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

India Again Announces Plan to Ban Cryptocurrencies as Digital Rupee Moves Ahead
India Again Announces Plan to Ban Cryptocurrencies as Digital Rupee Moves Ahead
November 23, 2021  |  International

After months of discussions and rumors that it was taking a less hostile stance on cryptocurrencies, the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi re-introduced legislation...

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Comptroller of the Currency Backpedals on Rulings Allowing Banks to Handle Crypto
Comptroller of the Currency Backpedals on Rulings Allowing Banks to Handle Crypto
November 23, 2021  |  Bank Regulation

On the surface, it sounds good. Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael Hsu confirmed that banks can hold cryptocurrencies for customers, can hold dollar reserves...

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Bitcoin Daily: MercadoPago to Allow Bitcoin Buying, Selling in Brazil; UK Man Faces Extradition to US Over Crypto Scam
Bitcoin Daily: MercadoPago to Allow Bitcoin Buying, Selling in Brazil; UK Man Faces Extradition to...
November 23, 2021  |  Bitcoin

MercadoPago will soon let Brazilian customers buy, sell and hold bitcoin, Bitcoin Magazine reported. MercadoPago is the digital payments app of MercadoLibre. Get the Full...

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Counting Bitcoins: OneRepublic First Major Artist Paid in Bitcoin for Vienna Show
Counting Bitcoins: OneRepublic First Major Artist Paid in Bitcoin for Vienna Show
November 23, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

The “Counting Stars” band OneRepublic performed last week just outside of Vienna and was paid entirely in bitcoin, the first American major artist to accept...

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Circle Uses USDC to Make $10.5M Investment in UK Crowdfunding Platform Crowdcube
Circle Uses USDC to Make $10.5M Investment in UK Crowdfunding Platform Crowdcube
November 23, 2021  |  Investments

Circle Internet Financial, owner and operator of U.S. startup fundraising platform SeedInvest, announced Tuesday (Nov. 23) that it is leading U.K. firm Crowdcube’s $13.5 million...

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Is Square’s Focus on Bitcoin at Odds With its Goal to Deliver Financial Inclusion?
Is Square’s Focus on Bitcoin at Odds With its Goal to Deliver Financial Inclusion?
November 23, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Square has always put financial inclusion is at the heart of its mission. Whether it can get there on bitcoin alone is another question. Get...

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India’s Looming Crypto Ban May Limit Bitcoin to Emerging, Volatile Economies
India’s Looming Crypto Ban May Limit Bitcoin to Emerging, Volatile Economies
November 23, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

If we keep going at this rate, there may be stark divisions in crypto-land — between the major world economies that shun cryptocurrencies and the...

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Lydia App Users Can Now Trade Crypto Assets on Bitpanda
Lydia App Users Can Now Trade Crypto Assets on Bitpanda
November 23, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Vienna-based crypto exchange Bitpanda has joined forces with French mobile financial services platform Lydia to give the app provider’s more than 5 million users access to...

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MercadoLibre Customers in Brazil Getting Crypto Investment Access Through Digital Wallet
MercadoLibre Customers in Brazil Getting Crypto Investment Access Through Digital Wallet
November 23, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

MercadoLibre Inc. will soon allow MercadoPago customers in Brazil to buy, sell and hold cryptocurrencies in their digital wallets, according to a Bloomberg report Monday...

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