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.

 Banknotes, Bitcoin and the Hope Beyond Speculation
 Banknotes, Bitcoin and the Hope Beyond Speculation
May 07, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Crypto, now for use in the offline world?  In ways that involve physical notes — the ones you (gasp) keep at the ready, poised to...

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Bitcoin Daily: Reddit May Take Crypto Again, JP Morgan Applies For Blockchain Patent
Bitcoin Daily: Reddit May Take Crypto Again, JP Morgan Applies For Blockchain Patent
May 04, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Oscar Meyer is facing a potential problem with a bacon-backed cryptocurrency dubbed “Bacoin” that it promoted: Someone else might have come up with the idea...

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Large Merchants Drive 47 Percent Of Square’s GPV In Q1
Large Merchants Drive 47 Percent Of Square’s GPV In Q1
May 03, 2018  |  Earnings

Bitcoin, subscriptions and services all played a part in Square’s 45 percent year-over-year total revenue growth in the first quarter of 2018. But the company’s...

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Bitcoin Daily: Korean Peace Declaration Stored In Ethereum, London Police Seize $700K In Bitcoin
Bitcoin Daily: Korean Peace Declaration Stored In Ethereum, London Police Seize $700K In Bitcoin
May 03, 2018  |  Bitcoin

An agreement for peace between North and South Korea was stored in the blockchain by a South Korean developer, CoinDesk reported. Ryu Gi-hyeok recorded the...

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School District Pays Hackers $10K In Bitcoin To Recover Data
School District Pays Hackers $10K In Bitcoin To Recover Data
May 02, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

After hackers stole data from the computer system of a Massachusetts school system, they offered to return the information in return for a $10,000 bitcoin...

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Bitcoin Daily: Blockchain Startup Hires PayPal Co-Founder, Ripple Adds Oman Bank To Blockchain Network
Bitcoin Daily: Blockchain Startup Hires PayPal Co-Founder, Ripple Adds Oman Bank To Blockchain Network
May 02, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Origin Protocol, a blockchain-based sharing economy startup, has brought a PayPal co-founder on board as a research and development engineer, CoinDesk reported. Yu Pan will...

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Bitcoin Trading Startup Tagomi Gets Backing From Founders Fund
Bitcoin Trading Startup Tagomi Gets Backing From Founders Fund
May 02, 2018  |  Cryptocurrency

Tagomi Systems, the startup that wants to bring its expertise in electronic trading to the bitcoin market, has gotten venture backing from Founders Fund, the...

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Five At Five: Mastercard Makes A Biometric Bet
Five At Five: Mastercard Makes A Biometric Bet
May 01, 2018  |  News

Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at some of the freshest payments news of the day. Today’s stories include a new mark in...

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Ethereum Now In Regulator Crosshairs
Ethereum Now In Regulator Crosshairs
May 01, 2018  |  Cryptocurrency

Regulators in the U.S. are considering the regulation of digital tokens outside bitcoin. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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