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.
FTX Collapse Brings Crypto Investment Assets to 2-Year Low
FTX Collapse Brings Crypto Investment Assets to 2-Year Low
December 01, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency investment-product assets are at a two-year low thanks to the collapse of FTX. That’s according to a Thursday (Dec. 1) report from Bloomberg, which...

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Senate Agriculture Committee To Grill U.S. Financial Regulator Over FTX
Senate Agriculture Committee To Grill U.S. Financial Regulator Over FTX
December 01, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The first congressional inquiry into what went wrong at FTX is happening today (Dec. 1). In what is sure to be just one of many such hearings investigating the...

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Does Crypto Still Have a Role in the Evolving Payments Landscape?
Does Crypto Still Have a Role in the Evolving Payments Landscape?
December 01, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Even with all the questions swirling around the cryptocurrency industry after the staggering implosion of Sam Bankman-Fried’s once-heralded FTX exchange, customers and merchants are still...

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Bankman-Fried Sidesteps Criminal Liability During Live Q&A 
Bankman-Fried Sidesteps Criminal Liability During Live Q&A 
November 30, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried reportedly answered questions at an event, despite his lawyers’ advice.  During the question-and-answer session at the DealBook Summit, Bankman-Fried said a...

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ECB Officials Say Bitcoin on the Road to Irrelevance
ECB Officials Say Bitcoin on the Road to Irrelevance
November 30, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

A European Central Bank blog post says bitcoin is “on the road to irrelevance.” Two advisors at the European Central Bank, Ulrich Bindseil, a director...

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What SMBs Need to Know About Accepting Crypto
What SMBs Need to Know About Accepting Crypto
November 25, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Back in October — in what seems a lifetime ago in the cryptocurrency world — PYMNTS and BitPay’s “Shopping With Cryptocurrency” study found that “tech-driven”...

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Nonprofits Say ‘Thanks For Giving’ as Next Gen Payments Power Contributions
Nonprofits Say ‘Thanks For Giving’ as Next Gen Payments Power Contributions
November 24, 2022  |  Payment Methods

By many accounts, we’re living during a golden age of philanthropy and charitable giving. Urged on by Bill Gates and Warren Buffet, 236 of the...

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El Salvador Forges Ahead With Crypto Regulation
El Salvador Forges Ahead With Crypto Regulation
November 23, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Legislators in El Salvador are considering a bill that would regulate digital securities, a sign the Central American nation is proceeding with plans to issue...

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Starling Bank Reminds Customers It Is Cracking Down on Crypto
Starling Bank Reminds Customers It Is Cracking Down on Crypto
November 23, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Months after announcing it would steer away from digital assets, United Kingdom neobank Starling Bank has increased its anti-cryptocurrency campaign. In a statement to PYMNTS...

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