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Bitcoin Daily: Coinbase Overcharges Customers, Bitcoin Pushes Past $10K
February 16, 2018

Bitcoin is back — the cryptocurrency reached above the $10,000 mark again, CNBC reported. Thursday (Feb. 15) was the first day in two weeks that bitcoin traded at that level. A host of other digital coins — including bitcoin cash and litecoin — also reached...

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TrickBot Malware Now Aimed At Exchanges To Steal Bitcoin
February 16, 2018

Heavy is the wallet that carries the bitcoin, as the explosive growth in the price of crypto-currency in the last several months has made lifting the world’s best known form of crypto-currency extremely attractive for cybercriminals. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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How Bitcoin Is Ruining The Search For Extraterrestrial Life
February 15, 2018

The truth may be out there about whether or not there is intelligent alien life other than ours in the universe. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

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Coinbase Doesn’t Accept Credit Cards As A Payment Method Any Longer
February 15, 2018

Coinbase, the cryptocurrency startup, announced Tuesday (Feb. 13) that it disabled the ability for customers to add new credit cards as a payment method for those in the U.S. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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Berkshire’s Munger Calls Bitcoin ‘Noxious Poison’
February 15, 2018

Add Charlie Munger, the longtime business partner of Warren Buffett, to the growing list of people who aren’t fans of bitcoin. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

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Bitcoin Daily: Coinbase Woos Merchants With New Crypto Tools, Most Crypto Traders Don’t Pay Taxes
February 15, 2018

It will now be easier for retailers to accept cryptocurrencies as a form of payment, Bloomberg reported. Through a Coinbase service called Coinbase Commerce, retailers will be able to accept digital coins, such as bitcoin and bitcoin cash. To set up an account, retailers just...

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Bitcoin Daily: Coincheck’s Investors Take Their Money, Iceland’s Big Mining Electricity Bill
February 14, 2018

While investors are worried that the price of bitcoin might be artificially held high, a head of a cryptocurrency firm is not concerned, CNBC reported. Until the market matures, cryptocurrency price manipulation is “unavoidable,” according to NEM President Lon Wong. “Price manipulation is not something...

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WePay’s Clerico Says Not Much Demand For Crypto
February 14, 2018

The CEO of WePay says that the demand for cryptocurrency isn’t high enough for payment companies to start offering it. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

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Bitcoin Daily: LoopX’s Exit Scam, BitGrail’s Suspicious Nano Hack
February 13, 2018

Some of America’s leading universities are adding a new course to their roster – call it Bitcoin 101. Graduate classes at schools such as Duke and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology will address bitcoin and the blockchain, The New York Times reported. Get the Full...