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)

Report: Digital ID and Video-Based KYC Help Lenders Onboard SMBs
Report: Digital ID and Video-Based KYC Help Lenders Onboard SMBs
December 08, 2020  |  Authentication

  Traditional bank account opening methods have long involved visits to branches and face-to-face meetings with officials in which physical identification documents are presented. These...

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Bitcoin Daily: Standard Chartered CEO: Widespread Digital Currencies ‘Inevitable’; Abra Expands To More Than 150 Countries
Bitcoin Daily: Standard Chartered CEO: Widespread Digital Currencies ‘Inevitable’; Abra Expands To More Than 150...
December 07, 2020  |  Bitcoin

Bill Winters, CEO of Standard Chartered, said he sees the adoption of digital currencies on a widespread scale as inevitable, CNBC reported. Winters, speaking at...

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Stablecoin Outlook Anything But Stable As Regulation, Legislation Loom
Stablecoin Outlook Anything But Stable As Regulation, Legislation Loom
December 07, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

Facebook’s Libra (OK, now it’s been renamed to Diem) looms as 2021 dawns – maybe – and in a form diminished from its initial ambitions...

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Bitcoin Daily: India Eyes Crypto Income Tax; Ripple Unloads $15.3 Million In MoneyGram Stock
Bitcoin Daily: India Eyes Crypto Income Tax; Ripple Unloads $15.3 Million In MoneyGram Stock
December 06, 2020  |  Bitcoin

India’s income tax authority is considering taxing profits made on bitcoin investments, CoinDesk reported, citing The Economic Times. The tax department has been tracking those...

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OCC’s Brian Brooks: Cryptocurrency Regulation Coming Soon 
OCC’s Brian Brooks: Cryptocurrency Regulation Coming Soon 
December 04, 2020  |  Bitcoin

New U.S. regulations for bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are being developed and will be rolled out within six to eight weeks, Brian Brooks, acting comptroller...

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Mastercard’s Virtual Mobile Cards, Ghost Kitchens, Geolocation Data Top This Week’s News
Mastercard’s Virtual Mobile Cards, Ghost Kitchens, Geolocation Data Top This Week’s News
December 04, 2020  |  The Weekender

This week, Stripe introduced banking services, we get a glimpse of the EU’s upcoming Digital Services Act and PYMNTS’ data reveals online purchases ruled Black...

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Ripple CEO ‘Waiting To See’ With Biden Administration Before Leaving US
Ripple CEO ‘Waiting To See’ With Biden Administration Before Leaving US
December 03, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has walked back his intent to leave the U.S. over uncertain crypto regulations, according to a report by CoinDesk. After the...

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US Bill Would Ban Stablecoins Not Approved By Gov’t
US Bill Would Ban Stablecoins Not Approved By Gov’t
December 03, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

A new bill introduced in the U.S. Congress would make stablecoins illegal unless they’re approved by the government, according to a report by Cointelegraph. Called...

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Bitcoin Daily: Cubans Use Cryptocurrencies For Remittances In Wake Of US Sanctions; Swiss National Bank, BIS Test CBDC Integration
Bitcoin Daily: Cubans Use Cryptocurrencies For Remittances In Wake Of US Sanctions; Swiss National Bank,...
December 03, 2020  |  Bitcoin

About 10,000 Cubans have turned to bitcoin and altcoins, including ethereum and dogecoin, to skirt around U.S. sanctions, according to a report from Deutsche Welle’s...

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