The Ongoing Journey To Digitize Cash (And Turn It Into Crypto)
August 05, 2020  |  Digital Payments

The great digital shift, along with the pandemic, has brought all manner of activities into the virtual realm — most notably, of course, commerce itself....

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Bitcoin Daily: Crypto Exchange Bitfinex Puts Up $400M Reward For Stolen Bitcoin; New US Federal Reserve Policy Could Boost Bitcoin Prices
Bitcoin Daily: Crypto Exchange Bitfinex Puts Up $400M Reward For Stolen Bitcoin; New US Federal...
August 04, 2020  |  Bitcoin

Bitfinex announced a reward for anyone who can put the cryptocurrency exchange in touch with the hackers who made a transfer of nearly 120,000 bitcoins...

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Bitcoin Daily: US Seeks To Return Funds To Investors From Banana.Fund In Connection With $6.5M Crypto Scam; Alleged Twitter Teen Hacker Has $3M In Bitcoin
Bitcoin Daily: US Seeks To Return Funds To Investors From Banana.Fund In Connection With $6.5M...
August 03, 2020  |  Bitcoin

U.S. prosecutors are looking to give back $6.5 million in purportedly swindled cryptocurrency to “Banana.Fund” crowdfunding effort victims, CoinDesk reported. Get the Full Story Complete...

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FinCEN Warns Of COVID Scams Targeting FIs, Consumers
FinCEN Warns Of COVID Scams Targeting FIs, Consumers
August 02, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a press release warning financial institutions (FIs) and consumers about pandemic-related scams, including some connected to cryptocurrency. Get...

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Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Price Rises Above $12K For 30 Minutes; Colorado Lottery Partners With Chainlink For Contest
Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Price Rises Above $12K For 30 Minutes; Colorado Lottery Partners With Chainlink...
August 02, 2020  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin had a turbulent weekend, rising to $12,112 in value just after midnight on Sunday (Aug. 2), and then falling to $10,638 just 30 minutes...

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