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)

UK FCA Warns Consumers: Binance Crypto Exchange Is Banned From Regulated Activity
UK FCA Warns Consumers: Binance Crypto Exchange Is Banned From Regulated Activity
June 27, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

The U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has prohibited Binance Markets Limited from undertaking any regulated activity in that country, according to a report. The company...

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Bitcoin Daily: Nigerian School To Take Crypto For Fee Payments; JPMorgan Bearish On Bitcoin
Bitcoin Daily: Nigerian School To Take Crypto For Fee Payments; JPMorgan Bearish On Bitcoin
June 27, 2021  |  Bitcoin

Ricardo Salinas Pliego, owner of Banco Azteca, has said his bank will be attempting to accept cryptocurrency like bitcoin, Bloomberg writes. “Sure, I recommend the...

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DeFi Apps Warn Against Increased Oversight In Global Virtual Event
DeFi Apps Warn Against Increased Oversight In Global Virtual Event
June 27, 2021  |  Regulation

Regulators, who almost by definition are centralized, are beginning to wrestle with the rise in decentralized finance, Financial Times reports. Decentralized is far more vast...

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Circle Debuts Crypto Yield And Treasury Program In Bermuda
Circle Debuts Crypto Yield And Treasury Program In Bermuda
June 27, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Circle’s new Circle Yield program, now approved in Bermuda, will allow corporate treasurers and institutional investors to leverage new opportunities for cryptocurrency yield, according to...

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Adults In El Salvador Get $30 In Crypto Ahead Of Bitcoin Legalization
Adults In El Salvador Get $30 In Crypto Ahead Of Bitcoin Legalization
June 25, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

With its sights set on making bitcoin legal tender, El Salvador has gifted adults in the country $30 (£21.60) in the cryptocurrency as it moves...

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Hackers Putting Crypto Mining Malware Inside Video Games
Hackers Putting Crypto Mining Malware Inside Video Games
June 25, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

The next time you set off on a mission in Grand Theft Auto 5, you might be unwittingly taking part in a real-life heist. That’s...

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FinTech Combats Accounts Receivable’s Crypto Anxieties
FinTech Combats Accounts Receivable’s Crypto Anxieties
June 25, 2021  |  B2B Payments

As more corporations gain interest in embracing cryptocurrency, the logistics of having crypto on the books continue to stand in the way of supporting efforts...

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Circle’s Jeremy Allaire: Cryptocurrencies Are Not A Zero-Sum Game
Circle’s Jeremy Allaire: Cryptocurrencies Are Not A Zero-Sum Game
June 25, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Digital currencies are not an all-or-none, zero-sum endeavor. So says Jeremy Allaire, CEO of Circle, who told Karen Webster that there’s plenty of room for...

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Bitcoin Daily: Chainalysis Raises $100 Million; Q2 Holdings To Allow For Crypto Buying; Met Makes $114 Million Crypto Seizure; Citi Debuts Crypto Division
Bitcoin Daily: Chainalysis Raises $100 Million; Q2 Holdings To Allow For Crypto Buying; Met Makes...
June 24, 2021  |  Bitcoin

Chainalysis has raised $100 million in a Series E funding round, according to a press release. The company’s value is now sitting at $4.2 billion....

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