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.

Toomey, Other US Senators Traded Crypto in Past Year

Toomey, Other US Senators Traded Crypto in Past Year
Toomey, Other US Senators Traded Crypto in Past Year
February 15, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Congress has been looking into crypto in a different way lately, as around eight lawmakers, or their immediate family, have traded them in the last...

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Judge Orders Man Detained Until Trial in NY Crypto Laundering Case
Judge Orders Man Detained Until Trial in NY Crypto Laundering Case
February 14, 2022  |  Legal

A federal judge, Chief U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell, has ordered the pretrial detention for a defendant, Ilya Lichtenstein, arrested on conspiring to launder billions...

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Crypto’s Influence Shows as Treasury Promises Protection for Miners, Stakers
Crypto’s Influence Shows as Treasury Promises Protection for Miners, Stakers
February 14, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The cryptocurrency industry flexed political muscles it didn’t even know it had in August, when it turned the fight about a comparatively small item in...

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‘Crypto Bowl’ Ads Feature FOMO Investing and Low Wattage Stars
‘Crypto Bowl’ Ads Feature FOMO Investing and Low Wattage Stars
February 14, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

If the crypto industry has been working hard to overcome public skepticism, the ads companies in it ran in Super Bowl 56 — hyped as...

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Bitcoin’s Future as a Payments Tool Is Bright, Says BitPay CEO
Bitcoin’s Future as a Payments Tool Is Bright, Says BitPay CEO
February 14, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

It’s no surprise that Stephen Pair, CEO of crypto payments processor BitPay, thinks that as bitcoin ownership becomes more common, more and more people will...

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Weeks Before Bitcoin Bond Launch, Fitch Slashes El Salvador’s Credit Rating
Weeks Before Bitcoin Bond Launch, Fitch Slashes El Salvador’s Credit Rating
February 11, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Weeks before El Salvador is planning to launch a $1 billion bond issue, Fitch Ratings slashed its credit default rating from an already dismal B-...

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PYMNTS Crypto Crime Series: With $1B Hacked, Cross-Chain Crypto Payments May Be in Jeopardy
PYMNTS Crypto Crime Series: With $1B Hacked, Cross-Chain Crypto Payments May Be in Jeopardy
February 11, 2022  |  Security & Fraud

Welcome to PYMNTS’ series on crypto crime. In it, we’ll be looking at the crimes that have not only been committed in the cryptocurrency industry...

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Today in Crypto: Coinbase Global Deletes Some Crypto Instructions Over Scam Fears; Avanti Gets Closer to Fed Master Account
Today in Crypto: Coinbase Global Deletes Some Crypto Instructions Over Scam Fears; Avanti Gets Closer...
February 10, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Coinbase Global has cut its instructions for how to buy at least three crypto tokens that have had ‘rug pull’ warnings, referring to scams that...

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At Senate Hearing, CFTC Chair Behnam Steps Up Battle With SEC for Crypto Oversight
At Senate Hearing, CFTC Chair Behnam Steps Up Battle With SEC for Crypto Oversight
February 10, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Fresh from his confirmation hearing, Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Rostin Behnam made another, more aggressive pitch for authority over the cryptocurrency market in front...

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