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

Coinbase Card Drives Crypto Spending Via Google Pay, Apple Pay

Coinbase Card Drives Crypto Spending Via Google Pay, Apple Pay
Coinbase Card Drives Crypto Spending Via Google Pay, Apple Pay
June 01, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Coinbase — the biggest U.S. cryptocurrency exchange — is supporting both Google Pay and Apple Pay with the Coinbase Visa debit card to facilitate the...

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Today In Payments: EU Advances Plans For Digital Wallet; Circle Finalizes $440M Financing
Today In Payments: EU Advances Plans For Digital Wallet; Circle Finalizes $440M Financing
June 01, 2021  |  News

In today’s top news, the European Union (EU) is planning to announce an EU-wide digital wallet, and Circle has raised $40 million. Plus, U.S. officials...

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Circle’s $440 Million Funding Round Underscores DeFi’s Rise
Circle’s $440 Million Funding Round Underscores DeFi’s Rise
June 01, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

If you subscribe to the old saying “follow the money,” this might be a good time to take the lead of the big-dollar investors and VCs...

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Overdrafts, Merchant Fees And Crypto: Why You Can’t Have It Both Ways
Overdrafts, Merchant Fees And Crypto: Why You Can’t Have It Both Ways
June 01, 2021  |  Payments Innovation

Senator Elizabeth Warren’s exchange with J.P. Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon on overdraft fees has been viewed 750,000 times in the first 24 hours since the...

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US Eyes ‘Regulatory Perimeter’ For Cryptos, Report Says
US Eyes ‘Regulatory Perimeter’ For Cryptos, Report Says
May 31, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Senior officials at a handful of U.S. financial regulatory agencies are exploring new ways to regulate the cryptocurrency market but have yet to decide how...

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Bitcoin Daily: Irish Central Bank Director Worries About Cryptos’ Popularity; Starling Bank Stops Customer Deposits To Crypto Exchanges
Bitcoin Daily: Irish Central Bank Director Worries About Cryptos’ Popularity; Starling Bank Stops Customer Deposits...
May 31, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Derville Rowland, director general of finance conduct at Ireland’s Central Bank, is concerned about the proliferation of cryptocurrencies, according to The Independent on Monday (May...

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PayPal Plans To Add Crypto Withdraw Feature
PayPal Plans To Add Crypto Withdraw Feature
May 31, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

PayPal will soon let customers who hold cryptocurrency in their accounts transfer the funds to external digital wallets rather than just hold or spend the...

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The Calm Before Crypto’s Cross-Border And Tax Storm
The Calm Before Crypto’s Cross-Border And Tax Storm
May 31, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Crypto, crypto everywhere — or so the exchanges and a growing number of merchants hope. And given the growth of digital transactions and cross-border commerce,...

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