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.

Crypto Is Getting Better at Absorbing Hacks Than Preventing Them
Crypto Is Getting Better at Absorbing Hacks Than Preventing Them
November 13, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

When a financial institution loses billions of dollars to hackers, replacing the money is supposed to be the beginning of the recovery, not the end...

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US and Private Sector Freeze $2.7 Billion in Crypto Stolen in Binance Heist
US and Private Sector Freeze $2.7 Billion in Crypto Stolen in Binance Heist
November 13, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Efforts by the U.S. government and private sector entities have led to the freeze of over $2.7 billion of the more than $6 billion worth...

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Square Lets Merchants Accept Bitcoin and Receive Dollars
Square Lets Merchants Accept Bitcoin and Receive Dollars
November 11, 2026  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin has spent much of its existence trying to become a payment method. The launch this week by Square of always-on Bitcoin payment capabilities for...

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How Better Payment Details Help Banks Screen Crypto Exposure
How Better Payment Details Help Banks Screen Crypto Exposure
November 09, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Authorities in the United States are targeting the firms that move money for sanctioned cryptocurrency exchanges. After sanctioning Iranian exchanges in June and August, the...

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Black Friday Escapes the Calendar and Heads for Your Wallet
Black Friday Escapes the Calendar and Heads for Your Wallet
November 07, 2026  |  Retail

Black Friday has developed a scheduling problem. It keeps arriving before Friday. The official date this year is Nov. 27, followed by Cyber Monday on...

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Nubank and Mercado Pago Pause Crypto Operations Following Provider Issues
Nubank and Mercado Pago Pause Crypto Operations Following Provider Issues
November 06, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Nubank and Mercado Pago paused some cryptocurrency operations due to issues with third-party providers, Bloomberg reported Friday (Nov. 6). The suspensions by the financial services...

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Mercado Bitcoin Hack $8 Million Larger Than First Reported
Mercado Bitcoin Hack $8 Million Larger Than First Reported
November 05, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Hackers stole tens of millions of dollars from Brazilian cryptocurrency exchange Mercado Bitcoin earlier this week. And while the company was able to contain the...

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Binance Heist Raises Concerns Among Banking Regulators
Binance Heist Raises Concerns Among Banking Regulators
November 05, 2026  |  Bank Regulation

Last week’s record hack of cryptocurrency exchange Binance prompted regulators in the United States to check in with the country’s banks, Reuters reported Thursday (Nov....

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Crypto Lobbies for Looser Rules as Stolen Billions Disappear
Crypto Lobbies for Looser Rules as Stolen Billions Disappear
November 03, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

The scales of cryptocurrency’s existential crisis regarding traditional finance and decentralized finance were always going to be tipped by crime. They’ve gotten a nearly $7...

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