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.

Bitcoin Dips Below $9,000 Mark
Bitcoin Dips Below $9,000 Mark
February 01, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Following comments from India’s minister of finance on cryptocurrency and potential price manipulation at a major cryptocurrency exchange, bitcoin dropped below $9,000 in trading on Thursday...

READ MORE >
Bitcoin Daily: Square Gets Cash App Into Bitcoin, Coincheck’s Security Mistake
Bitcoin Daily: Square Gets Cash App Into Bitcoin, Coincheck’s Security Mistake
February 01, 2018  |  Bitcoin

People across the world could be mining a cryptocurrency – and not even know it, Forbes reported. Hackers are breaking into computers and smartphones and...

READ MORE >
Bitcoin Approaches Worst Month Since 2015
Bitcoin Approaches Worst Month Since 2015
January 31, 2018  |  Bitcoin

As regulators in the U.S. and South Korea clamp down on cryptocurrencies, and investors question the stability of digital coins, bitcoin may see its worst...

READ MORE >
South Korea Says It Will Not Ban Crypto-Trading
South Korea Says It Will Not Ban Crypto-Trading
January 31, 2018  |  Bitcoin

In one of the bigger back-and-forth stories in digital currency, South Korea has announced that it is definitely for real this time sure that it...

READ MORE >
Bitcoin Daily: Facebook Bans Crypto Ads, SEC Halts ‘Illegal’ ICO
Bitcoin Daily: Facebook Bans Crypto Ads, SEC Halts ‘Illegal’ ICO
January 31, 2018  |  Bitcoin

While interest in digital coins may be surging, Facebook is not interested in running cryptocurrency ads, according to Recode. The social networking site will ban...

READ MORE >
Starbucks’ Howard Schultz Skeptical On Bitcoin, Hopeful For Blockchain
Starbucks’ Howard Schultz Skeptical On Bitcoin, Hopeful For Blockchain
January 30, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin has yet another naysayer. This time, it’s Starbucks’ executive chairman and former CEO, Howard Schultz, who doesn’t believe the cryptocurrency is “legitimate.” Get the...

READ MORE >
Today In Data: Crypto Thresholds, eCommerce Boosts And SMB Loan Origination Declines
Today In Data: Crypto Thresholds, eCommerce Boosts And SMB Loan Origination Declines
January 29, 2018  |  Today In Data

Today in PYMNTS’ data, bitcoin and cryptocurrency prices have a psychological barrier threshold, online merchants are scored on ease of online checkout factors, manual investigation...

READ MORE >
Coincheck Hack May Spur More Regulation And Decentralized Trading
Coincheck Hack May Spur More Regulation And Decentralized Trading
January 29, 2018  |  Blockchain

Following the theft of $530 million in NEM tokens from Coincheck last week, governments will likely call for more cryptocurrency regulation and investors may turn...

READ MORE >
Blockchain-Focused ETFs Received $240M In Investment In One Week
Blockchain-Focused ETFs Received $240M In Investment In One Week
January 29, 2018  |  Blockchain / Distributed Ledger

The world of exchange-traded funds is seeing an influx of capital from investors focused on blockchain. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

READ MORE >