A New York woman has pleaded guilty and faces up to 20 years in prison for helping ISIS by carrying out an elaborate scam involving bank fraud, cryptocurrencies and money laundering. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
Ethereum’s co-founder doesn’t seem impressed with the IBM blockchain. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form,...
Ohio is leading the charge in terms of accepting bitcoin as a payment method, as it is the first state to accept bitcoin to cover tax bills. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...
A more than 30 percent drop in bitcoin prices last week ranks up there in terms of worst-ever one-week declines. There are signs, though, that the price drop for the marquee name in cryptos speaks to more than just speculative panic. Use cases remain limited, and...
Overstock is gearing up to sell its retail business, with a deal taking place in the next few months as it focuses solely on its blockchain initiatives. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...
SWIFT India, a joint venture between SWIFT SCRL and several banks, plans to test distributed ledger technology (DLT) in partnership with blockchain startup MonetaGo, Cointelegraph reported. The FinTech firm’s technology will reportedly work with SWIFT’s standardized financial messages, which serve the market in India. To bolster...
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is reportedly looking to see if the atmospheric rise of bitcoin in 2017 was caused, in part, by alleged market manipulation through a particular cryptocurrency known as Tether, Bloomberg reported. According to the news outlet, unnamed sources are investigating...
The U.S. Justice Department is investigating whether bitcoin’s record-breaking performance last year was caused by market manipulation. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our...
The price of bitcoin dropped below the $5,000 level on Monday (Nov. 19) to lows not seen for a little more than a year, MarketWatch reported. The price of bitcoin was $4,762.63 as of 7:19 p.m. EST, according to CoinDesk. According to MarketWatch, bitcoin has...
