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 Payments: Amazon’s Biometric Tech Lets Whole Food Shoppers Pay By Hand; Venmo Users Can Now Buy, Sell, Hold Crypto
Today In Payments: Amazon’s Biometric Tech Lets Whole Food Shoppers Pay By Hand; Venmo Users...
April 21, 2021  |  Payment Methods

In today’s top news, Amazon is launching its pay by hand technology in Seattle Whole Foods stores, and Venmo users can now trade in cryptocurrencies....

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Circle CEO: Crypto’s Growth Depends On Improved Settlement Process
Circle CEO: Crypto’s Growth Depends On Improved Settlement Process
April 21, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

The cryptocurrency drumbeat continues to build. Coinbase has gone public. PayPal and Venmo allow customers to buy, sell and store cryptocurrencies.  Tesla lets consumers use bitcoin...

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Bitcoin Daily: Binance.US Names Former Head Of OCC As New CEO; Time Magazine Now Takes Cryptocurrency For Digital Subscription Payments
Bitcoin Daily: Binance.US Names Former Head Of OCC As New CEO; Time Magazine Now Takes...
April 20, 2021  |  Bitcoin

Brian Brooks, who was acting head of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) under the President Donald Trump administration, is now slated...

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Gilded Rolls Out Mass Pay To Let Firms Pay Employees Via Crypto
Gilded Rolls Out Mass Pay To Let Firms Pay Employees Via Crypto
April 20, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Gilded, which automates crypto payments and accounting, has rolled out a technology called Mass Pay that lets companies pay as many as 500 staffers at...

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Today In Digital-First Banking: Drury Tapped To Lead Telecom, Tech Banking For Citi; UK Examines Benefits Of ‘Britcoin’
Today In Digital-First Banking: Drury Tapped To Lead Telecom, Tech Banking For Citi; UK Examines...
April 20, 2021  |  Digital-First Banking

In today’s top news in digital-first banking, Philip Drury has been chosen to lead an investment banking group for Citigroup that is focused on firms...

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Crypto Speculators Rally Around Dogecoin, But Uncertainty Remains
Crypto Speculators Rally Around Dogecoin, But Uncertainty Remains
April 20, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Tuesday (April 20) was supposed to be a red-letter day of sorts for Dogecoin, the cryptocurrency that has its roots as an internet sensation –...

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WeWork Will Now Accept Cryptocurrency Payments
WeWork Will Now Accept Cryptocurrency Payments
April 20, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

WeWork has begun accepting some forms of cryptocurrency for inbound and outbound transactions, the shared office space provider announced on Tuesday (April 20). Working with...

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Facebook’s Diem Could Launch Stablecoin In 2021
Facebook’s Diem Could Launch Stablecoin In 2021
April 20, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Facebook-backed digital currency project Diem could launch its first stablecoin in 2021 as a small-scale pilot, CNBC reported on Tuesday (April 20), citing sources. The Silicon Valley...

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SEC Reckons With Crypto’s Currency And Security Conundrum
SEC Reckons With Crypto’s Currency And Security Conundrum
April 20, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Regulation straddles the fine line between art and science — and getting the right mix of “spirit” and “letter” of new codes of conduct and...

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