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)

Today In Digital-First Banking: Former Barclays Exec Chosen To Lead Citi Commercial Bank; Trade Group Looks For Greater Crypto Entity Oversight
Today In Digital-First Banking: Former Barclays Exec Chosen To Lead Citi Commercial Bank; Trade Group...
April 23, 2021  |  Digital Banking

In today’s top news in digital-first banking, a former Barclays executive has been named to serve as head of Citi Commercial Bank (CCB), while the...

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Coinbase, Restaurants, Open Banking Top This Week’s News
Coinbase, Restaurants, Open Banking Top This Week’s News
April 23, 2021  |  The Weekender

In this week’s news, we saw a comparison between Coinbase and Netscape, and new insights have emerged on restaurants and open banking. The Weekender is...

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Today In Payments: Crypto Takes $260 Billion Dive; Square Unveils New Inventory Management Features For Retailers
Today In Payments: Crypto Takes $260 Billion Dive; Square Unveils New Inventory Management Features For...
April 23, 2021  |  News

In today’s top news, bitcoin fell below $50,000 for the first time in weeks, and Square launched new inventory management tools for retailers. Plus, Vivid...

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Bitcoin Drops Under $50,000 As Crypto Takes $260 Billion Dive
Bitcoin Drops Under $50,000 As Crypto Takes $260 Billion Dive
April 23, 2021  |  Bitcoin

The cryptocurrency market took a $260 billion dive on Friday (April 23), with bitcoin trading below $50,000 for the first time in weeks and other...

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Bitcoin Daily: EU Regulators Probe Binance Over Stock Tokens; Turkish Authorities Investigate Crypto Exchange Thodex For Possible $2 Billion Fraud
Bitcoin Daily: EU Regulators Probe Binance Over Stock Tokens; Turkish Authorities Investigate Crypto Exchange Thodex...
April 22, 2021  |  Bitcoin

European regulators are looking into whether Binance, one of the largest crypto exchanges in the world, has been following securities rules since it launched trading...

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American Bankers Association Seeks More Oversight Of Cryptocurrency Entities
American Bankers Association Seeks More Oversight Of Cryptocurrency Entities
April 22, 2021  |  Regulation

The American Bankers Association (ABA) said in testimony last week that it believes standards for cryptocurrency businesses should be strengthened. In front of the House...

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Cashless Norway Explores Central Bank Digital Currency
Cashless Norway Explores Central Bank Digital Currency
April 22, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Is Norway, the most cashless society on the planet, ready for a central bank digital currency (CBDC)? The head of the country’s central bank is...

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Bitcoin Daily: Amazon’s Former Finance Director Named Bitstamp CFO; Digital Music Retailer Beatport To Accept Bitcoin Payments
Bitcoin Daily: Amazon’s Former Finance Director Named Bitstamp CFO; Digital Music Retailer Beatport To Accept...
April 21, 2021  |  Bitcoin

Bitstamp has announced a new chief financial officer in former Amazon finance director Stephen Bearpark, according to a press release. Bearpark will be tasked with...

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US House Passes Bill To Form ‘Digital Asset Working Group’ 
US House Passes Bill To Form ‘Digital Asset Working Group’ 
April 21, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Operating frameworks – and at least some guidelines on just what cryptocurrencies are and how they should be used – may be in the offing...

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