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)

Today In Payments: Riskified Files For IPO; Amazon Pay Later Hits 2M Users In India
Today In Payments: Riskified Files For IPO; Amazon Pay Later Hits 2M Users In India
July 02, 2021  |  News

In today’s top news, Riskified filed for an initial public offering (IPO), and India’s Amazon Pay Later now has 2 million users. Plus, financial institutions...

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CEX.IO On Ensuring Secure User Authentication In Cryptocurrency Exchange Onboarding
CEX.IO On Ensuring Secure User Authentication In Cryptocurrency Exchange Onboarding
July 02, 2021  |  Authentication

It’s getting hard to keep good fraudsters down as they are now turning to social engineering techniques to trick users and gain access to crypto...

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Bitcoin Daily: Mercado Bitcoin Raises $200 Million; South Africa Moves For Stricter Crypto Regulations
Bitcoin Daily: Mercado Bitcoin Raises $200 Million; South Africa Moves For Stricter Crypto Regulations
July 01, 2021  |  Bitcoin

Mercado Bitcoin has raised $200 million in a Series B funding round from the SoftBank Latin America fund, a press release says, according to parent...

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Today In Payments: Coinbase Planning App Store; Amex Partners With Better, Rocket Mortgage
Today In Payments: Coinbase Planning App Store; Amex Partners With Better, Rocket Mortgage
July 01, 2021  |  News

In today’s top news, Coinbase is planning to make a cryptocurrency app store on blockchain, and American Express now offers reward credits for cardholders who...

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FIs Inch Closer To Offering Crypto Accounts For Customers
FIs Inch Closer To Offering Crypto Accounts For Customers
July 01, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

As banks get further into crypto, it is hard to not see that evolution as validation for digital currencies and the world’s fastest-growing new asset...

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Report: Crypto Exchanges Use Blockchain Tech To Boost Onboarding Security
Report: Crypto Exchanges Use Blockchain Tech To Boost Onboarding Security
July 01, 2021  |  Authentication

Cryptocurrencies have become a hot topic over the past several years, with the global blockchain market expected to hit approximately $23 billion by 2023 and...

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Bitcoin Daily: NCR, NYDIG To Allow Bitcoin Buys; World Wide Web Source Code Sold As NFT For $5.4M
Bitcoin Daily: NCR, NYDIG To Allow Bitcoin Buys; World Wide Web Source Code Sold As...
June 30, 2021  |  Bitcoin

A deal between payments company NCR and NYDIG, a digital assets firm, will benefit 650 companies looking at offering bitcoin purchases, a Forbes report says....

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Coinbase’s New Stablecoin Account Could Yield 50x More Than Traditional Savings Accounts
Coinbase’s New Stablecoin Account Could Yield 50x More Than Traditional Savings Accounts
June 30, 2021  |  Banking

DeFi, maybe – but in some respects, it looks a lot like traditional finance. News comes this week that Coinbase, the cryptocurrency exchange, has debuted...

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BitPay CEO: Bitcoin Is A Renewable Energy Catalyst, Not An Environmental Nightmare
BitPay CEO: Bitcoin Is A Renewable Energy Catalyst, Not An Environmental Nightmare
June 30, 2021  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin is either the great polluter of the digital age or a lucrative tailwind that renewable energy needs. Two stark and opposing viewpoints. After all,...

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