It seems long ago and far away. Bitcoin’s debut in 2008 was shrouded in mystery (and still is), as Satoshi Nakamoto’s identity has not been revealed. Its initial price was fractions of a penny; by 2011, the crypto was trading at $1. Today, its price,...
The FinTech company FIS said it can provide banks with an “industry-first solution” to give customers the ability to buy, sell and hold bitcoin using their bank accounts. “Currently, consumers and corporations must establish new accounts, often with unregulated entities, and go outside of their...
eBay CEO Jamie Iannone told CNBC that he is optimistic about the future for his company, including with the potential for the eCommerce site to introduce non-fungible tokens (NFTs). He said the company is expanding payments, including ways to pay via Apple Pay and Google Pay,...
Turkey has added cryptocurrency trading platforms to its list of firms covered by anti-money laundering (AML) and terrorism financing regulation, Reuters reported. A presidential decree expanded the rules early Saturday (May 1), and a local news report said the rules would be in effect immediately...
Ether has hit a new record high, stealing the limelight from popular cryptocurrency bitcoin, CNBC reported. Ether is the world’s second-largest digital currency, and it has surged to a new price record of $2,800 as of Thursday morning (April 29), CNBC reported, citing data from...
The world’s first fully bitcoin-enabled community is being constructed on the second-largest island in the Grenadines, according to a report from EuroNews.com. The One Bequia development will sit on 18 square kilometers (about 7 square miles) and be home to 39 luxury villas. It will...
Cryptocurrency platform Gemini has rolled out the first details of its upcoming cryptocurrency rewards credit card, according to a press release. It will come with a partnership with Mastercard and WebBank, the latter of which is the bank issuing the card. Since the concept was...
Bitcoin has risen in price for the first time in six days, with the price going past $52,000 as bulls pushed the prices higher in Asia, CoinDesk reported. The rally seemed to start around 6 p.m. Eastern time Sunday (April 25), and it saw bitcoin...
Four people linked to Turkish crypto exchange Vebitcoin have been arrested and accused of fraud, according to a report from BBC. Officials launched an investigation and blocked the accounts of the platform. The company had only hours earlier announced its intent to cease operations, citing...