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: Figure Sets Up Blank-Check Firm To Advance Blockchain Lending; Affirm Hits 4.5M Users
Today In Payments: Figure Sets Up Blank-Check Firm To Advance Blockchain Lending; Affirm Hits 4.5M...
February 12, 2021  |  News

In today’s news, Figure set up a SPAC to raise $250 million, and Affirm reported solid growth in 2020 in its first earnings call. Plus,...

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Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Marks New Record High Above $48,000; Miami Mayor Offers To Pay Workers With Crypto
Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Marks New Record High Above $48,000; Miami Mayor Offers To Pay Workers...
February 11, 2021  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin hit a new record Thursday (Feb. 11), surging past $48,000, CNBC reported. The price surge followed reports that Bank of New York Mellon is...

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Today In Digital-First Banking: BNY Mellon Creates Digital Assets Division; Northmill Bank Pulls In Venture Funding
Today In Digital-First Banking: BNY Mellon Creates Digital Assets Division; Northmill Bank Pulls In Venture...
February 11, 2021  |  Digital Banking

In today’s top digital-first banking news, BNY Mellon is introducing a new division focused on advancing the growth of bitcoin, crypto and other digital assets,...

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Adyen: Bitcoin Is For Investments, Not Payments 
Adyen: Bitcoin Is For Investments, Not Payments 
February 11, 2021  |  Bitcoin

Adyen CEO and Co-founder Pieter van der Does said that using bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as payment methods is not something he is considering, nor...

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Uber Won’t Invest In Bitcoin But Might Take It For Payments
Uber Won’t Invest In Bitcoin But Might Take It For Payments
February 11, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said the company would consider accepting bitcoin as a payment method if people asked, but investing in the cryptocurrency is not...

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BNY Mellon Launches Digital Assets Platform Featuring Bitcoin
BNY Mellon Launches Digital Assets Platform Featuring Bitcoin
February 11, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

BNY Mellon is introducing a new unit focused on advancing the growth of bitcoin, cryptocurrency and other digital assets. The country’s oldest bank is the...

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Yellen Sounds Alarm On Crypto Fraud; Puts ID Verification In Spotlight
Yellen Sounds Alarm On Crypto Fraud; Puts ID Verification In Spotlight
February 11, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

Rampant cyberattacks. Crypto in the service of dark money. The risks of bad actors using digital means to steal and to sow carnage across the...

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Mastercard Network Will Support Select Cryptocurrencies
Mastercard Network Will Support Select Cryptocurrencies
February 10, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Mastercard has announced it will be offering support for cryptocurrencies on its network this year, Reuters reported. The announcement comes after several other firms have...

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Bitcoin Daily: Blockchain Payment Platform Celo Raises $20 Million; Europol Arrests Eight Over Celeb SIM Swap Hack
Bitcoin Daily: Blockchain Payment Platform Celo Raises $20 Million; Europol Arrests Eight Over Celeb SIM...
February 10, 2021  |  Bitcoin

Open-source decentralized finance (DeFi) blockchain ecosystem Celo raised $20 million from partners including Andreessen Horowitz, Greenfield One and Electric Capital, according to a press release. This...

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