Cryptocurrency (363)
Post Office, 'Digital Dollar' Among Potential Fixes for Stimulus Payment Debacle: Panel
- Saturday, 13 June 2020
- Cryptocurrency
- Written by FinTech News Brief Staff
Congress took a deep dive into ways fintech might improve future economic stimulus efforts as coronavirus-related injections have been fraught with delay and recipient frustration. Proposals ranged from offering bank accounts backed by the Fed, to creating a U.S.-backed digital currency, to using the post office as a vessel for banking services.
Read more...Institutional Digital Asset Ownership Up 5%: Survey
- Wednesday, 10 June 2020
- Cryptocurrency
- Written by FinTech News Brief Staff
A new report from Fidelity shows more than one-third of corporations around the globe are now holding digital currencies. So reports the Tampa Bay Business Journal.
Read more...2020 Could Set New Crypto Crime Benchmark: CipherTrace
- Monday, 08 June 2020
- Cryptocurrency
- Written by FinTech News Brief Staff
Researchers anticipate that 2020 will be a record-setting year for cryptocurrency-related foul play. So reports Cointelegraph.
Read more...China Plans Expanded Digital Yuan Experiment During Beijing Olympics
- Monday, 08 June 2020
- Cryptocurrency
- Written by FinTech News Brief Staff
The Chinese government has launched a pilot program for its digital currency and has plans for an expanded test during the Beijing Winter Olympics in 2022. So reports Bloomberg.
Read more...15 Year Old’s Digital Crime Spree Netted $100M in Stolen Crypto: Lawsuit
- Monday, 01 June 2020
- Cryptocurrency
- Written by FinTech News Brief Staff
Teenager Ellis Pinsky is being sued by cryptocurrency mogul Michael Terpin for Pinsky’s alleged role in spearheading the theft of more than $23 million in cryptocurrency from him. So reports Fox Business.
Read more...Bitcoin Price Dropped on Rumors Satoshi Nakamoto Moved Old Coins
- Friday, 22 May 2020
- Cryptocurrency
- Written by FinTech News Brief Staff
Bitcoin prices dropped after speculation a “long-dormant” chunk of coins possibly linked to Satoshi Nakamoto, the coins alleged creator, changed hands. So reports MarketWatch.
Read more...Crypto Mining Landscape Undergoing Changes Big and Small
- Friday, 01 May 2020
- Cryptocurrency
- Written by FinTech News Brief Staff
The profitability, direction and potential challenges of the cryptocurrency mining industry are subjects of enormous speculation. To that end, recent developments, like a new patent related to exploring how human body activity can mine the currencies, as well as a newly filed application by a Chinese equipment manufacturer for a U.S. initial public offering (IPO), have contributed to that very discourse.
Read more...Viral Putin Cryptocurrency Video Sparks Speculation
- Friday, 01 May 2020
- Cryptocurrency
- Written by FinTech News Brief Staff
A viral video clip apparently shows Russian President Vladimir Putin discussing his take on cryptocurrencies, but some are questioning its authenticity. So reports the Daily Hodl.
Read more...Crytpo Prices Surge Ahead of Halving Event
- Friday, 01 May 2020
- Cryptocurrency
- Written by FinTech News Brief Staff
Cryptocurrency prices spiked $35 billion during a one-day stretch with major gains to Bitcoin contributing. So reports CNBC.
Read more...Bitcoin Surge Likely to Continue: Expert
- Thursday, 23 April 2020
- Cryptocurrency
- Written by FinTech News Brief Staff
Market analyst Denis Vinokourov said Bitcoin’s price was driven up by a “perfect storm” of activity. So reports Forbes.
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