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G2A.COM Limited (commonly referred to as G2A) is a digital marketplace headquartered in the Netherlands, [1][2] with offices in Poland and Hong Kong. [3][4] The site operates in the resale of gaming offers and others digital items by the use of redemption keys. G2A.COM’s main offerings are game key codes for platforms such as Steam, EA app ...
A cryptocurrency, crypto-currency, or crypto[a] is a digital currency designed to work as a medium of exchange through a computer network that is not reliant on any central authority, such as a government or bank, to uphold or maintain it. [2] It has, from a financial point of view, grown to be its own asset class.
Tether (often referred to by its currency codes, USD₮ and USDT, among others) is a cryptocurrency stablecoin, launched by the company Tether Limited Inc. in 2014. [3]As of August 1, 2024, it was reported that Tether has $118.4 billion in reserves, with excess reserves of $5.3 billion, after reporting a $1.3 billion profit in the second quarter of 2024, putting Tether at a profit of $5.2 ...
Carding (fraud) Carding refers not only to payment card based fraud, but also to a range of related activities and services. Carding is a term of the trafficking and unauthorized use of credit cards. [1] The stolen credit cards or credit card numbers are then used to buy prepaid gift cards to cover up the tracks. [2]
Cryptocurrency exchange. A cryptocurrency exchange, or a digital currency exchange (DCE), is a business that allows customers to trade cryptocurrencies or digital currencies for other assets, such as conventional fiat money or other digital currencies. Exchanges may accept credit card payments, wire transfers or other forms of payment in ...
The first and most widely used decentralized ledger currency, [8] with the highest market capitalization as of 2018. [9] 2011 Litecoin: LTC, Ł Charlie Lee: Scrypt: C++ [10] PoW: One of the first cryptocurrencies to use scrypt as a hashing algorithm. 2011 Namecoin: NMC Vincent Durham [11] [12] SHA-256d: C++ [13] PoW: Also acts as an alternative ...
Markets in Crypto-Assets. Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) is a regulation in European Union (EU) law. It is intended to help streamline the adoption of blockchain and distributed ledger technology (DLT) as part of virtual asset regulation in the EU, while protecting users and investors. MiCA was approved on 20 April 2023 by the EU Parliament ...
Kraken; Type: Cryptocurrency exchange: Location: San Francisco, California, United States: Coordinates: 1]: Founded: July 28, 2011; 13 years ago (): Owner: Payward, Inc. [1]: Key people: Dave Ripley (CEO) [1]: Currency: Cryptocurrencies: [2] BTC, ETH, DOT, ADA, DOGE, XMR Fiat currencies: USD, EUR, JPY, GBP, CAD, AUD, CHF, AED: Website: kraken.com: Kraken (legally named Payward, Inc.) is a ...