crypto

A 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)

This Week in Web3: Wells Notices, Crypto Payments and Usability
This Week in Web3: Wells Notices, Crypto Payments and Usability
May 08, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

Crypto goes up, and crypto goes down. Then, often, crypto goes back up. It can be a dizzying and volatile cycle. Just collapsed cryptocurrency exchange...

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Bakkt Cuts 13% of Staff as Execs Depart
Bakkt Cuts 13% of Staff as Execs Depart
May 06, 2024  |  Personnel

Bakkt is cutting staff after warning earlier this year about the future of the company. The cryptocurrency platform said in an April 29 securities filing that...

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Crypto Firms Engage in Aggressive Fundraising to Boost Valuations
Crypto Firms Engage in Aggressive Fundraising to Boost Valuations
May 05, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency startups are reportedly engaging in aggressive fundraising as the digital asset space recovers. As Bloomberg News reported Saturday (May 4), this approach entails an...

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Crypto.com Looks to Sports to Capture Non-Crypto Audience 
Crypto.com Looks to Sports to Capture Non-Crypto Audience 
May 05, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

Crypto.com wants to increase its sports sponsorships to reach a wider audience. The company is targeting sports as a driver to reach non-crypto enthusiasts and “will double...

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Bitcoin Halving Concludes as Investors Uncertain on Gains
Bitcoin Halving Concludes as Investors Uncertain on Gains
April 21, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

Like the Summer Olympics and the presidential election, bitcoin’s “halving” comes every four years. The latest halving — a preprogrammed event that cuts the amount...

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Bankman-Fried Agrees to Help FTX Investors Sue Celebrity Crypto Promoters
Bankman-Fried Agrees to Help FTX Investors Sue Celebrity Crypto Promoters
April 21, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

A group of FTX investors has agreed to drop legal claims against Sam Bankman-Fried. In exchange, the disgraced former crypto exchange CEO will cooperate in the investors’...

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Kraken Acquires TradeStation Crypto to Expand Regulatory Licensing in US
Kraken Acquires TradeStation Crypto to Expand Regulatory Licensing in US
April 18, 2024  |  Acquisitions

Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken is buying TradeStation Crypto, the digital assets unit of TradeStation Group. With this acquisition, Kraken aims to expand its regulatory licensing in the United States,...

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Crypto.com VC Arm Cautious of Outsized Valuations
Crypto.com VC Arm Cautious of Outsized Valuations
April 17, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

Crypto.com’s venture capital unit has doubts about some of the sector’s steep valuations. That’s according to CEO Kris Marszalek, who spoke on the topic in...

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UK Plans Stablecoin, Crypto Staking Legislation For Summer
UK Plans Stablecoin, Crypto Staking Legislation For Summer
April 15, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

The British government is reportedly readying legislation for stablecoins and crypto staking, exchange and custody.  “We are now working at pace to deliver the legislation to put...

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