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

On Bitcoin, Altcoins, Bubbles And A (Possible) Burst
On Bitcoin, Altcoins, Bubbles And A (Possible) Burst
August 15, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Cryptos are down roughly 69 percent from this year’s peak, and the let down may not let up.  Beyond bitcoin, and the altcoins, the coin...

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Bitcoin Daily: India Considers Crypto For Financial Transactions; Bitcoin Makes Up Half Of Crypto Market
Bitcoin Daily: India Considers Crypto For Financial Transactions; Bitcoin Makes Up Half Of Crypto Market
August 14, 2018  |  Bitcoin

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) in China is seeking to double down on its efforts to make a fertile environment for blockchain...

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Hedging Bets, Hedging Taxes As Taxman Cometh For Cryptos   
Hedging Bets, Hedging Taxes As Taxman Cometh For Cryptos  
August 13, 2018  |  Investments

If the world of cryptocurrencies is relatively nascent, unformed, without a clear roadmap … guess what else is equally opaque? Get the Full Story Complete...

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Investors Have Lost Close To $100M In ICO Scams
Investors Have Lost Close To $100M In ICO Scams
August 13, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Based on new research from Diar, a blockchain intelligence firm, close to $100 million in cryptocurrency has been stolen via initial coin offering (ICO) exit...

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FinCEN Eyes Cryptocurrency Amid 1,500 Monthly Complaints
FinCEN Eyes Cryptocurrency Amid 1,500 Monthly Complaints
August 13, 2018  |  Regulation

1,500 complaints about suspicious activity per month. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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Elaborate Indian Bitcoin Scam Involves Policemen, Lawmakers
Elaborate Indian Bitcoin Scam Involves Policemen, Lawmakers
August 13, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Gujarat, the Indian home state of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is at the center of a bitcoin-based Ponzi scheme that could end up being the...

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Crypto Chip Maker Bitmain Eyes $18B IPO
Crypto Chip Maker Bitmain Eyes $18B IPO
August 13, 2018  |  IPO

Bitmain, the world’s largest producer of cryptocurrency mining chips, is planning to file for an initial public offering (IPO) in September, which could turn out...

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Coinbase Loses Facebook’s Blockchain Mentor
Coinbase Loses Facebook’s Blockchain Mentor
August 13, 2018  |  Facebook

In what could be seen as a sign that Facebook’s efforts in the blockchain market are moving ahead, David Marcus, the head of the project,...

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Five At Five: Amazon Opens Alexa Voice To iOS
Five At Five: Amazon Opens Alexa Voice To iOS
August 10, 2018  |  News

Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at the payments and commerce news of the day. Coverage includes Amazon opening up voice applications for...

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