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.

PYMNTS Cryptocurrency Glossary: Decentralized Finance or DeFi
PYMNTS Cryptocurrency Glossary: Decentralized Finance or DeFi
August 10, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency is a confusing business with a language all its own, in part because it is a genuinely new way of doing business and also...

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SEC, CFTC Weigh New Hedge Fund Crypto Reporting Rules
SEC, CFTC Weigh New Hedge Fund Crypto Reporting Rules
August 10, 2022  |  Regulation

Federal regulators are set to issue a proposal that would — among other things — require large hedge funds to reveal their cryptocurrency exposure. Get...

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Today in Crypto: Germany’s Exchange Nuri Files for Insolvency; Reserve Bank of Australia Explores CBDC Use Cases
Today in Crypto: Germany’s Exchange Nuri Files for Insolvency; Reserve Bank of Australia Explores CBDC...
August 09, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Jenny Johnson, CEO of money management giant Franklin Templeton, said in a Bloomberg interview that bitcoin is “the greatest distraction from the greatest disruption I...

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PYMNTS Cryptocurrency Glossary: The Basics
PYMNTS Cryptocurrency Glossary: The Basics
August 08, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency is a confusing business with a language all its own, in part because it is a genuinely new way of doing business and in...

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Today in Crypto: deBridge Attack Attributed to N. Korean Hackers; Crypto Traders Look to Stocks for Market Stability
Today in Crypto: deBridge Attack Attributed to N. Korean Hackers; Crypto Traders Look to Stocks...
August 07, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

DeBridge Finance, a cross-chain protocol which became a victim of an email-based cyberattack, said the attack likely came from North Korea’s Lazarus Group, Coindesk wrote...

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Taken a Beating on Bitcoin? How ’Bout a Weekend in Vegas?
Taken a Beating on Bitcoin? How ’Bout a Weekend in Vegas?
August 06, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

What’s highly resistant to 40-year high inflation and malingering COVID-19 (and now monkey pox) fears? The idea of winning money, of course, explaining the 2022...

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El Salvador Weekly: Tourism Minister Says Bitcoins Led to Spike in Visitors
El Salvador Weekly: Tourism Minister Says Bitcoins Led to Spike in Visitors
August 05, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

It’s hard to know whether they were spending bitcoins or dollars, but the amount tourists spent in El Salvador spiked to pre-pandemic numbers, according to...

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Who Is Bitcoin Creator ‘Satoshi Nakamoto,’ and Why Does He Still Matter?
Who Is Bitcoin Creator ‘Satoshi Nakamoto,’ and Why Does He Still Matter?
August 02, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

“Bitcoin,” “blockchain” and “cryptocurrency” are words that most people have at least heard of since the industry exploded into the mainstream public consciousness over the...

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Nigerians Switch to Crypto as Country’s Currency Weakens
Nigerians Switch to Crypto as Country’s Currency Weakens
August 01, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

As Nigerians trade more dollar-dominated digital assets, they have been hedging against a drop in value for the naira, which is seeing new lows on...

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