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.

Cardtronics Identifies Crypto, P2P Payments As Business Risks

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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Startup Roundup: A Is For Automation
Startup Roundup: A Is For Automation
February 28, 2018  |  Startup Roundup

The whole point of startups is to do things differently than mainstream players, and that is exactly what these companies are doing with automation, interoperability...

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