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A 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: Venezuelan Department Stores To Launch Blockchain POS; Blockchain Analysis Firm Debuts Real-Time Fraud Alerts
Bitcoin Daily: Venezuelan Department Stores To Launch Blockchain POS; Blockchain Analysis Firm Debuts Real-Time Fraud...
August 23, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Blockchain firm Pundi X has announced that Venezuela’s largest chain of department stores will implement the XPOS, the blockchain-powered point-of-sale device, across its 49 stores...

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Drug Traffickers’ Crypto Addresses Blacklisted By US Treasury
Drug Traffickers’ Crypto Addresses Blacklisted By US Treasury
August 22, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

The U.S. Treasury is looking at numerous cryptocurrency addresses and people associated with them as part of the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act, also known...

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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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Bitcoin Daily: Binance To Launch Regional “Libra-Like” Currency;  Coinbase Left 3K User Passwords Unprotected
Bitcoin Daily: Binance To Launch Regional “Libra-Like” Currency; Coinbase Left 3K User Passwords Unprotected
August 20, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Binance has announced plans to launch its blockchain project, Venus, to develop localized stablecoins and digital assets pegged to fiat currencies across the globe. “Binance...

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Bitcoin Daily: Ripple Xpring Provides 1 Billion XRP Grant; Walmart Files Blockchain Patent For Drones
Bitcoin Daily: Ripple Xpring Provides 1 Billion XRP Grant; Walmart Files Blockchain Patent For Drones
August 16, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Ripple’s Xpring has made a 1 billion XRP grant in Coil, a platform dedicated to reimagining monetization on the web for creators and their fans....

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Bitcoin Daily: Nevada Tightens Regs On Crypto Kiosks; Barclays And Coinbase Call It Quits
Bitcoin Daily: Nevada Tightens Regs On Crypto Kiosks; Barclays And Coinbase Call It Quits
August 15, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Nevada is enforcing stricter regulations on cryptocurrency kiosks, and will now require them to have a state money transmission license. BitAML Senior Advisor Annelise Strader...

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Bitcoin Daily: New Zealand Allows Crypto Wages; SEC Postpones Bitcoin Funds Decision
Bitcoin Daily: New Zealand Allows Crypto Wages; SEC Postpones Bitcoin Funds Decision
August 13, 2019  |  Bitcoin

New Zealand has become the first country to legally allow wages to be paid in cryptocurrencies. The ruling excludes the self-employed from earning incomes in...

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Report: Crypto Crime Could Reach $4.3B This Year
Report: Crypto Crime Could Reach $4.3B This Year
August 13, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

A new report has estimated that losses related to cryptocurrency thefts, scams and fraud could reach $4.3 billion this year. Cryptocurrency security firm CipherTrace revealed...

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Walmart’s Answer To Facebook’s Libra: The Walmart Coin
Walmart’s Answer To Facebook’s Libra: The Walmart Coin
August 05, 2019  |  Retail

There are many ways to introduce an idea to the world. There is something to be said for going big — fireworks, a parade and...

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