A coin is a piece of hard material that is standardized in weight, is produced in large quantities in order to facilitate trade, and is used primarily as a medium of exchange or legal tender. Coins are usually metal or a metallic material and sometimes made of synthetic materials, usually in the shape of a disc, and most often issued by a government.
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Citibank ditches plans for its own cryptocurrency, bets on SWIFT instead
One of the world's top 20 banks is ditching plans to create its own digital asset – abandoning all of its cryptocurrency ...
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Abra finally treats its users as adults, lets them handle Ethereum directly
Yesterday, cryptocurrency wallet and services provider, Abra, announced that users can now purchase Ethereum through its ...
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SEC chairman explains how it classifies cryptocurrencies as securities
SEC chairman Jay Clayton has confirmed how it decides whether cryptocurrencies are securities, after calls backed by Coin ...
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Alibaba finally got its shitcoin namesake to drop its name
In a joint statement released on Monday, Alibabacoin and Alibaba announced they have reached an agreement which will see ...
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What we know about Facebook’s secretive cryptocurrency – and what we don’t
Rumours about Facebook's potential entry into the world of cryptocurrency have been swirling around for months, but it now ...
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The differences between cryptocurrencies, virtual, and digital currencies
Hard Fork put together a primer on the differences between cryptocurrencies, digital, and virtual currencies – three terms ...
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JP Morgan’s new digital 'coin' is not a cryptocurrency, or even a stablecoin
Do we really need another digital payment thing for institutional players to send money between themselves? JP Morgan says ...
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I got a $50 cryptocurrency mystery box a year ago… now it’s worth $2.90
The cryptocurrency mystery box I got last year has lost over 90 percent of the value at which I bought it. It seems HODLing ...
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There's more to Bitcoin maximalism than meets the eye
What exactly is Bitcoin maximalism? In this article, Hard Fork takes a look at what Bitcoin maximalism is, and what it means ...
