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.

Major Bitcoin Figure To Plead Guilty To Currency Manipulation

Bitcoin Just Doesn’t Play In Peoria
Bitcoin Just Doesn’t Play In Peoria
September 01, 2014  |  News

Much has been published over the past couple of years on virtual currencies, including Bitcoin. But just how aware are consumers of their existence? A...

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Braintree Looking Into Bitcoin
Braintree Looking Into Bitcoin
August 15, 2014  |  Alternative Finances

EBay has been in talks to accept Bitcoin through its Braintree unit, according to a report Thursday (Aug. 14) in The Wall Street Journal. Get...

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Subscription-TV Firm Dish To Accept Bitcoin
Subscription-TV Firm Dish To Accept Bitcoin
May 29, 2014  |  Alternative Finances

Dish Networks LLC will become the largest company to accept bitcoins, the subscription model pay-TV provider announced May 29. The wholly owned subsidiary of Dish...

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PYMNTS Talks Back!
PYMNTS Talks Back!
May 17, 2014  |  Hmmm

Here at PYMNTS we have all kinds of things to tell you about each week, from Alibaba's path to global commerce domination, to the resurrection...

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MIT On its Way to Become First Bitcoin Ecosystem on the Planet
MIT On its Way to Become First Bitcoin Ecosystem on the Planet
May 14, 2014  |  Alternative Finances

The college will distribute $100 in bitcoin to every undergraduate student at MIT this fall.

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ITBIT Hires First Chief Compliance Officer for Digital Currency
ITBIT Hires First Chief Compliance Officer for Digital Currency
May 09, 2014  |  News

The digital currency exchange hires its first Chief Compliance Officer from PayPal and new Director to focus on U.S. operations.

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