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.

Why Corporates Must Be Weary Of Crypto’s Fraud Risks

Why Corporates Must Be Weary Of Crypto’s Fraud Risks
Why Corporates Must Be Weary Of Crypto’s Fraud Risks
July 18, 2019  |  B2B Payments

In corporate payments, crypto was — and often still is — questionable. Though innovators and analysts often turned toward bitcoin’s underlying infrastructure, blockchain, as the...

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Bitcoin Daily: Horizon Debuts Blockchain Game, Skyweaver; BITPoint Japan Says Victims Of Crypto Hack Will Be Reimbursed
Bitcoin Daily: Horizon Debuts Blockchain Game, Skyweaver; BITPoint Japan Says Victims Of Crypto Hack Will...
July 18, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Horizon Blockchain Games announced that it has raised $3.75 million in a seed round, led by Reddit Co-Founder Alexis Ohanian’s venture fund, Initialized, with participation...

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Bitcoin Price Sinks On Libra Concerns
Bitcoin Price Sinks On Libra Concerns
July 18, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Lawmakers doubts over Facebook‘s planned cryptocurrency, Libra, is having a negative impact on bitcoin. The Wall Street Journal reported that bitcoin’s price fell to about...

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Bitcoin Daily: UK Gov’t Forms Crypto Economic Crime Plan; South Korea Credit Card Firm Gets Blockchain Patent
Bitcoin Daily: UK Gov’t Forms Crypto Economic Crime Plan; South Korea Credit Card Firm Gets...
July 16, 2019  |  Bitcoin

The U.K. government has developed a plan that aims to fight financial crimes, including “action on crypto-assets.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Bitcoin Daily: Canada Eases Crypto Rules; Bitcoin ATMs Elude AML Efforts
Bitcoin Daily: Canada Eases Crypto Rules; Bitcoin ATMs Elude AML Efforts
July 12, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Cryptocurrency exchanges in Canada will now only have to report transfers of more than CA$10,000 ($7,663). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Trump Speaks Out Against Crypto, Calls It ‘Based On Thin Air’
Trump Speaks Out Against Crypto, Calls It ‘Based On Thin Air’
July 12, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

President Trump took to Twitter on Thursday night (July 11) to talk about cryptocurrency and Facebook’s Libra, according to a report by CNBC. Get the...

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Fed Chairman Calls For Libra Freeze; Bitcoin Slumps
Fed Chairman Calls For Libra Freeze; Bitcoin Slumps
July 11, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

The chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve called for a stop to Libra, Facebook’s proposed cryptocurrency, until the project better demonstrated how it was going...

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Beyond Correspondent Banking – Time For Cryptos And Blockchain?
Beyond Correspondent Banking – Time For Cryptos And Blockchain?
July 11, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

B2B payments are in the crosshairs for a number of firms. Might blockchain and cryptos aid in cutting paper from the process? BitPay Chief Commercial Officer...

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EU Central Bank Says Crypto Isn’t Currency
EU Central Bank Says Crypto Isn’t Currency
July 10, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

The European Central Bank (ECB) opened up about cryptocurrency and said it wouldn’t recognize it as an actual currency, according to reports. The bank also said...

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