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)

Coinbase Rolls Out Visa Debit Card For Crypto Fans
Coinbase Rolls Out Visa Debit Card For Crypto Fans
October 28, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency fans in the United States will soon have their own debit card for holiday shopping. Coinbase on Wednesday (Oct. 28) announced it is opening...

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Today In Digital-First Banking: BlueVine Unveils Small Biz Banking Platform; JPMorgan Rolls Out Blockchain Business Unit
Today In Digital-First Banking: BlueVine Unveils Small Biz Banking Platform; JPMorgan Rolls Out Blockchain Business...
October 27, 2020  |  Digital-First Banking

In today’s top news in digital-first banking, BlueVine has launched its new integrated digital banking, payments and lending platform, while J.P. Morgan Chase has formed...

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Bitcoin Daily: Bahamas Takes Digital Sand Dollar Nationwide; JPMC Sees Upside In Bitcoin
Bitcoin Daily: Bahamas Takes Digital Sand Dollar Nationwide; JPMC Sees Upside In Bitcoin
October 26, 2020  |  Bitcoin

The Sand Dollar state-backed cryptocurrency is now available to each of Bahamas’ nearly 400,000 inhabitants, Finance Magnates reported. The initiative’s website noted that the digital...

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For Retail and Digital Currencies: Cryptos Today, Digital Dollars Tomorrow?
For Retail and Digital Currencies: Cryptos Today, Digital Dollars Tomorrow?
October 26, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

For bitcoin — indeed for cryptos in general — scale is the name of the game. Not just for trading, of course, where price spikes...

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Bitcoin Daily: China Shuts Down Gambling Sites Using Tether; Japan’s Soccer Star Debuts Own Crypto
Bitcoin Daily: China Shuts Down Gambling Sites Using Tether; Japan’s Soccer Star Debuts Own Crypto
October 25, 2020  |  Bitcoin

On P2P marketplace Paxful, traders are selling up to $16.2 million in discounted bitcoin in exchange for gift cards — an amount that a report...

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Ripple CEO Eyes London For New HQ
Ripple CEO Eyes London For New HQ
October 23, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

Ripple is mulling moving its headquarters abroad because of frustration with the regulatory climate in the United States. The FinTech company is most renowned for...

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Today In Payments: Uber, Lyft Lose AB5 Appeal; FTC Commissioners Weigh Facebook Antitrust Suit
Today In Payments: Uber, Lyft Lose AB5 Appeal; FTC Commissioners Weigh Facebook Antitrust Suit
October 23, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, Uber and Lyft must reclassify their drivers as employees, and FTC commissioners are in favor of pursuing an antitrust suit against...

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PayPal Eyes Buying Crypto Firm BitGo, Others
PayPal Eyes Buying Crypto Firm BitGo, Others
October 22, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

PayPal is looking at acquisition possibilities for cryptocurrency companies, including bitcoin custodian BitGo, a report from Bloomberg says. The move would help PayPal boost its...

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Bitcoin Daily: SK Telecom Debuts Blockchain Document Wallet; Israeli Blockchain Accelerator Collider Labs Crowdsources $1M
Bitcoin Daily: SK Telecom Debuts Blockchain Document Wallet; Israeli Blockchain Accelerator Collider Labs Crowdsources $1M
October 22, 2020  |  Bitcoin

SK Telecom has indicated that it will provide its inaugural eWallet to keep electronic certificates and manage them, which is fueled by the blockchain and...

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