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: Gemcoin Founder Pleads Guilty In $147M Fraud Case; Dubliner Forfeits $67.6M In Bitcoin As Part Of Drug Case
Bitcoin Daily: Gemcoin Founder Pleads Guilty In $147M Fraud Case; Dubliner Forfeits $67.6M In Bitcoin...
February 20, 2020  |  Bitcoin

Steve Chen, the mastermind behind a $147 million gemcoin fraud from 2013 to 2015, pleaded guilty of his crimes of tax evasion and conspiracy to...

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Coinbase Approved For Principal Visa Membership
Coinbase Approved For Principal Visa Membership
February 19, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

The Silicon Valley cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has become the first pure-play crypto startup to earn approval as a Visa principal member, the company said in...

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Coronavirus Fear Infects NYC Ridesharing
Coronavirus Fear Infects NYC Ridesharing
February 19, 2020  |  Ridesharing

The emergence of a novel threat — particularly one like the COVID-19 coronavirus that originated in Wuhan, China — has a way of bringing out...

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Bitcoin Daily: IRS To Meet With Crypto Groups; Thieves Take $630,000 In Ether From Lender bZx
Bitcoin Daily: IRS To Meet With Crypto Groups; Thieves Take $630,000 In Ether From Lender...
February 19, 2020  |  Bitcoin

The IRS has invited cryptocurrency groups to meet for a regulatory summit March 3 to discuss how the two can work together going forward, published...

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Bitcoin Daily: FCoin Shuts After $130M Shortfall; Scam Threatens Via Google Ads
Bitcoin Daily: FCoin Shuts After $130M Shortfall; Scam Threatens Via Google Ads
February 18, 2020  |  Bitcoin

FCoin has stopped all trading and withdrawal after it was revealed that the crypto exchange had a shortage of $130 million worth in crypto assets,...

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Bitcoin Daily: Binance Applies For Singapore Crypto License; CFTC Files Charges In Digital Ponzi Scheme
Bitcoin Daily: Binance Applies For Singapore Crypto License; CFTC Files Charges In Digital Ponzi Scheme
February 16, 2020  |  Bitcoin

Binance Holdings has applied for an operating license in Singapore under the country’s new payments legislation, which aims to be a comprehensive regulatory agency for...

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IRS Backs Off Fortnite Gaming Currency As Reportable Income
IRS Backs Off Fortnite Gaming Currency As Reportable Income
February 14, 2020  |  Taxes

A section of the IRS website telling people that the online currency from the popular game Fortnite was subject to federal taxes has been removed as...

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Bitcoin Daily: JPMorgan May Merge Quorum With ConsenSys; New Canadian Stablecoin Aims At Cross-Border Payments
Bitcoin Daily: JPMorgan May Merge Quorum With ConsenSys; New Canadian Stablecoin Aims At Cross-Border Payments
February 12, 2020  |  Bitcoin

JPMorgan Chase’s marquee blockchain unit, Quorum, will merge with Brooklyn-based startup ConsenSys, according to sources familiar with the inner workings of the deal. The deal...

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UK FinTech Seeks License To Bank Crypto Firms
UK FinTech Seeks License To Bank Crypto Firms
February 10, 2020  |  B2B Payments

London FinTech startup DAG Global is going after the first merchant bank license in the U.K. that serves cryptocurrency businesses, multiple reports indicated on Monday...

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