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...
Ethereum, the alternative digital currency that was the victim of a hack last month that caused close to $60 million of investors’ funds to fall under the control of an anonymous group or person, is facing warnings from some bitcoin developers who took issue with...
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 blockchain has another link, this time in the legal world. 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 our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing...
