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: P2P Firm Origin Launches Stablecoin; Coinbase Beefs Up Team With Venmo, Adobe, Google Hires
Bitcoin Daily: P2P Firm Origin Launches Stablecoin; Coinbase Beefs Up Team With Venmo, Adobe, Google...
September 23, 2020  |  Bitcoin

Origin unveiled a stablecoin for the Ethereum network dubbed the Origin Dollar (OUSD), according to a Medium post. The digital currency receives “competitive yields” from...

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Today In Payments Around The World: PayPal, Mastercard Expand Debit Card Offering In Europe; ECB President Advocates For Digital Euro
Today In Payments Around The World: PayPal, Mastercard Expand Debit Card Offering In Europe; ECB...
September 23, 2020  |  News

In today’s top payments news around the world, PayPal and Mastercard are adding more European Union (EU) countries to a debit card offering, while European...

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Today In Digital-First Banking: OCC Issues Stablecoin Guidance For Banks; Deutsche Bank, PNC Plan Branch Closures
Today In Digital-First Banking: OCC Issues Stablecoin Guidance For Banks; Deutsche Bank, PNC Plan Branch...
September 23, 2020  |  Digital-First Banking

In today’s top news in digital-first banking, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has issued stablecoin guidance, and Deutsche Bank intends to...

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ECB’s Christine Lagarde Pushes For Digital Euro
ECB’s Christine Lagarde Pushes For Digital Euro
September 22, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

Speaking before the Franco-German Parliamentary Assembly on Monday (Sept. 21), European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde made a case for the digital euro, saying...

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Today In Payments Around The World: JD.com Works With China’s Central Bank On Cryptocurrency; US Users Rush To Get WeChat App
Today In Payments Around The World: JD.com Works With China’s Central Bank On Cryptocurrency; US...
September 22, 2020  |  Digital Payments

In today’s top payments news around the world, JD.com is working with China’s central bank to advance cryptocurrency, while U.S. WeChat users are reportedly racing to...

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Bitcoin Daily: MicroStrategy CEO Says Bitcoin Is ‘Less Risky’ Than Cash; Police Probe Indian Crypto Exchange In $272K Theft
Bitcoin Daily: MicroStrategy CEO Says Bitcoin Is ‘Less Risky’ Than Cash; Police Probe Indian Crypto...
September 22, 2020  |  Bitcoin

The CEO of a Virginia-based software firm claimed that the Federal Reserve’s easing of its inflation approach was a factor in his decision to convert...

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Federal Banks, Savings Associations Win Approval For Some Crypto Activities
Federal Banks, Savings Associations Win Approval For Some Crypto Activities
September 22, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

The regulator of the nation’s banks has issued its first guidance on stablecoins, the cryptocurrency backed by traditional currency.  A letter by the Office of...

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Bitcoin Daily: US National Banks To Hold Reserve Currencies For Stablecoins; Stripe To Pay Massachusetts $120K In PlexCoin ICO Role
Bitcoin Daily: US National Banks To Hold Reserve Currencies For Stablecoins; Stripe To Pay Massachusetts...
September 21, 2020  |  Bitcoin

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) released a letter that explained the authority of federal savings associations and national banks to keep...

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Bitcoin Daily: Australian Man Sentenced For Mining Crypto On Gov’t Supercomputers; Oil Fund Claims 600 BTC Among World’s Largest Sovereign Wealth Fund
Bitcoin Daily: Australian Man Sentenced For Mining Crypto On Gov’t Supercomputers; Oil Fund Claims 600...
September 20, 2020  |  Bitcoin

A former contractor for the Australian government’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization has been sentenced to 300 hours of community service after pleading guilty...

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