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.

Altcoins Use Growing as Part of Corporate Strategies
Altcoins Use Growing as Part of Corporate Strategies
July 13, 2025  |  Cryptocurrency

With bitcoin at record highs, other forms of cryptocurrency are catching corporate America’s attention. That’s according to a report Sunday (July 13) by Seeking Alpha,...

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CoreWeave Pays $9 Billion for Bitcoin Miner Core Scientific 
CoreWeave Pays $9 Billion for Bitcoin Miner Core Scientific 
July 07, 2025  |  Partnerships

CoreWeave is acquiring data center infrastructure provider Core Scientific in a $9 billion deal. The artificial intelligence (AI) company announced the deal Monday (July 7), saying it helped it “verticalize its...

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Multibillion-Dollar Crypto Scams Reveal Hard Lessons for Global Businesses
Multibillion-Dollar Crypto Scams Reveal Hard Lessons for Global Businesses
July 07, 2025  |  Cryptocurrency

When bitcoin first appeared in 2009, it was heralded as a decentralized, peer-to-peer alternative to traditional finance. However, in the industry’s early days, before most...

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Altcoins Threaten to ‘Wither Away’ Amid Bitcoin’s Ascendency
Altcoins Threaten to ‘Wither Away’ Amid Bitcoin’s Ascendency
June 30, 2025  |  Cryptocurrency

So far, this has been a great year for cryptocurrency. Or at least one form of cryptocurrency. As Bloomberg News reported Monday (June 30), while bitcoin has...

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Rain and Toku Join Forces on Stablecoin Payroll
Rain and Toku Join Forces on Stablecoin Payroll
June 26, 2025  |  Payroll

Card-issuing and payments platform Rain launched a stablecoin-focused collaboration with payroll firm Toku. The partnership will see the companies “launch the first real-time, compliant stablecoin...

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Stablecoins ‘Perform Poorly’ as Money and Could Face Uphill Payments Battle
Stablecoins ‘Perform Poorly’ as Money and Could Face Uphill Payments Battle
June 26, 2025  |  Cryptocurrency

When Mastercard announced Monday (June 23) that it is partnering with Paxos to advance the Global Dollar Network, the move added more weight to stablecoin...

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Citi UK CEO: Regulators Should Not Force Crypto Into Shadow Banking Sector
Citi UK CEO: Regulators Should Not Force Crypto Into Shadow Banking Sector
June 26, 2025  |  Cryptocurrency

Citi UK CEO Tiina Lee reportedly said Thursday (June 26) that regulators should not place restrictions on banks’ cryptocurrency holdings that are so “prohibitive” that...

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Fed Drops ‘Reputational Risk’ Rule, Paving Way for Banks to Enter Crypto
Fed Drops ‘Reputational Risk’ Rule, Paving Way for Banks to Enter Crypto
June 25, 2025  |  Cryptocurrency

Sometimes the biggest news can make the smallest splash. When the Federal Reserve Board announced in a Monday (June 23) press release that it would...

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EU Commission to Ignore Central Bank’s Warnings on Stablecoins
EU Commission to Ignore Central Bank’s Warnings on Stablecoins
June 25, 2025  |  Cryptocurrency

The European Commission is reportedly set to announce rules governing the stablecoin market. The rollout of these rules comes despite warnings from the European Central...

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