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.

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How Bitstamp Balances AML Efforts With Crypto Traders’ Privacy Concerns

How Bitstamp Balances AML Efforts With Crypto Traders’ Privacy Concerns
How Bitstamp Balances AML Efforts With Crypto Traders’ Privacy Concerns
February 18, 2021  |  AML

The need to stay compliant while respecting user privacy concerns has forced cryptocurrency exchanges to rethink their approach to KYC. In this month’s AML/KYC Tracker,...

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Corporate Treasurers Hedge Against The Risk Of The Unknown
Corporate Treasurers Hedge Against The Risk Of The Unknown
February 18, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Corporate treasurers are stepping up to guide their enterprises toward digitization and modernization, but when expansion goes cross-border, strategizing international growth can add an extra...

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Businesses Drive Up Demand For Settlement Speed
Businesses Drive Up Demand For Settlement Speed
February 18, 2021  |  B2B Payments

A forward-thinking corporation’s massive bet on bitcoin may not be the boon that blockchain had hoped for as it continues to entice treasurers as a...

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Bitcoin Daily: Crypto Platform Coinseed Sued For Defrauding Investors; Coinbase Adds Former Stripe Exec To Team
Bitcoin Daily: Crypto Platform Coinseed Sued For Defrauding Investors; Coinbase Adds Former Stripe Exec To...
February 17, 2021  |  Bitcoin

New York’s attorney general sued crypto platform Coinseed Wednesday (Feb. 17), accusing it of defrauding thousands of investors out of over $1 million, Reuters reported....

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Robinhood Allows Crypto Deposit And Withdrawal Including Dogecoin
Robinhood Allows Crypto Deposit And Withdrawal Including Dogecoin
February 17, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Brokerage app Robinhood, popular with younger retail investors, will allow customers to deposit and withdraw cryptocurrencies, Reuters reported. That will include the meme-based dogecoin. Get...

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DOJ Charges North Korean Hackers With $1.3 Billion Crypto, Cash Theft
DOJ Charges North Korean Hackers With $1.3 Billion Crypto, Cash Theft
February 17, 2021  |  Cybersecurity

A national cybersecurity investigation lasting more than two years culminated in charges being levied against alleged hackers from North Korea, the U.S. Department of Justice...

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Today In Payments: Goldman Launches Marcus Invest; Europe Eyes Amsterdam As Center For SPACs
Today In Payments: Goldman Launches Marcus Invest; Europe Eyes Amsterdam As Center For SPACs
February 17, 2021  |  News

In today’s top news, Goldman launched its investment app, Marcus Invest, and Amsterdam steps out as the center for European SPACs. Plus, Marqeta looks to...

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Crypto Targets The Underbanked Independent Trucker
Crypto Targets The Underbanked Independent Trucker
February 17, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Local economies cannot underestimate the value that small businesses bring to their markets. In the logistics space, whether it is building new highways, transporting produce...

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