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: Binance Sells Its Users’ Altcoins, Bitcoin Dives As Cryptos Caught In SEC Crosshairs
Bitcoin Daily: Binance Sells Its Users’ Altcoins, Bitcoin Dives As Cryptos Caught In SEC Crosshairs
March 08, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin’s price staggered on Wednesday (March 7), Reuters reported. The price of the marquee name in cryptocurrencies dipped as low as $9,450 in intraday trading when...

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Ripple CEO Wants Peace Between Regulators And Cryptos
Ripple CEO Wants Peace Between Regulators And Cryptos
March 08, 2018  |  Regulation

Ripple’s CEO would like regulators and the cryptocurrency industry to learn how to get along. “It’s incredibly important that the entire industry recognizes that we...

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Twitter Seeks To Stop The Spread Of Crypto Scams
Twitter Seeks To Stop The Spread Of Crypto Scams
March 07, 2018  |  Fraud Prevention

As social media companies focus on preventing harmful content from spreading across their platforms, Twitter seeks to stop cryptocurrency scams from circulating as well. But it’s...

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Bitcoin Dives As Cryptos Are Caught In SEC Crosshairs
Bitcoin Dives As Cryptos Are Caught In SEC Crosshairs
March 07, 2018  |  Bitcoin

On the heels of, perhaps, a foreshadowing of more regulatory oversight, bitcoin’s price staggered again on Wednesday (March 7). Reuters reported news that the price of the...

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Ripple Rolls Out Payment App To 61 Japanese Banks
Ripple Rolls Out Payment App To 61 Japanese Banks
March 07, 2018  |  Mobile Payments

Ripple — the blockchain company whose technology powers the cryptocurrency XRP — has created a new payment app in which transactions are settled instantly. According to...

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Today In Data: VC For Blockchain, Australia’s NPP And FinTech Funding
Today In Data: VC For Blockchain, Australia’s NPP And FinTech Funding
March 07, 2018  |  Today In Data

Today in PYMNTS data, blockchain and blockchain-adjacent startups are seeing record-breaking venture capital (VC) funding, Australia’s big banks are implementing faster payments, no-show customers are...

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Japan Levies Administrative Punishment on Crypto Exchanges
Japan Levies Administrative Punishment on Crypto Exchanges
March 07, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Japan’s Financial Services Agency is sending what Reuters terms “administrative punishment notices” on several of the nation’s cryptocurrency exchanges and some may be forced to...

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Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Slips Away From $12,000, Google Searches For ‘Bitcoin’ Plummet
Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Slips Away From $12,000, Google Searches For ‘Bitcoin’ Plummet
March 07, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin slipped away from the $12,000 level on Tuesday (March 6), MarketWatch reported. The fall came as traders were taking in the news that Coinbase...

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EU Proposed Law Aims To Make Friends With FinTech
EU Proposed Law Aims To Make Friends With FinTech
March 06, 2018  |  Europe

As the European Union (EU) prepares for the U.K.’s exit from the bloc next year, the EU’s executive is set to propose a draft law...

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