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American Express Partners with Bitcoin Wallet Abra

Bank Innovation

Digital bitcoin wallet Abra is introducing its digital money transfer application to a vast landscape of new users thanks to its integration with American Express, the companies announced today. This is the first time a major credit card has partnered with a digital card,” Abra CEO and founder Bill Barhydt told Bank Innovation.

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Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin ATM Installations Jump By 85 Pct; Argentinian Lawmaker To Introduce Crypto Bill

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The count of bitcoin ATMs has jumped this year, rising by 85 percent to just under 11,800, CoinDesk reported. Meanwhile, hackers purportedly sought $11 million worth of cryptocurrency from Japanese computer gaming company Capcom in return for not providing illicitly gathered private data, CoinDesk reported.

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Bitcoin Cash Grabs Headlines, But Ripple Has Banks’ Attention

Bank Innovation

With the recent arrival of new cryptocurrency Bitcoin Cash, which has split off from the bitcoin blockchain and is currently […]. Banks are paying attention to digital tokens along with the rest of the financial world, but some tokens might be more important to banks than others. But coins and forks rule the news these days.

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Why bitcoin is not a ‘fraud’ or ‘bubble’, but something you should take seriously

Chris Skinner

Unless you have been asleep for the last year, you cannot have failed to catch the buzz around bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies such as Ethereum’s Ether and Ripple’s XRP. There are even some coins that were created as a joke that are getting significant investments, such as Dogecoin.

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US Treasury Proposes Sweeping New Disclosure Rules On Bitcoin, Other Cryptos 

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18) that the government says would make convertible digital currencies like bitcoin less attractive to criminals engaging in crimes such as ransomware attacks. Bitcoin is a popular example. Treasury Department proposed sweeping new rules late Friday (Dec. The comment period ends Jan.

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Highlights from John Glen’s Keynote Speech at the Innovate Finance Global Summit on Crypto

Perficient

John Glen, Economic Secretary to the Treasury of the United Kingdom, delivered the keynote speech at the Innovate Finance Global Summit held in London last month.

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Most People Would Still Invest in Bitcoin

Bank Innovation

EXCLUSIVE – Think the bitcoin craze has died down? A new report shows that six out of 10 people with no current exposure to cryptocurrencies would consider including altcoins and bitcoin in their investment portfolios. Think again.

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