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: Insurance Cos Use Blockchain To Fast-Track Virus Payments; Coronavirus Prompts Crypto Conference Delays
Bitcoin Daily: Insurance Cos Use Blockchain To Fast-Track Virus Payments; Coronavirus Prompts Crypto Conference Delays
February 09, 2020  |  Blockchain

The blockchain is making it faster and easier for insurance service providers to fast track coronavirus claims. China’s online mutual aid platform Xiang Hu Bao,...

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Crypto Fraud Scores More Than $4B In 2019
Crypto Fraud Scores More Than $4B In 2019
February 09, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

The cost of crimes involving bitcoin and cryptocurrency hit $4.3 billion in 2019, according to Chainalysis and The Wall Street Journal, which was a bigger...

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Bitcoin Daily: US Marshals To Hold Bitcoin Auction; Researchers Claim New ‘Spider’ Tech Can Route Crypto Payments More Efficiently
Bitcoin Daily: US Marshals To Hold Bitcoin Auction; Researchers Claim New ‘Spider’ Tech Can Route...
February 03, 2020  |  Bitcoin

The U.S. Marshals Service is auctioning roughly $40 million in bitcoin, CoinDesk reported on Monday (Feb. 3). The auction of 4,040 confiscated bitcoin — worth $37.7...

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Data Dive, The Bad, The Worse And The Ugly Edition: Store Closures, Coronavirus And Bitcoin
Data Dive, The Bad, The Worse And The Ugly Edition: Store Closures, Coronavirus And Bitcoin
February 03, 2020  |  Data Dive

There was lots to watch in the world of payments and commerce last week, with red flags flown in physical retail, international commerce and crypto....

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Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Hack Victims To Receive $13.8M; Bermuda Gov’t Boosts Blockchain Adoption
Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Hack Victims To Receive $13.8M; Bermuda Gov’t Boosts Blockchain Adoption
February 03, 2020  |  Bitcoin

Denis Pitcher, chief FinTech advisor to the Premier of Bermuda, told CoinDesk on Sunday (Feb. 2) that he is planning to introduce a platform that...

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Big Fizzle: MoviePass Passes Away
Big Fizzle: MoviePass Passes Away
January 31, 2020  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

And so it all ends in disappointment, like the umpteenth installment of a Stallone or Schwarzenegger franchise. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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The Week In Payments: China, China, Challenger Banks And Bitcoin
The Week In Payments: China, China, Challenger Banks And Bitcoin
January 31, 2020  |  Commentary

If there were a theme in the big headlines this week in payments, financial services and commerce, it would have been movement. That theme was...

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Swiss Ski Resort Accepts Bitcoin For Taxes
Swiss Ski Resort Accepts Bitcoin For Taxes
January 30, 2020  |  Bitcoin

Zermatt, a ski resort town of 5,400 residents in Switzerland, has decreed that cryptocurrency bitcoin can now be utilized to pay taxes and other government...

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Shady Bitcoin Transactions Hit All-Time High
Shady Bitcoin Transactions Hit All-Time High
January 29, 2020  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin prices, trading and shopping are down but criminal activity involving the cryptocurrency is at an all-time high, the New York Times (NYT) reported on...

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