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

As Digital Yuan Struggles, Does America Really Need a Digital Dollar?
As Digital Yuan Struggles, Does America Really Need a Digital Dollar?
February 15, 2022  |  CBDC

In a speech Monday (Feb. 14), Mu Changchun, the head of China’s digital yuan project, said the cryptocurrency has not had a very big impact...

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Crypto Caught in Crossfire as Canada’s PM Trudeau Invokes Emergencies Act
Crypto Caught in Crossfire as Canada’s PM Trudeau Invokes Emergencies Act
February 15, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency transactions became a surprising casualty of Canada’s Emergencies Act, invoked for the first time in Canada’s history by the country’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau...

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Crypto Regulation in Russia is Still an Unresolved Matter 
Crypto Regulation in Russia is Still an Unresolved Matter 
February 15, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Russian government officials failed to reach consensus Tuesday (Feb. 15) on how to regulate cryptocurrencies, sources told Bloomberg.  Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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BlockFi’s $100 Million Settlement With SEC Raises Internal Discussion 
BlockFi’s $100 Million Settlement With SEC Raises Internal Discussion 
February 15, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged BlockFi with failing to register the offers and sales of its retail crypto lending product on Monday (Feb....

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Privacy Coin Monero May Be Facing Security Concerns of its Own
Privacy Coin Monero May Be Facing Security Concerns of its Own
February 15, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

As the most effective of the so-called privacy coins, Monero is designed specifically to make it impossible for anyone to trace by breaking the chain...

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Data: Crypto App Downloads Decline Despite Super Bowl Hype
Data: Crypto App Downloads Decline Despite Super Bowl Hype
February 14, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

In spite of the surge of Super Bowl ads for cryptocurrency trading platforms, often featuring huge stars, there hasn’t been a flood of new users...

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Judge Orders Man Detained Until Trial in NY Crypto Laundering Case
Judge Orders Man Detained Until Trial in NY Crypto Laundering Case
February 14, 2022  |  Legal

A federal judge, Chief U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell, has ordered the pretrial detention for a defendant, Ilya Lichtenstein, arrested on conspiring to launder billions...

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Today in Crypto: Singapore’s Temasek Bows Out of Coinbase; Investors Search for Answers in IRA Financial Hack
Today in Crypto: Singapore’s Temasek Bows Out of Coinbase; Investors Search for Answers in IRA...
February 14, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

India cryptocurrency industry representatives met with policymakers from the Finance Ministry to rework parts of the new crypto tax policy, according to a CoinDesk report....

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Israeli Regulator to Host Blockchain ‘Hackathon’ for Infrastructure Solutions
Israeli Regulator to Host Blockchain ‘Hackathon’ for Infrastructure Solutions
February 14, 2022  |  Blockchain

The Israel Securities Authority (ISA) is making plans to regulate the FinTech space, and will be looking at a long-term way to work with cryptocurrency...

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