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.
Crypto Market Sell-Off: Bitcoin Hits Two-Month Low
Crypto Market Sell-Off: Bitcoin Hits Two-Month Low
August 18, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin, the world’s most valuable cryptocurrency, experienced a significant drop below $26,000 on Thursday, marking its lowest level since June. This decline was part of...

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Binance Connect Shutdown Highlights Crypto’s Ongoing Identity Crisis
Binance Connect Shutdown Highlights Crypto’s Ongoing Identity Crisis
August 17, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

The year 2022 could not have been better for the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance. Crypto markets were coming off an all-time high, and the November...

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Stellar Unveils Open Source Disbursement Platform
Stellar Unveils Open Source Disbursement Platform
August 17, 2023  |  Disbursements

Stellar’s disbursement platform, first developed for people in Ukraine, is now open to the world. The blockchain network announced the launch of the open source...

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Ledger and PayPal Partner to Simplify Crypto Transactions
Ledger and PayPal Partner to Simplify Crypto Transactions
August 16, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

Ledger, a provider of products and services for handling digital assets, has partnered with PayPal to offer a convenient and secure way for new users to...

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Open Exchange Fined $2.7 Million for UAE Crypto Violations
Open Exchange Fined $2.7 Million for UAE Crypto Violations
August 16, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

Dubai has fined cryptocurrency firm Open Exchange nearly $3 million for violating its digital asset rules. The country’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) said in a regulatory notice Tuesday (Aug....

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Cross-Border Payment Solutions Give Big Lift to Small Business Growth Plans
Cross-Border Payment Solutions Give Big Lift to Small Business Growth Plans
August 16, 2023  |  Cross-border Payments

Small- to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) help economies across the world go ’round. But despite their significant contributions to global commerce, local SMEs have long been underserved by...

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A Crypto Crime Chronicled: Prosecutors Lay Out Case Against Bankman-Fried
A Crypto Crime Chronicled: Prosecutors Lay Out Case Against Bankman-Fried
August 15, 2023  |  Legal

Facing consequences is something relatively new for alleged cryptocurrency criminal Sam Bankman-Fried. But the FTX co-founder is currently caught up in a legal battle that could...

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Federal Judge Revokes Bail for FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried
Federal Judge Revokes Bail for FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried
August 11, 2023  |  Legal

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was ordered to jail Friday (Aug. 11) after a federal judge revoked his bail. Since his arrest on fraud charges in December, Bankman-Fried had been under...

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Crypto Trading Firm Bakkt Expands International Reach
Crypto Trading Firm Bakkt Expands International Reach
August 10, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency company Bakkt Holdings is expanding its reach into five new international markets — Latin America, the United Kingdom, the European Union, Hong Kong and Australia —...

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