digital currency

Digital currency is a type of currency available in digital form. It exhibits properties similar to physical currencies, but can allow for instantaneous transactions and borderless transfer-of-ownership. Examples include virtual currencies, cryptocurrencies, and central bank digital currency.

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Libra To Face Strict Standards To Prevent Money Laundering, Terrorism Financing
Libra To Face Strict Standards To Prevent Money Laundering, Terrorism Financing
September 10, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

The Geneva-based, Facebook-led Libra cryptocurrency will have to adhere to stringent regulations, Reuters reported on Tuesday (Sept. 10). U.S. Under Secretary of Terrorism and Financial...

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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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Bitcoin Daily: NY Lawsuit Accuses Bitfinex Of Concealing Losses; Gemini Trust Taps Damato As New CSO
Bitcoin Daily: NY Lawsuit Accuses Bitfinex Of Concealing Losses; Gemini Trust Taps Damato As New...
August 21, 2019  |  Bitcoin

A lawsuit against crypto exchange Bitfinex will proceed. Bloomberg reported that New York state Justice Joel M. Cohen denied the company’s request to dismiss a...

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Palestinian Terrorist Group Uses Bitcoin To Raise Money
Palestinian Terrorist Group Uses Bitcoin To Raise Money
August 19, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Hamas, the militant Palestinian group, has come up with a new way to raise funds for its terror campaigns: bitcoin. The New York Times reported...

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Bitcoin Daily: Bakkt Trust Crypto Platform Gets Trust License In NY
Bitcoin Daily: Bakkt Trust Crypto Platform Gets Trust License In NY
August 19, 2019  |  Bitcoin

The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) announced that it has granted a charter under New York Banking Law to Bakkt Trust to...

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For Cryptos, Geopolitics And Liquidity Don’t Mix
For Cryptos, Geopolitics And Liquidity Don’t Mix
August 14, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Cryptos and liquidity do not go hand in hand, especially not where geopolitics is concerned. Conventional wisdom may hold that cryptos are the place to...

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China’s Central Bank Readies Launch Of Digital Coin
China’s Central Bank Readies Launch Of Digital Coin
August 11, 2019  |  Blockchain

The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) said it is now ready to launch its own blockchain-based digital currency after five years of research, CoinTelegraph reported...

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Antitrust Concerns, Cryptos In Sharp Regulatory Focus	 
Antitrust Concerns, Cryptos In Sharp Regulatory Focus  
August 05, 2019  |  Regulation

There has been no summer slowdown for regulatory overtures toward technology firms, spanning social media, antitrust concerns and the cryptocurrency arenas. As reported this past...

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Walmart Files Patent For The Walmart Coin
Walmart Files Patent For The Walmart Coin
August 02, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

Walmart has filed a patent application for a “digital asset” that would be based on a type of block production, according to reports. The patent...

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