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)

Live From New York, It’s … Elon Musk (And Dogecoin’s Future?)
Live From New York, It’s … Elon Musk (And Dogecoin’s Future?)
May 08, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Here’s an investment strategy one doesn’t hear every day: Step 1. Buy big into a form of cryptocurrency that was literally formed as a joke,...

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Today In Payments: SEC Chair Says Congress Should Regulate Crypto Exchanges; Walmart Acquires Telehealth Provider MeMD
Today In Payments: SEC Chair Says Congress Should Regulate Crypto Exchanges; Walmart Acquires Telehealth Provider...
May 07, 2021  |  News

In today’s top news, the chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said cryptocurrency needs more regulation, and Walmart has acquired telehealth firm...

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Today In Digital-First Banking: India’s Central Bank Leaves Crypto Decision To FIs; Citigroup Mulls Offering Digital Currency Services
Today In Digital-First Banking: India’s Central Bank Leaves Crypto Decision To FIs; Citigroup Mulls Offering...
May 07, 2021  |  Digital-First Banking

In today’s top news in digital-first banking, the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) won’t be blocking cryptocurrency trades, while Citigroup is looking into the...

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Nuvei To Buy Crypto Payments Firm Simplex For $250M
Nuvei To Buy Crypto Payments Firm Simplex For $250M
May 07, 2021  |  Acquiring

Nuvei Corp. of Montreal, a financial technology company, intends to buy Simplex, a FinTech catering to the cryptocurrency industry, for about $250 million. The all-cash...

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JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon Urges Cryptocurrency Governance
JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon Urges Cryptocurrency Governance
May 07, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of J.P. Morgan Chase, said he believes that it’s time for cryptocurrency oversight and told the Investment Company Institute (ICI)...

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Customer Demand Prompts Citigroup To Consider Cryptocurrency Services 
Customer Demand Prompts Citigroup To Consider Cryptocurrency Services 
May 07, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

After getting numerous requests from customers, Citigroup is looking into the rollout of services to support cryptocurrency, Financial Times (FT) reported on Friday (May 7)....

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Cryptos’ Place In Digital Commerce’s ‘Walled Gardens’
Cryptos’ Place In Digital Commerce’s ‘Walled Gardens’
May 07, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

We’re seeing it in earnings reports and in a slew of announcements that are coming over the wires, as they say, in press releases and...

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Crypto Apps Ride The Lightning In Latest New Provider Ranking
Crypto Apps Ride The Lightning In Latest New Provider Ranking
May 07, 2021  |  Mobile Applications

Since we launched PYMNTS Provider Ranking of Cryptocurrency Apps just a short while back, the crypto craze has only gotten more …crazed… yet somehow grounded...

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India’s Central Bank Leaves Decisions To Ban Crypto To Banks
India’s Central Bank Leaves Decisions To Ban Crypto To Banks
May 06, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), which is an umbrella body for retail payments, won’t be blocking cryptocurrency trades, Inc42 reported. Instead, it plans...

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