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.

The Newest Bitcoin Heist: Mining
The Newest Bitcoin Heist: Mining
March 02, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Why steal bitcoin when you can steal the technology that enables one to make more of it? Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Cardtronics Identifies Crypto, P2P Payments As Business Risks
Cardtronics Identifies Crypto, P2P Payments As Business Risks
March 02, 2018  |  Payment Methods

As new payment technologies — such as digital coins  make it less necessary for people to handle cash, Cardtronics said cryptocurrencies could impact its business....

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Fizzle Of The Week: Bitcoin — The Bad Neighbor
Fizzle Of The Week: Bitcoin — The Bad Neighbor
March 02, 2018  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Bitcoin mining, like its real-world counterpart, uses a lot of power. Exactly how much constitutes “a lot” is a bit of a debate. The most...

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Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Dips With SEC ICO Probe, UK ‘Cryptojacking’ Attacks Surge 1,200 Percent
Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Dips With SEC ICO Probe, UK ‘Cryptojacking’ Attacks Surge 1,200 Percent
March 02, 2018  |  Bitcoin

After news broke that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was issuing subpoenas to advisers and tech companies as it looks into initial coin offerings...

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SEC Takes A Closer Look At Overstock Token Sale
SEC Takes A Closer Look At Overstock Token Sale
March 02, 2018  |  Investments

The Securities and Exchange Commission, as part of its wider probe of cryptocurrency and the complex world of ICOs, is taking a sharper-eyed look at Overstock.com...

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SEC Taking An Official Long, Hard Look At Crypto
SEC Taking An Official Long, Hard Look At Crypto
March 01, 2018  |  Regulation

The SEC has started issuing subpoenas by the dozen and scores of information requests as it undertakes a full survey of the tech firms that...

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Bitcoin Daily: SEC Issues Subpeonas To ICOs, Coincheck Faces Another Class Action Suit
Bitcoin Daily: SEC Issues Subpeonas To ICOs, Coincheck Faces Another Class Action Suit
March 01, 2018  |  Blockchain

Following a massive hack last month, Coincheck is reportedly facing more legal pressure from investors seeking the return of their digital assets. Sankei, a Japanese media outlet, stated...

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Is Bitcoin A Drain On Power — And Productivity?
Is Bitcoin A Drain On Power — And Productivity?
March 01, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Is investing in bitcoin fundamentally bad for the progress of the economy? That is the question posed in a recent New York Times piece, noting...

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Coincheck Faces More Class Actions Over Missing Crypto
Coincheck Faces More Class Actions Over Missing Crypto
February 28, 2018  |  Blockchain

Following a massive hack last month, Coincheck is reportedly facing more legal pressure from investors seeking the return of their digital assets. Sankei, a Japanese...

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