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 Blasts Past $12,000

Bitcoin Blasts Past $12,000
Bitcoin Blasts Past $12,000
December 06, 2017  |  Bitcoin

Another morning, another bitcoin record. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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Israel Gunning To Be Cryptocurrencies’ Global Headquarters
Israel Gunning To Be Cryptocurrencies’ Global Headquarters
December 05, 2017  |  Digital Payments

Should Israel embrace cryptocurrencies wholeheartedly? Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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UK Expands Anti-Money Laundering Rules To Cover Crypto
UK Expands Anti-Money Laundering Rules To Cover Crypto
December 05, 2017  |  Bitcoin

The U.K. is aiming to boost regulation of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies by giving the European Union (EU) expanded anti-money laundering rules that would require...

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SEC Puts The Hammer Down On ICO Scam
SEC Puts The Hammer Down On ICO Scam
December 05, 2017  |  Fraud Prevention

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced news on Monday (Dec. 4) that it obtained an emergency asset freeze to stop an initial coin offering...

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Today In Data: Spontaneous Commerce, Shared Housing And Smart Decanters
Today In Data: Spontaneous Commerce, Shared Housing And Smart Decanters
December 04, 2017  |  Today In Data

The holidays are always filled with product releases (just in time for holiday shopping), plenty of innovations, a few bizarre products and end-of-year evaluations on...

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Coinbase Names New President
Coinbase Names New President
December 04, 2017  |  Personnel

Coinbase, the cryptocurrency exchange operator, announced late last week that it has appointed Asiff Hirji as its president and chief operating officer. Get the Full...

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CME, CBOE Allowed To Trade Bitcoin Futures
CME, CBOE Allowed To Trade Bitcoin Futures
December 04, 2017  |  Bitcoin

CME Group and Cboe Global Markets got the green light from regulators to list their bitcoin futures, bringing more legitimacy to cryptocurrency, which has been...

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The Unexplained Edition: Bitcoin, Apple And The Gap
The Unexplained Edition: Bitcoin, Apple And The Gap
December 04, 2017  |  Data Dive

On Dec. 5, 1872, 145 years ago tomorrow, the Mary Celeste was discovered drifting aimlessly off the coast of the Azores in the Atlantic Ocean....

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Venezuela Launches Anti-Trump Petro Crypto
Venezuela Launches Anti-Trump Petro Crypto
December 04, 2017  |  Blockchain / Distributed Ledger

In protest of what Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro called a financial “blockade” by the United States and the Trump administration, the government of Venezuela will...

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