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)

Bitcoin Daily: Former BitGrail Head Faces Fraud Charges; Exmo Reports Cyberattack; VBT Bank Offers Blockchain-Backed Bank Guarantees
Bitcoin Daily: Former BitGrail Head Faces Fraud Charges; Exmo Reports Cyberattack; VBT Bank Offers Blockchain-Backed...
December 21, 2020  |  Bitcoin

Italian police charged the former head of cryptocurrency exchange BitGrail, identified by the initials of “F.F.,” with money laundering, fraudulent banking and computer fraud, Reuters...

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ACAMS: Biden Administration Faces Challenges On AML And Cybercrime
ACAMS: Biden Administration Faces Challenges On AML And Cybercrime
December 21, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

The incoming Biden Administration has got its work cut out for it on a number of fronts. Job No. 1 is tackling a public-health crisis the...

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Bitcoin Daily: Square’s Cash App Lets Consumers Earn Bitcoin On Purchases; Nigeria Trades Second-Highest Bitcoin Volume On Paxful’s Platform
Bitcoin Daily: Square’s Cash App Lets Consumers Earn Bitcoin On Purchases; Nigeria Trades Second-Highest Bitcoin...
December 20, 2020  |  Bitcoin

Square‘s Cash App has a new feature letting customers get bitcoin back with any transaction, CoinDesk reported. Previously Cash App only allowed clients to get...

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US Treasury Proposes Sweeping New Disclosure Rules On Bitcoin, Other Cryptos 
US Treasury Proposes Sweeping New Disclosure Rules On Bitcoin, Other Cryptos 
December 18, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

The U.S. Treasury Department proposed sweeping new rules late Friday (Dec. 18) that the government says would make convertible digital currencies like bitcoin less attractive...

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Bahamas Launches Digital Sand Dollar; Adds To Rise Of Central Bank Digital Currencies
Bahamas Launches Digital Sand Dollar; Adds To Rise Of Central Bank Digital Currencies
December 18, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

Facebook’s Libra might be fading a bit as a perceived threat to monetary systems that have been in place around the globe for centuries. But...

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Bitcoin Daily: Salvation Army Now Takes Crypto Donations; Coinbase CEO Warns New Investors Of Crypto’s Risks
Bitcoin Daily: Salvation Army Now Takes Crypto Donations; Coinbase CEO Warns New Investors Of Crypto’s...
December 17, 2020  |  Bitcoin

The Salvation Army Western Territory is now accepting cryptocurrency donations, according to a press release. Donors throughout the U.S. will be able to send bitcoin...

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Coinbase Files With SEC For 2021 IPO
Coinbase Files With SEC For 2021 IPO
December 17, 2020  |  IPO

U.S. cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for an initial public offering (IPO), according to a report from The...

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Bitcoin Triples In Value To Record High Near $24,000
Bitcoin Triples In Value To Record High Near $24,000
December 17, 2020  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin reached an all-time high, surging 12 percent to $23,421, more than triple its value since the start of 2020, CNBC reported on Thursday (Dec....

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Bitcoin Rally Here to Stay – Or Fleeting?  
Bitcoin Rally Here to Stay – Or Fleeting?  
December 17, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

Amid the rallies that have marked all manner of asset classes in 2020 – where things hummed along to start the year, turned sour in...

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