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.

Another EU-UK Fiscal Conflict, Bitcoin
Another EU-UK Fiscal Conflict, Bitcoin
October 21, 2016  |  Bitcoin

The European Central Bank is showing its distaste for bitcoin, denying it the status of a real currency and highlighting its vulnerability to cyberattack threats....

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Bitcoin’s Resplendent Week
Bitcoin’s Resplendent Week
October 14, 2016  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin has had a great week, mostly. It’s rallying in China as the yuan devalues, central banks worldwide are experimenting with blockchain and a New...

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Diwali Lights Up Bitcoin
Diwali Lights Up Bitcoin
October 07, 2016  |  Bitcoin

Diwali is approaching in India, and bitcoin stakeholders are noting the bustling eCommerce activity associated with the festival of lights and also noting the nation’s...

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Bitcoin Tracker: The Unbanked-Profit Dilemma
Bitcoin Tracker: The Unbanked-Profit Dilemma
September 30, 2016  |  Bitcoin

Can bitcoin be a way to financial inclusion? Perhaps only if the banks are on board and the infrastructure can reach the poorer populations. This...

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Bitcoin For Night Owls
Bitcoin For Night Owls
September 23, 2016  |  Bitcoin

The Winklevosses have started a daily bitcoin auction for night owls, a profiteer-cum-criminal of bitcoin denies the digital currency is money after all and Purse...

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Bitcoin Is Money — For The Purposes Of Facing Criminal Charges
Bitcoin Is Money — For The Purposes Of Facing Criminal Charges
September 20, 2016  |  Bitcoin

While various criminals have tried it, the “bitcoin isn’t money, therefore I can not be guilty of a financial crime” defense never really works out....

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