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

Blockchain Patent Filings Spike
Blockchain Patent Filings Spike
October 03, 2018  |  Blockchain

The race for blockchain patents is on, with firms in China and the US making headlines.  We get some insight about the strategies from a...

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Coinbase Valued At $8B With Potential Tiger Global Investment
Coinbase Valued At $8B With Potential Tiger Global Investment
October 03, 2018  |  Investments

Coinbase, the cryptocurrency exchange operator, is nearing a deal that would give it a valuation of around $8 billion, reported Recode. The report, citing people familiar with...

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Bitcoin Daily: VCs Plow $3.9B In Crypto Ventures; Coinbase Taps Charles Schwab Advisor For Board
Bitcoin Daily: VCs Plow $3.9B In Crypto Ventures; Coinbase Taps Charles Schwab Advisor For Board
October 03, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Crypto research site Diar claims that startups in the digital currency and blockchain space have notched roughly $3.9 billion in funding via venture capital (VC)...

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Cryptocurrency Price Manipulation Courtesy Of Bots
Cryptocurrency Price Manipulation Courtesy Of Bots
October 02, 2018  |  Cryptocurrency

The manipulation of cryptocurrencies is getting attention from regulators who have been warning that these digital tokens, and the exchanges they are traded on, could...

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Bitcoin Daily: Big ICOs Avoided Ethereum Crash By Cashing Out; Bitcoin Falls For Second Consecutive Month
Bitcoin Daily: Big ICOs Avoided Ethereum Crash By Cashing Out; Bitcoin Falls For Second Consecutive...
October 02, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Big initial coin offering (ICO) projects studied by Bitmex may have avoided the crash in Ethereum prices by converting their resources in the digital currency...

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Vocalink On The Grim Facts Behind Financial Crime’s $1.4T Toll
Vocalink On The Grim Facts Behind Financial Crime’s $1.4T Toll
October 02, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Halloween comes early this year as we delve into a slew of grisly facts about financial crime in our latest Data Drivers. Losses amount to...

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Ripple Adds Three X-Border Payment Cos
Ripple Adds Three X-Border Payment Cos
October 01, 2018  |  Cryptocurrency

Ripple, the cross-border payments company and backer of the XRP digital token, said Monday (Oct. 1) that xRapid, its cross-border payments platform, is commercially available with three firms...

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For GDPR, First UK Notice Comes In Wake Of Facebook Scandal
For GDPR, First UK Notice Comes In Wake Of Facebook Scandal
October 01, 2018  |  Regulation

Headlines tied to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as of late have been focused on what possible fines might be levied against British Airways...

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Bitcoin: 10 Years Of Smoke And Mirrors
Bitcoin: 10 Years Of Smoke And Mirrors
October 01, 2018  |  Bitcoin

The end of this month, Oct. 31, 2018, will mark the 10th anniversary of the day that a link to a paper, authored by Satoshi...

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