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

FedNow’s Progress on Instant Payments May Weaken Case for Digital Dollar
FedNow’s Progress on Instant Payments May Weaken Case for Digital Dollar
March 09, 2022  |  Faster Payments

Deciding whether to create a digital dollar was a key part of an executive order President Joe Biden announced Wednesday morning (March 9) to create...

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Singapore FinTech Cake DeFi Will Invest in Web3, NFTs with $100M VC Arm
Singapore FinTech Cake DeFi Will Invest in Web3, NFTs with $100M VC Arm
March 09, 2022  |  NFTs

Singapore-based cryptocurrency FinTech platform Cake DeFi on Wednesday (March 9) launched a $100 million venture capital investment arm — Cake DeFi Ventures — that will...

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Digital Dollar Looms, But so Do Questions Over Necessity
Digital Dollar Looms, But so Do Questions Over Necessity
March 09, 2022  |  CBDC

It seems the digital dollar may be on the way — the jury’s out, though, as to whether we might really need a central bank...

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Biden’s Executive Order Set to Fast-Track Crypto Policy
Biden’s Executive Order Set to Fast-Track Crypto Policy
March 09, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Saying the “rise in digital assets creates an opportunity to reinforce American leadership in the global financial system and at the technological frontier,” President Joe...

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Yellen: Biden’s Crypto Executive Order Strikes Innovation-Risk Balance 
Yellen: Biden’s Crypto Executive Order Strikes Innovation-Risk Balance 
March 09, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

President Joe Biden’s executive order on cryptocurrencies addresses the balance between innovation and risk while also collaborating with other U.S. agencies and their policies, Treasury...

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Today in Crypto: Russian Investors Continue Crypto Trading; Bain Capital Debuts $560M Crypto Fund
Today in Crypto: Russian Investors Continue Crypto Trading; Bain Capital Debuts $560M Crypto Fund
March 08, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Russian investors will likely be conducting transactions in bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in spite of sanctions, Bloomberg reported Tuesday (March 8). Get the Full Story...

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If DeFi Is Really Decentralized, Why Did a Top Developer Quitting Crash Dozens of Tokens?
If DeFi Is Really Decentralized, Why Did a Top Developer Quitting Crash Dozens of Tokens?
March 08, 2022  |  Blockchain

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Visa CEO Unsure of Crypto’s Role in US, Canada
Visa CEO Unsure of Crypto’s Role in US, Canada
March 08, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Visa will continue building out its cryptocurrency platform, though the company’s CEO Al Kelly has reservations about the wider crypto sector, CoinDesk reported Tuesday (March...

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Binance’s Plan to Build Crypto-to-Fiat Payments Rail Meets Regulatory Resistance
Binance’s Plan to Build Crypto-to-Fiat Payments Rail Meets Regulatory Resistance
March 08, 2022  |  Regulation

The road to payments processing is littered with potholes, and it appears Binance, the world’s top cryptocurrency exchange, drove into one Monday (March 7). Get...

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