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.

Few Tokens Are In Use After An ICO, Raising The Risk For Investors
Few Tokens Are In Use After An ICO, Raising The Risk For Investors
October 24, 2017  |  Digital Payments

Cryptocurrencies like bitcoin have been all the rage this year, ushering in a frenzy of initial coin offerings, otherwise known as ICOs. But while startups...

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Florida Bitcoin Exchange Schemer Gets 16 Months
Florida Bitcoin Exchange Schemer Gets 16 Months
October 23, 2017  |  Legal

A software engineer from Florida was slapped with a 16-month prison term late last week after a court found him guilty of scamming to aid...

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Bitcoin Hits $6K
Bitcoin Hits $6K
October 23, 2017  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin surged beyond $6,000 in trading late last week, setting a new record for the cryptocurrency. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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How To Drive The Conversations At Money 20/20
How To Drive The Conversations At Money 20/20
October 23, 2017  |  Money 20/20

If conversation is currency, what about conversations about currency? When thousands of payments professionals gather in one place, you'd better know the lingua franca. So...

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Mastercard Premiers Blockchain Tech
Mastercard Premiers Blockchain Tech
October 20, 2017  |  B2B Payments

On Friday (Oct. 20), Mastercard announced news that it will be opening up access to its blockchain technology through its developer’s API. Initially, the technology will...

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Google, Overstock Among Biggest Blockchain Investors
Google, Overstock Among Biggest Blockchain Investors
October 19, 2017  |  Blockchain

Plenty of industries and companies are eyeing blockchain – the technology that enables cryptocurrencies, such as bitcoin – but when it comes to corporate investors,...

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ICO Pioneer Tezos Imperiled By Backroom Power Struggle
ICO Pioneer Tezos Imperiled By Backroom Power Struggle
October 19, 2017  |  Blockchain / Distributed Ledger

Over the summer, a small tech startup named Tezos managed to bring in $232 million online in a wildly successful “initial coin offering.” But, as...

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Upper West Side Restaurant Lets Customers Pay In Bitcoin
Upper West Side Restaurant Lets Customers Pay In Bitcoin
October 18, 2017  |  Bitcoin

Upper West Side eatery La Sirène is now accepting bitcoin as a form of payment, according to news from The New York Post. Patrons of the...

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Russia Considers CryptoRuble
Russia Considers CryptoRuble
October 18, 2017  |  Bitcoin

Russia is making a big move in the digital currency market, announcing that it will soon be offering its own cryptocurrency. Get the Full Story...

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