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.

Players Unite To Speed Up Bitcoin
Players Unite To Speed Up Bitcoin
May 26, 2017  |  Bitcoin

An agreement to upgrade the speed of processing transactions propelled bitcoin to new heights on Thursday (May 25). The value of the cryptocurrency soared another...

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Messaging App Kik Rolls Out Ethereum-Based Cryptocurrency
Messaging App Kik Rolls Out Ethereum-Based Cryptocurrency
May 26, 2017  |  Mobile Commerce

Kik, the messaging app, is creating its own cryptocurrency in an effort to boost user numbers and get brands to engage more with the company....

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Bitcoin Surges Cause Coinbase Outages
Bitcoin Surges Cause Coinbase Outages
May 26, 2017  |  Bitcoin

Coinbase, the world’s largest bitcoin company, announced that it suffered outages this week when the bitcoin exchange saw “unprecedented traffic and trading,” with the digital currency...

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Speculators Drive Bitcoin Above $2,400
Speculators Drive Bitcoin Above $2,400
May 25, 2017  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin continued its unprecedented climb on Wednesday (May 24), setting a new record at $2,409 per crypto-coin. The digital currency has more than doubled in...

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Fidelity Adds Digital Currencies To Website
Fidelity Adds Digital Currencies To Website
May 24, 2017  |  Bitcoin

Fidelity Investments announced that it will soon allow its clients to see their holdings of bitcoin and other virtual currencies held on digital asset exchange...

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Bitcoin Payments Will Fly With This Discount Airline
Bitcoin Payments Will Fly With This Discount Airline
May 23, 2017  |  Bitcoin

The WannaCry hackers aren’t the only ones asking to be paid in bitcoin. On May 22, Peach Aviation Ltd. announced that it will now accept...

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Did The IRS Overstep With Coinbase Summons?
Did The IRS Overstep With Coinbase Summons?
May 23, 2017  |  Bitcoin

Coinbase is saying the Internal Revenue Service went too far in its demands of the popular bitcoin exchange, and it’s pushing back in court to...

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Today In Data: Welcome To The Future
Today In Data: Welcome To The Future
May 22, 2017  |  Today In Data

The way people do business day-to-day is changing faster than many companies can keep up with. The shopping experience, ordering food, and how people pay...

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Bitcoin Cracks $2,000
Bitcoin Cracks $2,000
May 22, 2017  |  Bitcoin

Amid volatility, has bitcoin broken through a psychological barrier? The cryptocurrency traded above $2,000 on a per coin basis for the first time. Get the...

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