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

World Central Bankers Discuss Global Crypto Alternative
World Central Bankers Discuss Global Crypto Alternative
August 25, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

The 2019 Kansas City Federal Reserve’s annual symposium gathered the top monetary policymakers worldwide to kick around ideas to topple the dollar’s power, Bloomberg reported...

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World Bank Lands $33M For Australian Blockchain Bond
World Bank Lands $33M For Australian Blockchain Bond
August 23, 2019  |  Investments

The World Bank announced it has raised $33 million from investors for its blockchain-based “Kangaroo” bond, Bond-i. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Regulatory Pushback Spooks Libra Backers
Regulatory Pushback Spooks Libra Backers
August 23, 2019  |  Facebook

Some early supporters of Facebook’s proposed cryptocurrency Libra, spooked by the intense regulatory scrutiny both national and worldwide, want to distance themselves from the project,...

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Bitcoin Daily: Venezuelan Department Stores To Launch Blockchain POS; Blockchain Analysis Firm Debuts Real-Time Fraud Alerts
Bitcoin Daily: Venezuelan Department Stores To Launch Blockchain POS; Blockchain Analysis Firm Debuts Real-Time Fraud...
August 23, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Blockchain firm Pundi X has announced that Venezuela’s largest chain of department stores will implement the XPOS, the blockchain-powered point-of-sale device, across its 49 stores...

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Flexa: Making Crypto Spendable In Every Store
Flexa: Making Crypto Spendable In Every Store
August 23, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

Beyond bitcoin and price swings, might there be a place for crypto in commerce?  Flexa wants to bring digital coin into physical stores through a...

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Drug Traffickers’ Crypto Addresses Blacklisted By US Treasury
Drug Traffickers’ Crypto Addresses Blacklisted By US Treasury
August 22, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

The U.S. Treasury is looking at numerous cryptocurrency addresses and people associated with them as part of the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act, also known...

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Austrian Telecom A1 Now Accepts Cryptocurrency
Austrian Telecom A1 Now Accepts Cryptocurrency
August 22, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Austria’s major telecommunications firm A1 is now accepting payments in cryptocurrency as part of a pilot project, the company said in a recent blog post....

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In Latin America, Ripple Makes Remittance Waves
In Latin America, Ripple Makes Remittance Waves
August 22, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Santander is building a payments corridor in Latin America, leveraging Ripple’s app and software for remittances. Separately, Latin America is also seeing a boost in...

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SEC Fines Russian Rating Firm $269K For Failing To Disclose Review Payments
SEC Fines Russian Rating Firm $269K For Failing To Disclose Review Payments
August 22, 2019  |  B2B Payments

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) settled with Russia-based ICO Rating for $268,998 to satisfy charges over undisclosed payments received for publicizing companies’ digital asset...

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