August 25, 2014
Who’s On Your 2014 Fantasy Payments Team?
Even though the official end of Summer isn’t for another few weeks, the impending turn of the calendar pages from August to September sure signals that summer is over ....
August 18, 2014
Could CFPB Review Force Virtual Currencies To Abide By Traditional...
Much debate on cryptocurrencies has gone on over the past few years, driven by the cult-like following of Bitcoin and the general transaction anonymity most of the so-called virtual currencies...
August 18, 2014
CFPB Warns Of Virtual Currency Dangers
There’s no question that virtual currencies such as Bitcoin have traditional payments regulators upset, given the relative transaction anonymity they bring to the table. Moreover, they continue to be a...
July 18, 2014
Bitcoin Tracker | Week 32
Well, just when everyone thought that New York would be Bitcoin friendly, they released the first draft of their plan that is anything but. Are these little town blues catching...
July 09, 2014
Russian Card Scammer Arrested
The U.S. Justice Department has announced that it has arrested Russian hacker and stolen credit card entrepreneur Roman Seleznev. Selenev is accused of running a network of online shops that...
June 13, 2014
Will Discounts Drive Bitcoin Adoption?
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May 20, 2014
Bitnet Launches As “New” Kind of Bitcoin Rails
What do a couple of ex-Visa/CyberSource guys see in bitcoin? Well, plenty, which is why they've launched Bitnet today. Bitnet will act as a third party mediator in vendor-consumer bitcoin...
May 13, 2014
Digital Currency Deep Dive: Hey Who’s In Charge Around Here?
Introduction: Remember the day when a coin was just a bothersome piece of metal that you were happy to toss in the tip jar to benefit the underpaid baristas at your...
April 23, 2014
Digital Currency Deep Dive: So What Makes Bitcoin So Special?
Remember the day when a coin was just a bothersome piece of metal that you were happy to toss in the tip jar to benefit the underpaid baristas at your...