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 Buoyancy Amid China Crackdown Shows Power of Speculation  
Bitcoin Buoyancy Amid China Crackdown Shows Power of Speculation  
September 27, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

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Bitcoin Daily: El Salvador President Says 2.1M Residents Use New Crypto Wallet
Bitcoin Daily: El Salvador President Says 2.1M Residents Use New Crypto Wallet
September 26, 2021  |  Bitcoin

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele said 2.1 million Salvadorans are using the government’s Chivo cryptocurrency wallet, Cointelegraph reported. Earlier this month, the country decided to...

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Bitcoin Exchanges Bar Chinese Users Following Ban
Bitcoin Exchanges Bar Chinese Users Following Ban
September 26, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Two of the world’s biggest bitcoin exchanges have stopped taking users from China in the wake of that country’s complete ban on cryptocurrency, Bloomberg reported....

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Coinbase Stock Reflects Bitcoin’s Promise and Peril … and Cryptos’ Wild Ride
Coinbase Stock Reflects Bitcoin’s Promise and Peril … and Cryptos’ Wild Ride
September 24, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

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Kentucky Bars Crypto Firm Celsius From Offering Accounts
Kentucky Bars Crypto Firm Celsius From Offering Accounts
September 24, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Citing “unprecedented risk to consumers,” the state of Kentucky has blocked the crypto lender Celsius from offering its residents interest paying accounts.  Get the Full...

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China ‘Blanket’ Crypto Ban Paves Way for CBDCs 
China ‘Blanket’ Crypto Ban Paves Way for CBDCs 
September 24, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

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Bitcoin Daily: Spain’s PortAvertura World to Take Bitcoin at Hotels Next Season; Asset Manager Cobo Nets $40 for DeFi Infrastructure
Bitcoin Daily: Spain’s PortAvertura World to Take Bitcoin at Hotels Next Season; Asset Manager Cobo...
September 23, 2021  |  Bitcoin

PortAventura World, a resort possessing Europe’s most theme parks and six hotels, is creating software so guests can use cryptocurrency to pay, according to a...

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Twitter Adds Strike API for Tips Paid in Bitcoin
Twitter Adds Strike API for Tips Paid in Bitcoin
September 23, 2021  |  API

Digital wallet Strike announced the debut of the Strike API platform for marketplace and merchant businesses, according to a Thursday (Sept. 23) press release. Get...

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Bitcoin Daily: WallStreetBets Launches NFTs; Bhutan to Test CBDC
Bitcoin Daily: WallStreetBets Launches NFTs; Bhutan to Test CBDC
September 22, 2021  |  Bitcoin

WallStreetBets (WSB) is rolling out a nonfungible token (NFT) collection, a press release says. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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