Coinbase, the world’s largest bitcoin company, announced that it suffered outages this week when the bitcoin exchange saw “unprecedented traffic and trading,” with the digital currency hitting record levels. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
Bitcoin continued its unprecedented climb on Wednesday (May 24), setting a new record at $2,409 per crypto-coin. The digital currency has more than doubled in value since the start of the year. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
Fidelity Investments announced that it will soon allow its clients to see their holdings of bitcoin and other virtual currencies held on digital asset exchange Coinbase on the company’s website. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
The WannaCry hackers aren’t the only ones asking to be paid in bitcoin. On May 22, Peach Aviation Ltd. announced that it will now accept bitcoin as payment for airline tickets, following in the footsteps of Latvian airline airBaltic and Universal Air Travel Plan. Get...
Coinbase is saying the Internal Revenue Service went too far in its demands of the popular bitcoin exchange, and it’s pushing back in court to protect the 500,000 active Coinbase users who would be affected by the summons. Get the Full Story Complete the form...
Amid volatility, has bitcoin broken through a psychological barrier? The cryptocurrency traded above $2,000 on a per coin basis for the first time. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
It’s been a rocky week for bitcoin — and we don’t just mean in terms of price. 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...
While bitcoin has enabled criminals to move their activities online, notably the ransom payment of choice for last weekend’s WannaCry malware incident, those well-versed in the cryptocurrency space know that bitcoin, while hard to track, is far from completely anonymous. Get the Full Story Complete...
Bitcoin’s growing just about as fast as we can write about it — as are a number of other cryptocurrencies, for that matter. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
