After an early summer with solid gains, bitcoin’s price has been plummeting following the hack of Bitfinex – a Hong Kong-based bitcoin exchange. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
Anonymous is the name of bitcoin’s game. But Europe might like to make it less so. The European Commission would like to create a central database of digital currency users to prevent terrorist financing and money laundering – for the obvious reasons. Get the Full Story Complete the...
While computer breaches and malicious emails are commonplace online, when it comes to bitcoin, it can also be dangerous offline in the real world. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...
The search for inflation hedges and stability of purchasing power in a world of hyperinflation has led some in Venezuela to turn to the digital currency known as bitcoin. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
Digital currency is all the rage among a small section of the population, but it’s about to get more mainstream with the launch of the first regulated bitcoin product in Europe. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
In a closely followed case focused on bitcoin as a currency, a Miami-Dade judge on Monday (July 25) ruled bitcoin doesn’t count as money when declining to pursue charges against a man that law enforcement alleged illegally sold the digital currency. Get the Full Story...
Not long ago, it was disclosed that the supply of bitcoin was going to be halved. Now, it seems that, at least in one U.S. state, miners are going to have to work extra hard just to keep the lights on, literally. Get the Full Story Complete...
The illegal purchase of drugs is alive and growing on the so-called dark Internet, where users can make purchases anonymously. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to...
In a move that is designed to keep inflation down for the virtual currency known as bitcoin, the amount being made available globally is being halved, Reuters reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
