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.

Data Dive: The Deal Heard Round the World(pay)
Data Dive: The Deal Heard Round the World(pay)
July 10, 2017  |  Data Dive

A literal big deal, global in scope, dominates the Data Dive. Oh, and there was some hacking to boot. Of devices and cryptocurrency exchanges.  It...

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Let’s Hear It For (Sizzling) Voice-Activated Speakers
Let’s Hear It For (Sizzling) Voice-Activated Speakers
July 07, 2017  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Alexa or Siri, Google at Home or via mobile, voice is sizzling, deployed over technology’s various platforms. And for a fizzle, try being a beleaguered...

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Blockchain Tracker: The Future of Third-Party Transparency For All?
Blockchain Tracker: The Future of Third-Party Transparency For All?
July 06, 2017  |  Blockchain

Blockchain technology has been making its way through the financial sector and pouring into mainstream industries for the last few years. Get the Full Story...

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Bithumb Bitcoin Exchange Hacked; 30,000 Customers’ Data Compromised
Bithumb Bitcoin Exchange Hacked; 30,000 Customers’ Data Compromised
July 06, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

In international cybersecurity news this week, Bithumb, the South Korean bitcoin exchange, has been hacked, with the bad guys compromising the data of 30,000 customers....

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Hive Project Taps Into Cryptocurrency For Invoice Finance
Hive Project Taps Into Cryptocurrency For Invoice Finance
July 05, 2017  |  B2B Payments

The Hive Project, a company that uses cryptocurrency and Ethereum blockchain for trade financing, has launched its platform. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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SEC Charges Brit In Bitcoin Fraud
SEC Charges Brit In Bitcoin Fraud
July 03, 2017  |  Bitcoin

In a cryptocurrency case that could have repercussions across the pond, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) last week (June 30) charged a U.K. citizen...

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Florida Man Sentenced For Processing More Than $10 Million In Illegal Bitcoin Transactions
Florida Man Sentenced For Processing More Than $10 Million In Illegal Bitcoin Transactions
June 30, 2017  |  Legal

A Florida man was sentenced to 5 1/2 years in prison for helping criminals process millions of dollars in illegal bitcoin transactions. Get the Full...

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