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 Daily: Two Charged For Allegedly Selling $270M In Prescription Drugs For Bitcoin

Bitcoin Daily: Two Charged For Allegedly Selling $270M In Prescription Drugs For Bitcoin
Bitcoin Daily: Two Charged For Allegedly Selling $270M In Prescription Drugs For Bitcoin
August 05, 2020  |  Bitcoin

Two Costa Rican residents have been charged with selling opioids illegally on the darknet for what amounted to 23,903 Bitcoin, according to Cointelgraph. The amount...

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Tampa Teen Pleads Not Guilty In Twitter Hacking
Tampa Teen Pleads Not Guilty In Twitter Hacking
August 05, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

The 17-year-old Florida teenager accused of being the mastermind of a plot to hack prominent Twitter accounts pleaded not guilty Tuesday (Aug. 4) to the...

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Square Lands Hard On Cryptocurrency
Square Lands Hard On Cryptocurrency
August 05, 2020  |  Earnings

Lost in the excitement of Square’s big earnings announcement Wednesday (Aug. 5) was its prowess in cryptocurrency. In addition to its significant revenue increase from...

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Coinstar CEO On The Ongoing Journey To Digitize Cash (And Turn It Into Crypto)
Coinstar CEO On The Ongoing Journey To Digitize Cash (And Turn It Into Crypto)
August 05, 2020  |  Digital Payments

The great digital shift, along with the pandemic, has brought all manner of activities into the virtual realm — most notably, of course, commerce itself....

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Bitcoin Daily: Crypto Exchange Bitfinex Puts Up $400M Reward For Stolen Bitcoin; New US Federal Reserve Policy Could Boost Bitcoin Prices
Bitcoin Daily: Crypto Exchange Bitfinex Puts Up $400M Reward For Stolen Bitcoin; New US Federal...
August 04, 2020  |  Bitcoin

Bitfinex announced a reward for anyone who can put the cryptocurrency exchange in touch with the hackers who made a transfer of nearly 120,000 bitcoins...

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Bitcoin Daily: US Seeks To Return Funds To Investors From Banana.Fund In Connection With $6.5M Crypto Scam; Alleged Twitter Teen Hacker Has $3M In Bitcoin
Bitcoin Daily: US Seeks To Return Funds To Investors From Banana.Fund In Connection With $6.5M...
August 03, 2020  |  Bitcoin

U.S. prosecutors are looking to give back $6.5 million in purportedly swindled cryptocurrency to “Banana.Fund” crowdfunding effort victims, CoinDesk reported. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Price Rises Above $12K For 30 Minutes; Colorado Lottery Partners With Chainlink For Contest
Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Price Rises Above $12K For 30 Minutes; Colorado Lottery Partners With Chainlink...
August 02, 2020  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin had a turbulent weekend, rising to $12,112 in value just after midnight on Sunday (Aug. 2), and then falling to $10,638 just 30 minutes...

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Travel Management Firm CWT Pays $4.5M In Bitcoin To Hackers
Travel Management Firm CWT Pays $4.5M In Bitcoin To Hackers
July 31, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

Corporate travel manager CWT paid $4.5 million worth of bitcoin in ransom this week to hackers who said they seized control of 30,000 company computers...

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Bitcoin Daily: Philippines Central Bank Eyes Issuing Cryptocurrency; Security Firm Ledger Details Data Breach
Bitcoin Daily: Philippines Central Bank Eyes Issuing Cryptocurrency; Security Firm Ledger Details Data Breach
July 29, 2020  |  Bitcoin

The Philippines central bank is now considering creating its own central bank digital currency (CDBC), it said during a virtual meeting, having formed a committee...

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