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)

Musk Tweets His Support Of Crypto As Bitcoin Continues To Drop
Musk Tweets His Support Of Crypto As Bitcoin Continues To Drop
May 23, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

As another weekend drew to a close Sunday (May 23), investors were digesting another few days of mixed signals around cryptocurrencies. On Saturday (May 22),...

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China Ramps Up Calls For Crypto Regulations; Bitcoin Plummets
China Ramps Up Calls For Crypto Regulations; Bitcoin Plummets
May 21, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Chinese authorities ramped up their calls for increased regulations on cryptocurrencies on Friday (May 21), CNBC reported. To protect the financial system as a whole,...

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Volatile Crypto Markets Grab Attention Of Central Bankers, Investors 
Volatile Crypto Markets Grab Attention Of Central Bankers, Investors 
May 21, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Investors aren’t the only ones paying more attention to cryptocurrency trading lately, as a span of wild market gyrations has increasingly put this budding asset...

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The Week In Payments: Bouncing Bitcoin, Content Pick-Ups And Digital-First Staying Power 
The Week In Payments: Bouncing Bitcoin, Content Pick-Ups And Digital-First Staying Power 
May 21, 2021  |  Payment Methods

It has been another exciting week in payments, particularly for those following the bouncing crypto ball this week, as the price of the world’s best...

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JPMorgan’s Onyx Opens Infrastructure To Disrupt Cross-Border Payments
JPMorgan’s Onyx Opens Infrastructure To Disrupt Cross-Border Payments
May 21, 2021  |  Cross-border Payments

For all the innovation that domestic payments infrastructure has witnessed in recent years, cross-border transactions largely remain, in a word, inefficient. The correspondent banking system...

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Bitcoin Daily: OCC Reports Fraud Messages; Dutch National Bank Reverses Crypto Wallet Requirements
Bitcoin Daily: OCC Reports Fraud Messages; Dutch National Bank Reverses Crypto Wallet Requirements
May 20, 2021  |  Bitcoin

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is reporting that fraudulent actions are being taken to impersonate the OCC, according to an alert...

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IRS Tightens Oversight Of Crypto Trades And Taxes
IRS Tightens Oversight Of Crypto Trades And Taxes
May 20, 2021  |  Regulation

Whether crypto swoons or crypto booms, the Internal Revenue Service is going to keep better track of the ups, downs, gains and losses at least...

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Fed’s Powell Wants New Input On Digital Currencies
Fed’s Powell Wants New Input On Digital Currencies
May 20, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell wants more input on digital currencies as the new form of money gains in popularity, according to a Thursday (May...

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Treasury Looks Into Regulating Crypto To Fight Tax Evasion Schemes
Treasury Looks Into Regulating Crypto To Fight Tax Evasion Schemes
May 20, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

A new report from the U.S. Treasury says the current cryptocurrency climate could cause tax evasion without further regulation. The report, which describes President Joe Biden’s...

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