Sentences with phrase «such as digital currency»

While large blockchain companies, such as digital currency exchanges, are now held to a regulatory standard and are required to create and uphold sufficient KYC and AML practices, there is still a significant portion of the space that is unregulated.

«This bill makes clarifying changes to current law to ensure that various forms of alternative currency such as digital currency, points, coupons, or other objects of monetary value do not violate the law when those methods are used for the purchase of goods and services or the transmission of payments.»

Ventures along with prominent international investors such as Digital Currency Group, Boost VC, Bank to the Future and FundersClub.

By use of other information outside of the blockchain, such as digital currency transactions with real - world companies and financial institutions, or the posting of public addresses on websites, the identity and full transaction history of the user can become compromised.

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The new cryptocurrency has received support from members of the community who want a block size increase, including developers of proposals like Bitcoin Unlimited, as well as sectors such as digital currency exchanges and retailers in Japan and online gambling operators, who are already on process of adding Bitcoin Cash to their payment options.

The new cryptocurrency has received support from members of the community who want a block size increase, including developers of proposals like Bitcoin Unlimited, as well as sectors such as digital currency exchanges and retailers in Japan and even online gambling operators, who are already on process of adding Bitcoin Cash to their payment options.

While it is important to acknowledge that exposure to an asset in its early stage of development, such as a digital currency, comes with a risk, trading Ethereum on Nasdaq Stockholm provides investors with the protection provided by a regulated infrastructure, well - known marketplace and accessibility through their ordinary brokers.»

To be able to buy and sell a cryptocurrency, you need to purchase it with another form of currency such as digital currency (Skrill, Neteller, etc) or fiat currency (US Dollars, Euros or other currencies issued by central monetary authorities).

In May 2013, Hansen established the first legal blockchain practice, which now has over 40 lawyers advising on blockchain in areas such as digital currencies, capital markets and distributed applications.

«Financial technology innovations such as digital currencies have offered productive solutions for the remittance sector for some time now, and have a potential to revolutionize transnational remittance transfers particularly in fragile and post-conflict contexts.»

Not exact matches

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is setting up a trading desk to make markets in digital currencies such as bitcoin, according to people with knowledge of the strategy.

Goldman Sachs is planning to get into the business of trading digital currencies such as bitcoin, Bloomberg News reported Thursday, citing sources familiar with the matter.

For starters, here's an overly simplified explanation of Bitcoin: It's a digital currency (there are more than 800 now) that isn't controlled by a central authority such as a government or bank.

«In uses that involve a financial transaction, it makes sense to use bitcoin or some other digital currency for the same reason — by doing so, transactions can be automated and guaranteed without recourse to third parties, such as a bank.»

After remaining just a few dollars shy of the mark at other digital currency exchanges such as Coinbase, which is headquartered in San Francisco, Bitcoin officially crossed the milestone on all trading venues just as U.S. stock markets closed Friday.

Investors exchange digital currency, such as bitcoin, for a token issued by the firm.

Meanwhile, there are questions about whether the company will expand its digital currency offerings — which currently consist of bitcoin, Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash, and Litecoin — to other currencies such as Ripple.

Digital currencies such as Bitcoin are making money transfer more affordable and seamless.

Although the use of crypto - currencies puts a new spin on it, the history of micropayments for content is littered with failures, including a litany of strange - sounding digital would - be payment systems such as Beenz and Flooz.

Instead, the sale is conducted over a website where the company accepts digital currency such as bitcoins or ether (or credit cards in the case of some overseas transactions) and the investors receive digital tokens.

Typically these offerings involve the opportunity for individual investors to exchange currency such as U.S. dollars or cryptocurrencies in return for a digital asset labeled as a coin or token.

Here's one of the more challenging parts of this to grasp: when we're talking about digital currency such as Bitcoin, there's no repository of coins — that line item in the record book is the money.

We are accepting digital currency payments, such as Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ethereum, Dash, Digibyte, Monero & Bitcoin Cash.

The two announcements also acknowledge that «the function of digital tokens has evolved beyond a virtual currency» and point out use cases, such as representation of ownership or a security interest over a token seller's assets or property, or a debt owed by the seller.

We'll ignore currency issues (including the jurisdiction of the CFTC over such things) for the moment, except insofar as New York's definition of virtual currency (which you need a license to move around) is very broadly construed and includes most «digital units of exchange» which could certainly include tokens.

Japan is the only major advanced economy with a licensing regime for digital currency intermediaries such as exchanges and payment providers.

Digital currencies such as bitcoin are issued and usually controlled by its developers, and are used by members of virtual communities.

LedgerX will develop longer - dated contracts and expand its offerings to other digital currencies such as Ethereum.

Cryptocurrencies are digital currencies (meaning there's nothing to hold in your hand) that circulate without a central repository such as the Federal Reserve.

CoinDesk is the world leader in news and information on digital currencies such as bitcoin, and its underlying technology — the blockchain.

Furthermore, regulatory approval would solidify blockchain technology's value to the mainstream, with the possibility of doing the same for other popular digital currencies such as Ether (ETH), currently the second most valuable cryptocurrency.

The market's impressive recovery comes even as nations such as India introduce new restrictions of digital currency trading.

As such, Brookings was an ideal forum for the panel of central bankers to discuss how digital currencies are affecting their practices and spheres of influence.

Prior to the ICO, Filecoin raised $ 52 million from venture capital firms such as Andreessen Horowitz, Union Square Ventures, the Digital Currency Group, and Sequoia Capital.

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) also recently issued an Investor Alert cautioning investors about the risks of buying and using digital currency such as Bitcoin.

Now just four months after that «hard fork,» as such splits are known, yet another version of the world's most popular digital currency is scheduled to be created.

Jim Harper is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute, working to adapt law and policy to the information age in areas such as privacy, cybersecurity, telecommunications, intellectual property, counterterrorism, government transparency, and digital currency.

March, Igoche said that if digital currency not backed by any physical commodity such as gold or precious stone, are not classified as currency or coins issued by CNB or Central Bank of any other country.

Amidst growing fear of Bitcoin and other digital currencies being used for illegal purposes, such as money laundering, the Europol has recently set up a group meant to combat the process with the help of bitcoin.

Those who are protesting the Segwit2x hard fork say that Bitcoin is not a digital currency, was not designed to be a digital currency and should not be treated as such.

Most of the bitcoin - accepting merchants are eCommerce businesses, offering services ideal for virtual currency payments such as web hosting, domain registration, VPN services, and digital downloads.

As such, there are still concerns regarding the cryptocurrency market, but hopefully, the new reforms coupled with stricter regulations, laws and mechanisms to effectively regulate cryptocurrencies dealings will hopefully decrease the threat of digital currency misuse in the country.

Other digital currencies, such as Ethereum, have large endowments, but none have such a large recurring source of revenue.

There are of course places such as Russia where the government has decided to ban the digital currency, and where bitcoin - based companies are facing hell on Earth, but this doesn't mean that it's the same everywhere else in the world.

With biometric authenticators such as fingerprint readers being integrated into consumer devices, HYPR provides digital currency platforms with a solution to secure access to their digital currency assets biometrically.

Unlike other digital currencies, such as BitShares (BTS), Cardano (ADA), Dent (DENT), the digital currency will only work on a distributed network on which it can run.

Wells Fargo in PA refuses to transfer money from my checking account to a digital currency exchange such as ARBA.

Other digital currencies such as ethereum are better designed for programmable «smart contracts» and have quicker transaction times versus bitcoin.

According to the EP, the amendments to the crypto regulation are meant to further address the risks associated to digital currencies, such as ending anonymity, and ensuring that digital funds aren't being used for money laundering purposes.