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
 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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