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)

Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin IRA Debuts Mobile App; Amber Group Now Valued At $100 Billion; Banco de Portugal Grants Crypto Licenses
Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin IRA Debuts Mobile App; Amber Group Now Valued At $100 Billion; Banco...
June 21, 2021  |  Bitcoin

Cryptocurrency platform Bitcoin IRA is making its mobile app public, according to a press release. This will be the first retirement app of its kind...

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Official: Israel Held A Test Run For A Digital Shekel
Official: Israel Held A Test Run For A Digital Shekel
June 21, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Bank of Israel Deputy Governor Andrew Abir said at an event that the country held an experimental run of a so-called digital shekel token, The...

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Bitcoin Drops As China’s Crypto Crackdown Continues
Bitcoin Drops As China’s Crypto Crackdown Continues
June 21, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

China has called together representatives from its biggest banks to reinforce a ban on providing cryptocurrency services, Bloomberg reported Monday (June 21). The banks in...

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Using Blockchain To Improve Cross-Border Remittances
Using Blockchain To Improve Cross-Border Remittances
June 21, 2021  |  Blockchain

Blockchain, at least to some observers, is synonymous with cryptos. And cryptos, of course, are synonymous with volatility. But in an interview with PYMNTS, Josh...

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China Speeds Toward CBDC Future Despite Crypto’s Murky Advantages
China Speeds Toward CBDC Future Despite Crypto’s Murky Advantages
June 21, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

We’re inching toward central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) making the leap from concept to reality, but speed bumps (as you might call them) abound. China...

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Bitcoin Falls As China Continues Halt On Mining
Bitcoin Falls As China Continues Halt On Mining
June 21, 2021  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin dropped to $32,288, losing about 7.5 percent of its value, the lowest in a dozen days, as officials in China continued putting the brakes...

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Bitcoin Daily: UK Bank TSB Could Block 5M Customers From Buying Crypto Over Fraud Fears; Pitchbook: Investors Pour $17B Into Crypto Startups 2021 YTD
Bitcoin Daily: UK Bank TSB Could Block 5M Customers From Buying Crypto Over Fraud Fears;...
June 20, 2021  |  What's Hot

Venture capital funds have gone in big on crypto, with Bloomberg writing that they’ve spent $17 billion this year already. Bloomberg notes that this amount...

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ECB Says Digital Euro Would Protect Privacy
ECB Says Digital Euro Would Protect Privacy
June 20, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

The European central banker in charge of the creation of a digital version of the euro said such a currency would both protect the privacy...

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China-Owned Commercial Bank Allows Digital Yuan-To-Cash Conversions At ATMs
China-Owned Commercial Bank Allows Digital Yuan-To-Cash Conversions At ATMs
June 20, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

The Chinese government-owned Industrial and Commercial Bank of China and the Beijing branch of the Agricultural Bank of China are allowing customers to exchange digital...

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