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What is the difference between digital money and cryptocurrencies?
Cryptocurrencies are a form of digital money, but what we normally understand as digital money is represented in fiat currency. For instance, prepaid cards, virtual credit cards and other forms of digital money are simply fiat money deposited into some account under a traditional banking institution. Parents, for instance, can load up their children’s cards […]
What is cryptocurrency mining?
Mining is the process by which cryptocurrency transactions are verified. The process got its name from the fact that once a block is verified, whoever solves the block will earn some coins as a reward. The hard work involved and the gold coin reward analogy led to it being called mining. When Bitcoin was launched, […]
Opinion: Cryptocurrencies not outside the law
The different cryptocurrencies that are currently exchanged in the market do not move outside the multiple businesses that are striving to massively boost token as a payment option. According to Rubén Guía Chirino, attorney and advisor for Dash Venezuela, 99% of cryptocurrency transactions are involved in legal activities; therefore, those who associate the use of […]
Brazil’s second highest Court rules that banks can unilaterally close cryptocurrency-related accounts
Brazil’s second highest Court, STJ, has decided in favor of Itaú Bank in a lawsuit started against them by Mercado Bitcoin, one of Brazil’s largest and oldest Bitcoin exchanges. Itaú’s defense argued that KYC and anti-money laundering regulations gave them the necessary powers to close accounts which they, unilaterally and at their sole discretion, decide […]