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)

Square Cash App Allows Automatic Bitcoin Purchases
Square Cash App Allows Automatic Bitcoin Purchases
May 20, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

Consumers will now be able to make automatic purchases of bitcoin via Cash App, and in smaller satoshi denominations that could lead to more accessibility,...

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Bitcoin Usage On The Dark Web Up 65 Pct YoY
Bitcoin Usage On The Dark Web Up 65 Pct YoY
May 20, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

The digital age, of course, has given rise to digital scams. And now the fraudsters, increasingly, seem to be eyeing bitcoin, the marquee name in...

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Bitcoin Daily: Ukraine Arrests Hacker In Country’s Largest Theft of Crypto Wallets, Info; Iran Requires Crypto Exchanges To Be Licensed
Bitcoin Daily: Ukraine Arrests Hacker In Country’s Largest Theft of Crypto Wallets, Info; Iran Requires...
May 19, 2020  |  Bitcoin

The Security Service of Ukraine is reportedly holding a hacker for allegedly selling a database with 773 million email addresses and 21 million unique passwords,...

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Bitcoin Daily: FalconX Notches $17M In Funding; Venezuelans Now Can Use Bitcoin At POS Terminals
Bitcoin Daily: FalconX Notches $17M In Funding; Venezuelans Now Can Use Bitcoin At POS Terminals
May 18, 2020  |  Bitcoin

Digital currency trading platform FalconX has notched $17 million in an Accel-led funding round, CoinDesk reported. The funding will reportedly help with a larger trade...

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JCB And TECHFUND Partner For Blockchain Payment System Ideas
JCB And TECHFUND Partner For Blockchain Payment System Ideas
May 18, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Japan-based credit card and payment firm JCB has announced a partnership with tech startup accelerator TECHFUND to explore the idea of a payment system with...

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Bitcoin Daily: Reddit To Test Crypto As User Reward; Ripple To Be Offered At Japanese ATMs
Bitcoin Daily: Reddit To Test Crypto As User Reward; Ripple To Be Offered At Japanese...
May 18, 2020  |  Bitcoin

Ten31, a FinTech arm of Germany-based WEG Bank, has partnered with Singaporean technology incubator Anquan Capital, with an eye towards working with blockchain for banking...

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Singapore’s Temasek Among Three New Libra Members 
Singapore’s Temasek Among Three New Libra Members 
May 15, 2020  |  Blockchain

Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings is among three new members joining the Facebook-backed digital currency project Libra Association, according to a statement by Libra on...

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Bitcoin Daily: Ledn Rolls Out Crypto Savings Account With Genesis; China Seeks Development Of Blockchain Trade Platform
Bitcoin Daily: Ledn Rolls Out Crypto Savings Account With Genesis; China Seeks Development Of Blockchain...
May 14, 2020  |  Bitcoin

Ledn Inc. has unveiled the rollout of a USD Coin (USDC) savings account with the help of Genesis, according to an announcement. Customers of Ledn...

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Bitcoin Daily: IRS Eyes Hiring Contractors To Help With Crypto Taxes; Phemex Exchange To Launch Subscriptions Instead Of Charging Per Trade
Bitcoin Daily: IRS Eyes Hiring Contractors To Help With Crypto Taxes; Phemex Exchange To Launch...
May 13, 2020  |  Bitcoin

The IRS is seeking to have contractors assist in auditing digital currency tax returns, according to a post on CryptoTrader.Tax‘s website. The agency reportedly wrote...

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