virtual currency

Virtual currency, or virtual money, is a type of unregulated digital currency, which is issued and usually controlled by its developers and used and accepted among the members of a specific virtual community.

(source: en.wikipedia.org)

Fidelity Adds Digital Currencies To Website
Fidelity Adds Digital Currencies To Website
May 24, 2017  |  Bitcoin

Fidelity Investments announced that it will soon allow its clients to see their holdings of bitcoin and other virtual currencies held on digital asset exchange...

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Bitcoin Tracker: Crypto-Catch-22
Bitcoin Tracker: Crypto-Catch-22
April 28, 2017  |  Bitcoin

In the last few weeks, three separate bitcoin exchanges have reported a halt on processing transactions in dollars — the result of global banks pulling...

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VeeCee Gives Kids Their Own Currency
VeeCee Gives Kids Their Own Currency
December 06, 2016  |  Payment Methods

VeeCee, a startup out of London, has created a website where kids can upload a list of things they want, giving parents a way to...

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Federal Court Gives IRS Green Light To Collect Information On Coinbase Customers
Federal Court Gives IRS Green Light To Collect Information On Coinbase Customers
December 02, 2016  |  Blockchain

The Internal Revenue Service got approval from a federal court in California to collect two years of information from Coinbase, the blockchain company, about its...

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Mitsubishi UFJ To Test Virtual Currency Rewards For Employees
Mitsubishi UFJ To Test Virtual Currency Rewards For Employees
October 24, 2016  |  International

Mitsubishi UFJ announced Friday (Oct. 21) that it is testing the use of virtual currency rewards for employees who reduce their overtime hours and practice a...

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Bartercard Helps B2B Trade, Payments Go Virtual
Bartercard Helps B2B Trade, Payments Go Virtual
May 31, 2016  |  B2B Payments

BPS Technology is introducing a unique B2B trade and payments solution to more companies in the U.S., the company said late last week. Reports on...

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Bitcoin’s Rival Catches Finance, Tech Giants’ Attention
Bitcoin’s Rival Catches Finance, Tech Giants’ Attention
March 29, 2016  |  Blockchain / Distributed Ledger

Move over bitcoin — there’s a newer digital currency in town gaining more attention. That’s bitcoin’s latest rival on the market, known as Ethereum. And...

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Japan Jumps Into FinTech Accelerator Ring
Japan Jumps Into FinTech Accelerator Ring
March 28, 2016  |  International

In an effort to catch up to other nations that have been relatively more proactive in investing in the FinTech arena, Reuters reported that Japan...

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