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: Germany’s BaFin Seizes Allegedly Unlicensed Bitcoin ATMs; Police Confiscate $30M In Crypto From Closed Movie Streaming Site In Germany
Bitcoin Daily: Germany’s BaFin Seizes Allegedly Unlicensed Bitcoin ATMs; Police Confiscate $30M In Crypto From...
August 06, 2020  |  Bitcoin

German authorities are cracking down on several allegedly illicit cryptocurrency-related operations in the country. BaFin, Germany’s financial regulatory authority, has begun shuttering crypto ATMs run...

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Goldman Sachs Appoints New Global Digital Asset Leader
Goldman Sachs Appoints New Global Digital Asset Leader
August 06, 2020  |  Personnel

Goldman Sachs has named Matthew McDermott its new global head of digital assets, in a move signaling the bank’s renewed commitment to that area of...

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Coke’s Bottlers To Test Ethereum For Supply Chain Management
Coke’s Bottlers To Test Ethereum For Supply Chain Management
August 06, 2020  |  B2B Payments

The IT firm Coke One North America Services (CONA), owned by the major Coca-Cola bottling companies, will try out the Baseline Protocol, a public Ethereum...

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Bitcoin Daily: Two Charged For Allegedly Selling $270M In Prescription Drugs For Bitcoin
Bitcoin Daily: Two Charged For Allegedly Selling $270M In Prescription Drugs For Bitcoin
August 05, 2020  |  Bitcoin

Two Costa Rican residents have been charged with selling opioids illegally on the darknet for what amounted to 23,903 Bitcoin, according to Cointelgraph. The amount...

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Tampa Teen Pleads Not Guilty In Twitter Hacking
Tampa Teen Pleads Not Guilty In Twitter Hacking
August 05, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

The 17-year-old Florida teenager accused of being the mastermind of a plot to hack prominent Twitter accounts pleaded not guilty Tuesday (Aug. 4) to the...

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Square Lands Hard On Cryptocurrency
Square Lands Hard On Cryptocurrency
August 05, 2020  |  Earnings

Lost in the excitement of Square’s big earnings announcement Wednesday (Aug. 5) was its prowess in cryptocurrency. In addition to its significant revenue increase from...

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Coinstar CEO On The Ongoing Journey To Digitize Cash (And Turn It Into Crypto)
Coinstar CEO On The Ongoing Journey To Digitize Cash (And Turn It Into Crypto)
August 05, 2020  |  Digital Payments

The great digital shift, along with the pandemic, has brought all manner of activities into the virtual realm — most notably, of course, commerce itself....

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Bitcoin Daily: Crypto Exchange Bitfinex Puts Up $400M Reward For Stolen Bitcoin; New US Federal Reserve Policy Could Boost Bitcoin Prices
Bitcoin Daily: Crypto Exchange Bitfinex Puts Up $400M Reward For Stolen Bitcoin; New US Federal...
August 04, 2020  |  Bitcoin

Bitfinex announced a reward for anyone who can put the cryptocurrency exchange in touch with the hackers who made a transfer of nearly 120,000 bitcoins...

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Bitcoin Daily: US Seeks To Return Funds To Investors From Banana.Fund In Connection With $6.5M Crypto Scam; Alleged Twitter Teen Hacker Has $3M In Bitcoin
Bitcoin Daily: US Seeks To Return Funds To Investors From Banana.Fund In Connection With $6.5M...
August 03, 2020  |  Bitcoin

U.S. prosecutors are looking to give back $6.5 million in purportedly swindled cryptocurrency to “Banana.Fund” crowdfunding effort victims, CoinDesk reported. The suit aims to provide...

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