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)

How Bitstamp Balances AML Efforts With Crypto Traders’ Privacy Concerns
How Bitstamp Balances AML Efforts With Crypto Traders’ Privacy Concerns
February 18, 2021  |  AML

The need to stay compliant while respecting user privacy concerns has forced cryptocurrency exchanges to rethink their approach to KYC. In this month’s AML/KYC Tracker,...

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Corporate Treasurers Hedge Against The Risk Of The Unknown
Corporate Treasurers Hedge Against The Risk Of The Unknown
February 18, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Corporate treasurers are stepping up to guide their enterprises toward digitization and modernization, but when expansion goes cross-border, strategizing international growth can add an extra...

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Businesses Drive Up Demand For Settlement Speed
Businesses Drive Up Demand For Settlement Speed
February 18, 2021  |  B2B Payments

A forward-thinking corporation’s massive bet on bitcoin may not be the boon that blockchain had hoped for as it continues to entice treasurers as a...

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Bitcoin Daily: Crypto Platform Coinseed Sued For Defrauding Investors; Coinbase Adds Former Stripe Exec To Team
Bitcoin Daily: Crypto Platform Coinseed Sued For Defrauding Investors; Coinbase Adds Former Stripe Exec To...
February 17, 2021  |  Bitcoin

New York’s attorney general sued crypto platform Coinseed Wednesday (Feb. 17), accusing it of defrauding thousands of investors out of over $1 million, Reuters reported....

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Robinhood Allows Crypto Deposit And Withdrawal Including Dogecoin
Robinhood Allows Crypto Deposit And Withdrawal Including Dogecoin
February 17, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Brokerage app Robinhood, popular with younger retail investors, will allow customers to deposit and withdraw cryptocurrencies, Reuters reported. That will include the meme-based dogecoin. Currently,...

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DOJ Charges North Korean Hackers With $1.3 Billion Crypto, Cash Theft
DOJ Charges North Korean Hackers With $1.3 Billion Crypto, Cash Theft
February 17, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

A national cybersecurity investigation lasting more than two years culminated in charges being levied against alleged hackers from North Korea, the U.S. Department of Justice...

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Today In Payments: Goldman Launches Marcus Invest; Europe Eyes Amsterdam As Center For SPACs
Today In Payments: Goldman Launches Marcus Invest; Europe Eyes Amsterdam As Center For SPACs
February 17, 2021  |  News

In today’s top news, Goldman launched its investment app, Marcus Invest, and Amsterdam steps out as the center for European SPACs. Plus, Marqeta looks to...

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Crypto Targets The Underbanked Independent Trucker
Crypto Targets The Underbanked Independent Trucker
February 17, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Local economies cannot underestimate the value that small businesses bring to their markets. In the logistics space, whether it is building new highways, transporting produce...

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Taking A More Temperate Approach To Treasury Transformation
Taking A More Temperate Approach To Treasury Transformation
February 17, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Cryptocurrency, real-time payments and more transparent cross-border transaction capabilities are igniting buzz in corporate treasury departments as finance leaders ponder the impact of emerging innovations....

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