Bitcoin

Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency. It is a decentralized digital currency without a central bank or single administrator that can be sent from user to user on the peer-to-peer bitcoin network without the need for intermediaries.

Binance Hack Tests Its Pledge to Cover Customer Losses
Binance Hack Tests Its Pledge to Cover Customer Losses
October 30, 2026  |  Cybersecurity

Binance’s pledge to absorb an estimated $6.3 billion theft leaves the exchange responsible for replacing customers’ assets while investigators pursue a recovery whose timing and...

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Electrum Wallet Bug Tricks Users Into Signing Over Payments
Electrum Wallet Bug Tricks Users Into Signing Over Payments
October 26, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

A flaw in bitcoin software wallet Electrum reportedly allowed cybercriminals to dupe users into signing over payments. As CoinDesk reported Monday (Oct. 26), Electrum revealed this vulnerability over the...

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Bitcoin-Backed Loans Add Debt to Leveraged Crypto Trading
Bitcoin-Backed Loans Add Debt to Leveraged Crypto Trading
October 22, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin holders borrowing to finance leveraged trading retain their original investment and take on another source of exposure. Their coins continue to fluctuate, the financed...

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CFTC Moves to Build Federal Rulebook for Crypto Exchanges After Clarity Act Fails
CFTC Moves to Build Federal Rulebook for Crypto Exchanges After Clarity Act Fails
October 06, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is moving to establish a federal regulatory framework for cryptocurrency exchanges after Congress failed to enact legislation that would have...

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Citigroup Predicts Slower Yet Steadier Crypto Inflows
Citigroup Predicts Slower Yet Steadier Crypto Inflows
October 01, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Citigroup has reportedly hiked its 12-month forecasts for bitcoin and ether as cryptocurrency activity picks up. The brokerage raised its target for bitcoin from $82,000...

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El Salvador Shifts to Stablecoins as Bitcoin Payments Wane
El Salvador Shifts to Stablecoins as Bitcoin Payments Wane
September 29, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Five years ago, the government of El Salvador made bitcoin legal tender in the country. Now, the country’s government is shifting to another form of...

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Block Pursues National Trust Bank Charter to Custody Bitcoin and Stablecoins
Block Pursues National Trust Bank Charter to Custody Bitcoin and Stablecoins
September 08, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Block aims to establish a national trust bank that would provide custody and related fiduciary services, including those for bitcoin and stablecoins, the company said...

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$320 Million Bitcoin Hack Hits Liquid Crypto Network
$320 Million Bitcoin Hack Hits Liquid Crypto Network
September 07, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Hackers siphoned away $320 million from the Liquid Network blockchain, the latest in a string of high-profile cryptocurrency thefts. In a post on social platform...

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FinCEN Focuses on Customer Angle to Stop Crypto Scams
FinCEN Focuses on Customer Angle to Stop Crypto Scams
September 04, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

The most useful fraud signal in a cryptocurrency investment scam may not be the cryptocurrency transaction. It may be the customer’s balance sheet deteriorating in...

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