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.

Burger King Brings New Digital Currency, Whoppercoin, To Russia

Burger King Brings New Digital Currency, Whoppercoin, To Russia
Burger King Brings New Digital Currency, Whoppercoin, To Russia
August 25, 2017  |  Bitcoin

Visitors to Russian Burger King locations may have a new pay to pay for their Whoppers, onion rings and soft drinks with the advent of...

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First Bitcoin Capital Trading Suspended By SEC
First Bitcoin Capital Trading Suspended By SEC
August 25, 2017  |  Bitcoin

The Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) announced Thursday (Aug. 24) it has temporarily suspended trading in the securities of Canada-based company First Bitcoin Capital Corp. (BITCF). In...

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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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