Bitcoin

Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency. It is a decentralized digital currency without a central bank or single administrator that can be sent from user to user on the peer-to-peer bitcoin network without the need for intermediaries.

FTX Founder Says Bitcoin Fails as Payments Network

FTX Founder Says Bitcoin Fails as Payments Network
FTX Founder Says Bitcoin Fails as Payments Network
May 16, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin’s future as a payments network is weak due to its inefficiency, high environmental impact and lack of ability to scale, CEO and founder of...

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Today in Crypto: Binance, OKX Delist LUNA and UST; International Investigators Suspect $1B Crypto Ponzi Scheme
Today in Crypto: Binance, OKX Delist LUNA and UST; International Investigators Suspect $1B Crypto Ponzi...
May 15, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Binance announced Friday (May 13) that it is suspending spot trading for LUNA and UST, which will be lifted when the network becomes stable. Get...

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Location of Terra’s Bitcoin Reserve Unknown Following Transfers
Location of Terra’s Bitcoin Reserve Unknown Following Transfers
May 15, 2022  |  Bitcoin

Billions in bitcoin, bought as a reserve by the Luna Foundation Guard (LFG), a foundation set up by the failed Terra blockchain, is now untraceable...

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PYMNTS Crypto Basics Series: What’s a Native Token, Non-Native Token and White-Label Crypto?
PYMNTS Crypto Basics Series: What’s a Native Token, Non-Native Token and White-Label Crypto?
May 15, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin, blockchain and cryptocurrency are words that most people have at least heard of since the industry exploded into the mainstream public consciousness over the...

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El Salvador Weekly: With Bitcoin Bond Fading, President Bukele ‘Buys the Dip’
El Salvador Weekly: With Bitcoin Bond Fading, President Bukele ‘Buys the Dip’
May 13, 2022  |  Bitcoin

Given the unpopularity and slender use of bitcoin as a currency in El Salvador, you’d think that President Nayib Bukele’s decision to spend another $15...

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Stablecoin Collapse Heightens Calls for Crypto Controls Worldwide
Stablecoin Collapse Heightens Calls for Crypto Controls Worldwide
May 13, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Calls for global cryptocurrency regulation are growing louder and could be in place within a year. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Today in Crypto: Crypto-Risk Monitoring Firm Solidus Labs Nets $45M for Expansion; Analysts Say Bitcoin May Drop to $15K Amid Tight Economy
Today in Crypto: Crypto-Risk Monitoring Firm Solidus Labs Nets $45M for Expansion; Analysts Say Bitcoin...
May 12, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin might drop more than it already has and could hit $15,000, according to a Thursday (May 12) report from Seeking Alpha that cited Stifel...

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Crypto Crushed as Bitcoin Gives up 2021 Growth
Crypto Crushed as Bitcoin Gives up 2021 Growth
May 12, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin dropped below $26,500 Thursday morning (May 12), giving up all its 2021 gains in the wake of a market-wide collapse that saw nearly all...

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Bitstack Secures $1M to Advance Bitcoin Savings
Bitstack Secures $1M to Advance Bitcoin Savings
May 11, 2022  |  Investments

Bitcoin savings account app Bitstack raised 1 million euros ($1.05 million) in a funding round led by Founders Future, according to a press release on...

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