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.

Bitcoin Daily: MercadoPago to Allow Bitcoin Buying, Selling in Brazil; UK Man Faces Extradition to US Over Crypto Scam
Bitcoin Daily: MercadoPago to Allow Bitcoin Buying, Selling in Brazil; UK Man Faces Extradition to...
November 23, 2021  |  Bitcoin

MercadoPago will soon let Brazilian customers buy, sell and hold bitcoin, Bitcoin Magazine reported. MercadoPago is the digital payments app of MercadoLibre. Get the Full...

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Counting Bitcoins: OneRepublic First Major Artist Paid in Bitcoin for Vienna Show
Counting Bitcoins: OneRepublic First Major Artist Paid in Bitcoin for Vienna Show
November 23, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

The “Counting Stars” band OneRepublic performed last week just outside of Vienna and was paid entirely in bitcoin, the first American major artist to accept...

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Is Square’s Focus on Bitcoin at Odds With its Goal to Deliver Financial Inclusion?
Is Square’s Focus on Bitcoin at Odds With its Goal to Deliver Financial Inclusion?
November 23, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Square has always put financial inclusion is at the heart of its mission. Whether it can get there on bitcoin alone is another question. Get...

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India’s Looming Crypto Ban May Limit Bitcoin to Emerging, Volatile Economies
India’s Looming Crypto Ban May Limit Bitcoin to Emerging, Volatile Economies
November 23, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

If we keep going at this rate, there may be stark divisions in crypto-land — between the major world economies that shun cryptocurrencies and the...

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Bitcoin Daily: Odell Beckham Jr. Will Take Salary in Bitcoin; Smaller Digital Coins Thrive Amid Big Coin Selloffs
Bitcoin Daily: Odell Beckham Jr. Will Take Salary in Bitcoin; Smaller Digital Coins Thrive Amid...
November 22, 2021  |  Bitcoin

U.S. football player Odell Beckham Jr. plans to accept his salary for the Los Angeles Rams in bitcoin, Bloomberg reported Monday (Nov. 22). Get the...

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Volcano to Power Miners in El Salvador’s Bitcoin City
Volcano to Power Miners in El Salvador’s Bitcoin City
November 22, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

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Square’s tbDEX Decentralized Bitcoin Exchange to Fight Financial Inequality
Square’s tbDEX Decentralized Bitcoin Exchange to Fight Financial Inequality
November 21, 2021  |  Bitcoin

U.S. digital payment company Square has debuted plans for a decentralized bitcoin exchange, tbDEX, according to an 18-page white paper by the company. Get the...

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El Salvador Plans to Build Tax-Free Bitcoin City
El Salvador Plans to Build Tax-Free Bitcoin City
November 21, 2021  |  Bitcoin

El Salvador is delving further into bitcoin and plans to issue sovereign bitcoin bonds, Bloomberg reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Bitcoin Daily: Hillary Clinton Critiques Bitcoin; Cryptocurrency Transactions Now Taxed in Argentina
Bitcoin Daily: Hillary Clinton Critiques Bitcoin; Cryptocurrency Transactions Now Taxed in Argentina
November 21, 2021  |  Bitcoin

Former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has a skeptical view of bitcoin, saying there are worries that it could undermine the dollar, Bitcoin Magazine reported....

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