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.

Australia Blames eCommerce, Bitcoin For Uptick In Organized Crime
Australia Blames eCommerce, Bitcoin For Uptick In Organized Crime
August 25, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Australia is blaming the growth in online banking and digital currencies like Bitcoin for a huge increase in organized crime in the country’s financial sector....

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Sizzle Fizzle: Walmart’s Sizzling Online Summer, Bitcoin’s Down Under Bummer   
Sizzle Fizzle: Walmart’s Sizzling Online Summer, Bitcoin’s Down Under Bummer   
August 25, 2017  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Walmart, tech behemoth? From digital to drones, the big boxer is proving nimble of foot when it comes to plying wares across all manner of...

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Bitcoin Tracker: Is Cryptocurrency The Next [Tech] Bubble?
Bitcoin Tracker: Is Cryptocurrency The Next [Tech] Bubble?
August 24, 2017  |  Bitcoin

Reaching the peak interest among those in a particular industry just before it goes mainstream is something that’s happened on more than one occasion. Ranging...

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Bitcoin Rebounds From Correction Territory
Bitcoin Rebounds From Correction Territory
August 23, 2017  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash, the two popular cryptocurrencies, saw their prices rebound in trading Tuesday (Aug. 22), although Ethereum, a competing cryptocurrency, remained under pressure....

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Mark Cuban Bitcoin Skeptic No More
Mark Cuban Bitcoin Skeptic No More
August 23, 2017  |  Bitcoin

Mark Cuban, the billionaire investor who a few weeks back said bitcoin was in a bubble, is getting used to the new world of cryptocurrency....

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IBM, Food Companies To Increase Food Safety With Blockchain
IBM, Food Companies To Increase Food Safety With Blockchain
August 23, 2017  |  Safety and Security

IBM’s project to explore blockchain technology to track food supply and improve safety has some new big-name partners, including Nestle, Unilever and Tyson Foods among...

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Cybercriminals Hijack Phone Numbers
Cybercriminals Hijack Phone Numbers
August 22, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Well, whatever else can be said of hackers, they never lack for creative new ways to separate people from their hard-earned money.  The newest trick?...

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Dark Web Down But Not Out
Dark Web Down But Not Out
August 21, 2017  |  Markets

The black market took a hit when, in July, law enforcement took down two of the biggest dark web marketplaces, AlphaBay and Hansa Market. AlphaBay...

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Australia Moves To Reform Digital Currency Laws
Australia Moves To Reform Digital Currency Laws
August 21, 2017  |  Digital Payments

Digital currency is becoming one of the more pervasive forces pushing its way into all industries. As cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash and Ethereum become...

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