Bitcoin’s trump card may be Donald Trump. Yes, this is a very real story based on an actual Juniper Research study that gives some insight into what a Trump presidency could do for bitcoin’s prices. “If Donald Trump becomes president of the U.S., there is...
Abra, the bitcoin remittance app, has made its way to the U.S. — via the iPhone and Android app options. What that means is that Abra customers in the U.S. or the Philippines can send money to each other using the app’s digital wallet that...
Bitcoin, continuing to bring out the best in everyone it touches. Former Secret Service agent Shaun Bridges has already been found to have stolen funds seized by the feds during the investigation of the Silk Road – the former favored black market bazar of the...
On July 9, 2016, just eight days away, the bitcoin market is going to change. As for the impact of that change, it’s all speculation for now, but just the chatter around bitcoin’s halving event has sent its prices fluctuating a bit more than normal....
Bitcoin’s reputation needs a makeover. Russell Moore, Director of Innovation at TSYS, sat down with PYMNTS to offer new thinking on the dark reputation that’s attached itself to the bitcoin name.
A startup in Singapore offering bitcoin exchange and cryptocurrency services just secured another major round of funding. The company, Quoine, announced that is has raised $16 million for its Series B round. This follows its $2 million Series A round in December 2014. This new round’s investors...
What goes up must come down. A week ago, bitcoin had surpassed the $700 mark, and the headlines were giddy with excitement about how high bitcoin could go, marking bitcoin’s biggest break since Nov. 2013. One week later and bitcoin’s price dropped as low as...
Is the concept of “experimenting with a digital dollar” the financial services industry’s version of the hula hoop? Flash in the pan sizzle that will soon crash and fizzle? Bank of Canada has put its toe in that digital dollar water by announcing this week...
Bitcoin did something yesterday (June 13) that no one has seen in two years — surge above the $700 mark. $704.40, to be exact, by Monday evening — a 21 percent jump from Friday’s prices. The reason for this surge is the coming “halving,” which...
