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)

PPP Loan Distribution, Cryptocurrency, Online Ordering Top This Week’s News
PPP Loan Distribution, Cryptocurrency, Online Ordering Top This Week’s News
May 14, 2021  |  The Weekender

In this week’s news, we saw a report that the Justice Department is conducting a civil probe into whether some FinTechs distributing Payroll Protection Program...

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Today In Payments: PayPal Acquires Happy Returns; Coinbase Trading Volumes Hit $334 Billion
Today In Payments: PayPal Acquires Happy Returns; Coinbase Trading Volumes Hit $334 Billion
May 14, 2021  |  News

In today’s top news, PayPal acquired Happy Returns, Coinbase reported $1.8 billion in revenues in its first-quarter report and AirBnb sees a travel boom for...

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The Week In Payments: Bitcoin’s Stumbles, Google’s Cross-Border P2P Play And The Great BNPL Bounce
The Week In Payments: Bitcoin’s Stumbles, Google’s Cross-Border P2P Play And The Great BNPL Bounce
May 14, 2021  |  Payment Methods

It’s been an exciting week in payments, but then the payments and commerce world is always something of a never-a-dull-moment environment. But even by local...

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Cryptos, Crossing The Rubicon From Trading To Commerce
Cryptos, Crossing The Rubicon From Trading To Commerce
May 14, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Bit by bit, coin by coin, cryptos are crossing the Rubicon from speculation, from trading on exchanges … toward everyday spending. The Thursday (May 13)...

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NEW DATA: 46 Million Consumers Plan To Use Cryptocurrency To Pay Merchants
NEW DATA: 46 Million Consumers Plan To Use Cryptocurrency To Pay Merchants
May 14, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

U.S. consumers see cryptocurrency as more than just a store of value: 46 million say they plan to use it to pay for everything from...

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Bitcoin Daily: DOJ, IRS Investigate Binance Crypto Exchange; Crypto Theft Falls, DeFi Fraud Spikes
Bitcoin Daily: DOJ, IRS Investigate Binance Crypto Exchange; Crypto Theft Falls, DeFi Fraud Spikes
May 13, 2021  |  Bitcoin

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance Holdings is now under investigation by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the IRS as they try to make some order out...

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Today In Payments Around The World: Vinted Lands More Than $300 Million In Funding; Safaricom Eyes Having Its Mobile Payments Service On Amazon
Today In Payments Around The World: Vinted Lands More Than $300 Million In Funding; Safaricom...
May 13, 2021  |  International

In today’s top payments news around the world, Vinted has landed more than $300 million from investors, while Safaricom is reportedly in talks about harnessing...

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Coinbase Gears Up For Dogecoin As Trading Volumes Hit $335 Billion
Coinbase Gears Up For Dogecoin As Trading Volumes Hit $335 Billion
May 13, 2021  |  Earnings

Surging trading volumes — and for Coinbase, profits. To that end, Coinbase gave its first earnings report Thursday (May 13) as a publicly traded company....

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Regulations Could Be In The Works For Stablecoins 
Regulations Could Be In The Works For Stablecoins 
May 13, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

As the cryptocurrency landscape is likely to be altered, at least somewhat, by regulations and new debates over whether bitcoin and its alternatives are securities...

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