Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency is a digital asset designed to work as a medium of exchange that uses strong cryptography to secure financial transactions, control the creation of additional units, and verify the transfer of assets.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

Sizzle/Fizzle: Snap Earnings Sizzle, Bitcoin Fizzles

Sizzle/Fizzle: Snap Earnings Sizzle, Bitcoin Fizzles
Sizzle/Fizzle: Snap Earnings Sizzle, Bitcoin Fizzles
February 08, 2019  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

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Bitcoin Daily: Ripple Goes To College To Research Blockchain; Bitcoin Value Drops To Lowest Level In 7.5 Weeks
Bitcoin Daily: Ripple Goes To College To Research Blockchain; Bitcoin Value Drops To Lowest Level...
February 08, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin continues to struggle, reaching its lowest level in 7.5 weeks on Wednesday (Feb. 6) to end the session at $3,328. As CoinDesk reported, the crypto...

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Merchants And Innovators Fight Friction — But Sometimes It Wins
Merchants And Innovators Fight Friction — But Sometimes It Wins
February 07, 2019  |  Today In Data

Reducing friction is among the top goals of the digital era. Sometimes, real-life payments hassles encourage entrepreneurial action to fix a global problem. Other times, innovators combine...

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Bitcoin Daily: Coinbase Plans Bitcoin Support For Wallet; Isle Of Man To Develop Blockchain Office
Bitcoin Daily: Coinbase Plans Bitcoin Support For Wallet; Isle Of Man To Develop Blockchain Office
February 06, 2019  |  Bitcoin

The Digital Isle of Man is making a blockchain push with the rollout of an Isle of Man Blockchain Sandbox and the creation of a...

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Twitter CEO Supports Instant Bitcoin Payments
Twitter CEO Supports Instant Bitcoin Payments
February 06, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

Jack Dorsey, billionaire tech founder and current CEO of Twitter, said he only owns bitcoin and that he supports the Lightning Network, a bitcoin network...

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Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Can’t Break $3.5K; $312M In Mt Gox Tokens Likely Sold
Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Can’t Break $3.5K; $312M In Mt Gox Tokens Likely Sold
February 06, 2019  |  Bitcoin

While the bitcoin price was holding steady on Tuesday (February 5), the crypto was still stuck below $3,500. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Zcash Bug Could Have Been Used To Create Infinite Tokens
Zcash Bug Could Have Been Used To Create Infinite Tokens
February 05, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

The team behind Zcash, a cryptocurrency that touts enhanced privacy for its users, revealed that it fixed a bug that could have been used to...

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THE LIST Teams With BitBay Pay; Monese Rolls Out Apple Pay Support
THE LIST Teams With BitBay Pay; Monese Rolls Out Apple Pay Support
February 05, 2019  |  Global Payments

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes U.A.E.-based THE LIST bringing crypto payments to its platform....

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Bitcoin Daily: Kraken Buys Trading Startup For $100M+; SEC Wants To Monitor Blockchain Via Big Data
Bitcoin Daily: Kraken Buys Trading Startup For $100M+; SEC Wants To Monitor Blockchain Via Big...
February 05, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Kraken has bought a trading startup called Crypto Facilities in a deal described as a “nine-figure” acquisition, CoinDesk reported. Through the deal, users of Kraken...

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