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.

This Week in Web3: Usability and Network Expansion Drive Stablecoin Momentum
This Week in Web3: Usability and Network Expansion Drive Stablecoin Momentum
October 16, 2024  |  Blockchain

For nearly its entire history, cryptocurrency has been searching for a sustainable product-market fit. From payments to speculative investments to supply chain management, the blockchain...

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Stablecoins, Payments and Court Battles Define This Week in Web3
Stablecoins, Payments and Court Battles Define This Week in Web3
October 09, 2024  |  Blockchain

Cryptocurrency and Web3 technologies are supposed to represent the future of finance, offering a decentralized and borderless world where money, data and assets flow freely....

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Visa, PayPal and Others Could Bring Utility and Legitimacy to Stablecoins
Visa, PayPal and Others Could Bring Utility and Legitimacy to Stablecoins
October 04, 2024  |  Blockchain

In 2022, the de-pegging of the TerraUSD (UST) stablecoin led to a cryptocurrency sector collapse, ultimately exposing fraud at FTX and elsewhere. Much has changed...

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Coinbase Widens Access to Crypto B2B Payments
Coinbase Widens Access to Crypto B2B Payments
October 03, 2024  |  B2B Payments

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is expanding the ways businesses can pay. PayPal paid invoices to EY using the PayPal USD (PYUSD) stablecoin deposited into EY’s Coinbase...

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Ripple Vows to Fight as SEC Appeals XRP Ruling
Ripple Vows to Fight as SEC Appeals XRP Ruling
October 03, 2024  |  Legal & Regulation

Blockchain firm Ripple said it’s prepared to continue its legal battle against the Securities and Exchange Commission. Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse made the pronouncement on...

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Robinhood Debuts Crypto Deposits, Withdrawals for European Customers
Robinhood Debuts Crypto Deposits, Withdrawals for European Customers
October 01, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

Robinhood is offering cryptocurrency transfers to European customers amid regulatory pressure in the United States. The service, “one of the most requested features in the...

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Robinhood and Revolut Neither Confirm Nor Deny Report of Stablecoins
Robinhood and Revolut Neither Confirm Nor Deny Report of Stablecoins
September 27, 2024  |  Blockchain

Robinhood Markets and Revolut were reportedly noncommittal when asked about a media report that they are considering launching stablecoins. When asked about the report by...

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Dubai Wants Crypto Companies to Warn Customers of Risks
Dubai Wants Crypto Companies to Warn Customers of Risks
September 26, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

Dubai’s cryptocurrency regulator reportedly wants companies to warn customers of the risks of digital currencies. The Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) updated its guidelines and...

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Stablecoins, Tokenization and Caroline Ellison Headline This Week in Web3
Stablecoins, Tokenization and Caroline Ellison Headline This Week in Web3
September 25, 2024  |  Blockchain

Cryptocurrency’s wild ride isn’t over yet. Regulators are closing in, and innovation is speeding up. It’s safe to say that the blockchain landscape remains a...

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