Bitcoin appeals to many different people, including the nefarious ones that like the anonymity associated with digital currency. LexisNexis, the company that...
After an early summer with solid gains, bitcoin’s price has been plummeting following the hack of Bitfinex – a Hong Kong-based bitcoin...
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...
While computer breaches and malicious emails are commonplace online, when it comes to bitcoin, it can also be dangerous offline in the...
The search for inflation hedges and stability of purchasing power in a world of hyperinflation has led some in Venezuela to turn...
Digital currency is all the rage among a small section of the population, but it’s about to get more mainstream with the...
In a closely followed case focused on bitcoin as a currency, a Miami-Dade judge on Monday (July 25) ruled bitcoin doesn’t count...
Not long ago, it was disclosed that the supply of bitcoin was going to be halved. Now, it seems that, at least in one...
The illegal purchase of drugs is alive and growing on the so-called dark Internet, where users can make purchases anonymously. According to a new report,...
In a move that is designed to keep inflation down for the virtual currency known as bitcoin, the amount being made available...
Bitcoin’s trump card may be Donald Trump. Yes, this is a very real story based on an actual Juniper Research study that...
Abra, the bitcoin remittance app, has made its way to the U.S. — via the iPhone and Android app options. What that...
Bitcoin, continuing to bring out the best in everyone it touches. Former Secret Service agent Shaun Bridges has already been found to...
On July 9, 2016, just eight days away, the bitcoin market is going to change. As for the impact of that change,...
Bitcoin’s reputation needs a makeover. Russell Moore, Director of Innovation at TSYS, sat down with PYMNTS to offer new thinking on the...
A startup in Singapore offering bitcoin exchange and cryptocurrency services just secured another major round of funding. The company, Quoine, announced that is has...
What goes up must come down. A week ago, bitcoin had surpassed the $700 mark, and the headlines were giddy with excitement...
Is the concept of “experimenting with a digital dollar” the financial services industry’s version of the hula hoop? Flash in the pan...
Bitcoin did something yesterday (June 13) that no one has seen in two years — surge above the $700 mark. $704.40, to...
The state of New York just got another bitcoin company that can legally operate under the auspices of the state financial regulator’s...
Compared to 2015, bitcoin has had a stellar 2016. But when it comes to bitcoin’s price, it’s all relative. So before the...
Last week was short on work days due to the Monday holiday, but what the work week lacked in hours it made up for...
Is bitcoin making a comeback? Oh, if we had a bitcoin for every time we’ve heard that question. Actually, that would be pretty...
It appears, once again, that the Dark Web and bitcoin aren’t untraceable. Just in case there was any doubt. A new court...
Is bitcoin making a price comeback? Well, a recent surge from Chinese investors has managed to bump bitcoin’s price over the $500...
In a buying spree that began on Friday (May 27) and carried on through the four days since, Chinese investors managed to...
The Mt. Gox bitcoin drama got a little more dramatic this week. As a quick refresher, Mt. Gox is the now-defunct bitcoin exchange that...
Good intentions gone bad? “Robin Hood Hacker Donates $11,000 of Stolen Bitcoin to Help Fight ISIS.” This is a real story and...
A bitcoin startup that’s gotten press for its ability to convert bitcoin to fiat currency has made some more big news: It’s...
President Barack Obama and his administration get a lot of demands, to say the least. Stop ISIS, bring peace to the Middle...
While plenty of government officials aren’t ready to jump to support bitcoin as a legitimate payment option, there is one small town...
Get your popcorn ready. News broke earlier in the week that Craig Wright, the 45-year-old Australian computer scientist/engineer, would finally come out...
Craig Steven Wright, an Australian entrepreneur, has officially laid claim to the “creator of bitcoin” mantle. Now, the question is: Can that...
After a few years of speculation — and a couple of fairly notable wrong guesses — the real creator of bitcoin has...
Western Union just put its toe in the bitcoin/blockchain waters. It announced an investment in Digital Currency Group, a bitcoin/blockchain startup-focused investment...
Bitstamp has stamped its name in the record books in the EU for being the first company of its kind to secure...
Generally, when court documents are unsealed, you can discover some pretty juicy details. When the case involves a global hacking, those details...
Benjamin Lawsky, the former New York state financial services chief, certainly wasn’t a fan of bitcoin or virtual currencies. But now, he...
Editor’s Note: This article is part of the PYMNTS.com special April Fools’ edition. Any connection to fact is purely coincidental. ………………………………………. In...
What do a Russian presidential advisor and JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon have in common? If you guessed a disdain and hatred for...
“There exists a bizarre gap in today’s state of financial services.” That’s the philosophy of Shake, a new startup in the bitcoin...
City held hostage. Hospital held hostage. Businesses held hostage. Thank you, bitcoin. And one of the many reasons why, among plenty of other...
The defunct Mt. Gox bitcoin exchange case is back in the mainstream news cycle, and this time, it’s back in the U.S....
Microsoft got a little less bitcoin-friendly, but only in a momentary lapse. Without much of a fuss, Microsoft appeared to have quietly taken...
As infamous bitcoin criminals like Ross Ulbricht have learned, it’s not impossible to get caught. And, as law enforcement has learned, the...
It was only a matter of time. That a pastor … got nabbed for his alleged involvement in a bitcoin banking hacking...
Bitcoin often gets a bad rap and, by association, so can the organizations and companies looking to use digital currency platforms to...
Here’s a headline that could stop everyone in the payments ecosystem in their tracks: “Japan considers making bitcoin a legal currency.” And...
Here we go again. When the words “bitcoin ransom” and “malware attack” show up in headlines together, is anyone really surprised anymore?...
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has cleared Australian banks from the accusations related to claims over blocking bitcoin services. More...