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.

Today In Data: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back
Today In Data: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back
August 16, 2018  |  Today In Data

While progress is often described as a persistent march forward, a more accurate metaphor might be something more in line with a dance, where the...

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Bitcoin Daily: SEC Says Airdrops May Be Securities; Ex-PayPal CEO: Cryptos Are Going ‘Closer To Zero’
Bitcoin Daily: SEC Says Airdrops May Be Securities; Ex-PayPal CEO: Cryptos Are Going ‘Closer To...
August 16, 2018  |  Bitcoin

AT&T is facing a lawsuit from a cryptocurrency investor who claims that the telephone company’s negligence caused him to lose $24 million of digital currency,...

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ICO Investors Fall For Exit Scams, Phishing
ICO Investors Fall For Exit Scams, Phishing
August 15, 2018  |  Cryptocurrency

The founder of crypto startup Savedroid, which just raised $50 million in an initial coin offering (ICO), posted two photos on his Twitter account a few...

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Five At Five: Faster EMV Comes To The US
Five At Five: Faster EMV Comes To The US
August 15, 2018  |  News

Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at the day’s payments and commerce news. Today’s coverage includes news about faster chip card transactions, along...

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Coinbase CEO Talks Down Bitcoin Adoption
Coinbase CEO Talks Down Bitcoin Adoption
August 15, 2018  |  Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin may be outperforming beleaguered cryptocurrency brethren – but look out below, at least for now. Forbes reports that Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong stated that...

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Bitcoin Daily: Fantasy Sports League Plans $100M ICO, Square Cash Extends Bitcoin Trading To 50 States
Bitcoin Daily: Fantasy Sports League Plans $100M ICO, Square Cash Extends Bitcoin Trading To 50...
August 15, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin hit its lowest pricing level since the end of June, MarketWatch reported, dipping below the $6,000 level on Tuesday (Aug. 14). Other cryptocurrencies, too,...

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Cryptocurrencies Are 70 Percent Lower Than January Highs
Cryptocurrencies Are 70 Percent Lower Than January Highs
August 15, 2018  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency is trading 70 percent lower than January highs amid frustration on the part of investors that it has taken off as a payment method...

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On Bitcoin, Altcoins, Bubbles And A (Possible) Burst
On Bitcoin, Altcoins, Bubbles And A (Possible) Burst
August 15, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Cryptos are down roughly 69 percent from this year’s peak, and the let down may not let up.  Beyond bitcoin, and the altcoins, the coin...

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Today In Data: Correctly Capturing The Moment Of Inspiration
Today In Data: Correctly Capturing The Moment Of Inspiration
August 14, 2018  |  Today In Data

The magic moment in commerce is when the customer sees it – and wants to buy it. The moment of inspiration when if that “buy button” is near...

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