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.

As Workers of the World Await Fidelity’s Bitcoin 401(k), Will IRA-Friendly ETFs Be Next?
As Workers of the World Await Fidelity’s Bitcoin 401(k), Will IRA-Friendly ETFs Be Next?
September 05, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Despite strong opposition from some of the most powerful members of Congress and Department of Labor, which oversees 401(k) plans, Fidelity is still preparing to...

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Today in Crypto: Actor Bill Murray Loses $185K in Crypto After Hack; Georgian Coinbase Users Benefit From Tech Bug
Today in Crypto: Actor Bill Murray Loses $185K in Crypto After Hack; Georgian Coinbase Users...
September 04, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Coinbase users in the Eastern European country of Georgia have reportedly been exploiting a price bug to cash out holdings for 100 times the exchange...

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El Salvador Weekly: One Year on, Bitcoin-as-Legal-Tender Is on the Ropes
El Salvador Weekly: One Year on, Bitcoin-as-Legal-Tender Is on the Ropes
September 04, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

El Salvador’s experiment to make bitcoin a legal tender alongside the dollar is rapidly approaching its one-year anniversary on Sept. 7, and the endeavor has...

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Crypto Regulation Weekly: Exchanges Face Anti-Fraud Questions; Japan Loosens Crypto Rules as Singapore’s Tighten
Crypto Regulation Weekly: Exchanges Face Anti-Fraud Questions; Japan Loosens Crypto Rules as Singapore’s Tighten
August 31, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Five large cryptocurrency exchanges, Binance.US, Coinbase, FTX, Kraken, and KuCoin, have been asked to explain the steps they are taking to protect customers from consumer...

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Report: Happy Endings ‘Mixed’ for FTX Bailout of Crypto Firms
Report: Happy Endings ‘Mixed’ for FTX Bailout of Crypto Firms
August 31, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Putting up $1 billion for rescues and acquisitions of cryptocurrency firms as the sector started further collapsing following plummeting bitcoin and other prices, FTX boss...

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The Case for Crypto Proof of Work: Bitcoin Is Dirtier but Safer
The Case for Crypto Proof of Work: Bitcoin Is Dirtier but Safer
August 29, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The blockchain industry has voted with its feet, and Bitcoin-style mining for cryptocurrency has largely been relegated to the scrap heap of history, at least...

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Today in Crypto: Taliban Bans Crypto, Arrests Dealers; Grayscale Tells SEC That 3 Crypto Coins May Be Securities
Today in Crypto: Taliban Bans Crypto, Arrests Dealers; Grayscale Tells SEC That 3 Crypto Coins...
August 28, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been questioning Grayscale Investments over its “securities law analysis” of tokens in a few smaller crypto trusts, a...

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El Salvador Weekly: Bonds Bounce Back
El Salvador Weekly: Bonds Bounce Back
August 26, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

In late July, a Morgan Stanley analyst told clients that they should buy El Salvador’s badly distressed bonds, which have repeatedly been cut deep into...

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Today in Crypto: Coinme Adds Dogecoin, Other Crypto to Grocery Kiosks; Judge Lets Voyager Pay Employee Retention Bonuses
Today in Crypto: Coinme Adds Dogecoin, Other Crypto to Grocery Kiosks; Judge Lets Voyager Pay...
August 24, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin kiosk company Coinme now sells ether, polygon, chainlink, dogecoin, litecoin and stellar from its 10,000 grocery store kiosks, a Coindesk report said Wednesday (Aug....

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