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.
Stablecoins Gain Ground With Fraudsters Looking to Move Beyond Bitcoin
Stablecoins Gain Ground With Fraudsters Looking to Move Beyond Bitcoin
January 18, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

Stablecoins have held the promise of serving as a link between the cryptocurrency realm and traditional financial services. Turns out that nowadays, the digital holdings...

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JPMorgan Dubious Bitcoin ETFs Will Draw New Capital
JPMorgan Dubious Bitcoin ETFs Will Draw New Capital
January 15, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

J.P. Morgan analysts are doubtful about the promise of bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The banking giant thinks bitcoin ETFs will draw substantial funds from other...

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Report: FTX Customers Feel Cheated by Bankruptcy Repayment Plan
Report: FTX Customers Feel Cheated by Bankruptcy Repayment Plan
January 11, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

Some former FTX customers are reportedly unhappy with the bankrupt cryptocurrency company’s repayment plans. More than 80 customers have written to the federal bankruptcy judge...

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Stablecoin Issuer Circle Resurrects Plan to Go Public
Stablecoin Issuer Circle Resurrects Plan to Go Public
January 11, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

Stablecoin issuer Circle Internet Financial is relaunching its plan to go public. The company confidentially filed paperwork for an initial public offering (IPO) with the...

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SEC Authorizes Bitcoin ETF Without Endorsing Bitcoin
SEC Authorizes Bitcoin ETF Without Endorsing Bitcoin
January 11, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

American regulators have approved bitcoin exchange-traded funds in a victory for the cryptocurrency sector. The Wednesday (Jan. 10) announcement by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) came after years...

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FBI Investigating Tuesday’s Hack of SEC’s Social Media Account
FBI Investigating Tuesday’s Hack of SEC’s Social Media Account
January 10, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

The FBI is reportedly looking into a hacker’s brief takeover of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) account on the social media platform X. The SEC said...

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Bank of England Governor Says Mainstream Crypto Integration Is Slowing Down
Bank of England Governor Says Mainstream Crypto Integration Is Slowing Down
January 10, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

The mainstream integration of cryptocurrency is getting sluggish, Andrew Bailey, Bank of England governor, said Wednesday (Jan. 10). Speaking to U.K. Parliament’s Treasury Committee, Bailey...

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Apple Removes Binance From Indian App Store Amid Crypto Crackdown
Apple Removes Binance From Indian App Store Amid Crypto Crackdown
January 10, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

Apple reportedly removed Binance and seven other cryptocurrency platforms from its Indian App Store. The move, requested by the Indian government, marks an escalation in...

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Congressional Hearing Probes If FinTechs and Crypto Should Be Regulated
Congressional Hearing Probes If FinTechs and Crypto Should Be Regulated
January 10, 2024  |  Regulation

Frameworks come, frameworks go — and frameworks are fluid. To that end, in a hearing scheduled for Wednesday afternoon (Jan. 10) before the Subcommittee on...

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