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)

Facebook Revamps Libra Under Pressure
Facebook Revamps Libra Under Pressure
March 03, 2020  |  Facebook

Facebook is reportedly considering changing the makeup of its proposed Libra currency so it will accept a variety of coins, including those of central banks...

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Today In Payments: Apple Parts Maker Foxconn Back To Work In China; Two Chinese Nationals Laundered $100M In Crypto
Today In Payments: Apple Parts Maker Foxconn Back To Work In China; Two Chinese Nationals...
March 03, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, Apple manufacturer and supplier Foxconn has returned to production, the Department of Justice charged two Chinese nationals with laundering over $100...

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Two Chinese Nationals Charged With Laundering $100M In Crypto
Two Chinese Nationals Charged With Laundering $100M In Crypto
March 03, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

Two Chinese nationals were charged by the U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) with laundering over $100 million worth of cryptocurrency that was previously hacked by North...

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Bitcoin Daily: Lloyd’s Now Covers Crypto In eWallets; U.S. Treasury Adds Hacker Bitcoin Addresses To Blacklist
Bitcoin Daily: Lloyd’s Now Covers Crypto In eWallets; U.S. Treasury Adds Hacker Bitcoin Addresses To...
March 02, 2020  |  Bitcoin

Lloyd’s of London, the insurance firm, is supporting a new policy that protects digital currency held in digital wallets from hackers, Coindesk reported on Monday...

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BoE Gov Says Crypto Could Slow Bank Loans
BoE Gov Says Crypto Could Slow Bank Loans
February 28, 2020  |  Banking

The Deputy Governor of the Bank of England (BoE), Jon Cunliffe, said on Friday (Feb. 28) that digital currencies could potentially dry up lending for...

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Latin America’s Dark, Crypto-Driven, Cybercrime Underbelly
Latin America’s Dark, Crypto-Driven, Cybercrime Underbelly
February 28, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

To get a sense of the new frontiers in cybercrime, and how cryptocurrency helps fraudsters cover their tracks or finance their schemes … look, perhaps,...

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Japan’s Central Bank Calls For Nuance With Gov-Backed Crypto
Japan’s Central Bank Calls For Nuance With Gov-Backed Crypto
February 27, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

Bank of Japan (BOJ) Deputy Governor Masayoshi Amamiya said that before they issue their own digital currencies, central banks around the world should attempt to...

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Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Drops As Investors Question Value
Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Drops As Investors Question Value
February 27, 2020  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin’s decline continued Wednesday (Feb. 26) as it fell below the mark investors were looking at as a key line of support. Bitcoin fell below...

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Judge Lets XRP Lawsuit Proceed Against Ripple
Judge Lets XRP Lawsuit Proceed Against Ripple
February 27, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

A class-action lawsuit that threatened the world’s third-largest virtual currency, XRP, will continue, as it was not thrown out at the request of blockchain payment...

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