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.

PYMNTS Crypto Basics Series: What’s a Consensus Mechanism and Why Is It Destroying the Planet?
PYMNTS Crypto Basics Series: What’s a Consensus Mechanism and Why Is It Destroying the Planet?
January 30, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin, blockchain and cryptocurrency are words that most people have at least heard of in 2022, as the industry exploded into the mainstream public consciousness....

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IMF’s Silence Signals El Salvador Needs to Abandon Bitcoin to Secure $1.3B Loan
IMF’s Silence Signals El Salvador Needs to Abandon Bitcoin to Secure $1.3B Loan
January 28, 2022  |  Bitcoin

El Salvador is still asking the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a $1.3 billion loan, and the IMF is still asking El Salvador to drop...

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Today in Crypto: Blockchain Celo Debuts Stablecoin Linked to Brazil’s Real; SEC Nixes Fidelity’s Bitcoin ETF
Today in Crypto: Blockchain Celo Debuts Stablecoin Linked to Brazil’s Real; SEC Nixes Fidelity’s Bitcoin...
January 27, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Celo, a phone-focused blockchain, has rolled out cREAL, a stablecoin pegged to Brazil’s local currency, the real, a report from CoinDesk says. Get the Full...

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Bitcoin’s Highly Touted Decoupling vs. Fed’s Rate Hike Reality
Bitcoin’s Highly Touted Decoupling vs. Fed’s Rate Hike Reality
January 26, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell did exactly what he was expected to do Wednesday (Jan. 26), hinting even more strongly that interest rate hikes are...

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Bitcoin Daily: BitWage Debuts New Bitcoin Payroll Functions; Bitcoin Millionaires See Double-Digit Percentage Drop In Numbers; Bitcoin Price Falls Illustrate Coin’s Weaknesses, Analysts Say
Bitcoin Daily: BitWage Debuts New Bitcoin Payroll Functions; Bitcoin Millionaires See Double-Digit Percentage Drop In...
January 26, 2022  |  Bitcoin

BitWage, which makes bitcoin payroll services, has debuted a new platform to help people get paid in bitcoin, a report says. Get the Full Story...

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Bitcoin Daily: MicroStrategy to Keep Investing in Bitcoin; IMF Wants El Salvador to Undo Bitcoin Legal Tender Rules
Bitcoin Daily: MicroStrategy to Keep Investing in Bitcoin; IMF Wants El Salvador to Undo Bitcoin...
January 25, 2022  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin-accumulating software company MicroStrategy plans to keep investing in the crypto, even as bitcoin’s value has taken some hits in the last few days, according...

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Small Investors’ Lottery Mentality Tested as Crypto Crashes 
Small Investors’ Lottery Mentality Tested as Crypto Crashes 
January 25, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The email came from a husband, father and would-be crypto investor living in a developing nation in the fall of 2020, asking a crypto journalist...

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Bitcoin Daily: Crypto Market Loses $130B in a Day; Bitcoin Ends Day Up Slightly; Turkish Authorities Alarmed by Rise of Cryptocurrencies
Bitcoin Daily: Crypto Market Loses $130B in a Day; Bitcoin Ends Day Up Slightly; Turkish...
January 24, 2022  |  Bitcoin

According to CNBC, the crypto market has lost $130 billion over the last 24 hours. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Behind Bitcoin’s Collapse, Financial Fears Are Routing Faith in Crypto
Behind Bitcoin’s Collapse, Financial Fears Are Routing Faith in Crypto
January 24, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

In many ways, cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is the “face” of crypto on Wall Street, and despite a slight rally, it’s still pretty battered and bruised...

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