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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Crypto Markets Lose $13B In Three Hours
Crypto Markets Lose $13B In Three Hours
October 11, 2018  |  Cryptocurrency

In about three hours, $13 billon of value was wiped out of the crypto market as the values of major digital currencies plunged. Bitcoin dropped...

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China Central Bank Creates AML Regulations For Online FIs
China Central Bank Creates AML Regulations For Online FIs
October 11, 2018  |  Regulation

The People’s Bank of China has announced new anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorism financing regulations for online financial institutions (FIs). According to Reuters, the new...

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Bitcoin Daily: Digital Currency Thefts Approach $1B; Crypto Space May See 120 New Hedge Funds By Year End
Bitcoin Daily: Digital Currency Thefts Approach $1B; Crypto Space May See 120 New Hedge Funds...
October 11, 2018  |  Bitcoin

CipherTrace noted in a report that digital currency theft has nearly topped $1 billion over the first three quarters of the year at $927 million,...

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Bitcoin Daily: TD Ameritrade Backs ErisX; Crypto Hackers Mint 235M Fake Pigeoncoins
Bitcoin Daily: TD Ameritrade Backs ErisX; Crypto Hackers Mint 235M Fake Pigeoncoins
October 04, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Hackers have minted 235 million fake tokens of the digital Pigeoncoin currency by taking advantage of a bitcoin bug, The Next Web reported. As a...

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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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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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Gold: Sourced Digitally, Ethically And Via Blockchain
Gold: Sourced Digitally, Ethically And Via Blockchain
October 01, 2018  |  Blockchain

Can blockchain help improve transparency of — and even the ethics surrounding — the gold supply chain? Emergent Technology Holdings helps track where the yellow...

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