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.

Bitcoin’s Slide Casts Doubt on Its Usefulness for Payments
Bitcoin’s Slide Casts Doubt on Its Usefulness for Payments
January 21, 2022  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin has transformed from a cryptocurrency into a store of value on par with gold as an inflation hedge. So said Wall Street and institutional...

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Crypto Prices Drop After Russia Calls for Ban
Crypto Prices Drop After Russia Calls for Ban
January 21, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The price of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies dropped Friday (Jan. 21) following a sell-off in speculative assets amid the news of Russia’s call to ban...

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Bitcoin Daily: SEC Rejects Scaramucci Bitcoin Investment Fund Idea
Bitcoin Daily: SEC Rejects Scaramucci Bitcoin Investment Fund Idea
January 20, 2022  |  Bitcoin

The Securities and Exchange Commission has shot down Anthony Scaramucci’s proposal for a bitcoin investment fund over the risk posed to investors, Politico reported Thursday...

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PYMNTS Crypto Basics Series: What’s a Blockchain and How Does It Work?
PYMNTS Crypto Basics Series: What’s a Blockchain and How Does It Work?
January 20, 2022  |  Blockchain

Bitcoin, blockchain and cryptocurrency are words that most people have at least heard of since the industry exploded into the mainstream public consciousness in 2021....

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PYMNTS Crypto Crime Series: The $612 Million Heist That Wasn’t
PYMNTS Crypto Crime Series: The $612 Million Heist That Wasn’t
January 20, 2022  |  Security & Fraud

What kind of thief gives back $612 million a few days later, saying it was all a prank aimed at showing how poor his victim’s...

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Bitcoin Daily: EU Regulator Thinks Crypto Mining Needs to Be Banned; US Hearing Will Look Into Energy Impact of Crypto Mining
Bitcoin Daily: EU Regulator Thinks Crypto Mining Needs to Be Banned; US Hearing Will Look...
January 19, 2022  |  Bitcoin

Erik Thedéen, a leading European Union financial regulator, thinks the EU should ban the system used to mine bitcoin due to energy use concerns, according...

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Regulator: EU Should Ban Crypto Mining Method That Uses Large Amount of Energy
Regulator: EU Should Ban Crypto Mining Method That Uses Large Amount of Energy
January 19, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The vice chairman of a European Union regulator has called on the 27 member states to prohibit energy-intensive cryptocurrency mining, the Financial Times (FT) reported....

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Bitcoin Daily: Rhodium to Be First Crypto IPO of 2022; Intel to Debut Crypto Mining Chip; El Salvador Reports 4 Million Crypto Wallet Users Onboarded
Bitcoin Daily: Rhodium to Be First Crypto IPO of 2022; Intel to Debut Crypto Mining...
January 18, 2022  |  Bitcoin

Cryptocurrency technology company Rhodium Enterprises will be the first initial public offering (IPO) for the crypto industry this year, according to a Tuesday (Jan. 18)...

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Bitcoin Miner Rhodium’s S-1 Cites Halving as Bitcoin’s Biggest Systemic Risk
Bitcoin Miner Rhodium’s S-1 Cites Halving as Bitcoin’s Biggest Systemic Risk
January 18, 2022  |  Bitcoin

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