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.

The Case Of The $850 Million (Alleged) Crypto Fraud

The Case Of The $850 Million (Alleged) Crypto Fraud
The Case Of The $850 Million (Alleged) Crypto Fraud
April 26, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Cryptocurrencies have had a rough week of it, evidenced by a double-digit percentage drop in bitcoin, arguably the marquee name in the space. Get the...

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B2B Payments: Digitally Connected, Cross-Border And Ditching The Paper
B2B Payments: Digitally Connected, Cross-Border And Ditching The Paper
April 26, 2019  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Though more than half of corporate payments are done through paper means, increasingly, and recently, a number of players have been jumping into the fray...

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Crypto Drug Dealers Get Jail Terms
Crypto Drug Dealers Get Jail Terms
April 26, 2019  |  Bitcoin

After relying on the supposed anonymity of bitcoin, members of a ring that imported drugs into the United Kingdom with the help of the dark...

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FBI: BEC Scams Stole $1.2B In 2018
FBI: BEC Scams Stole $1.2B In 2018
April 26, 2019  |  B2B Payments

BEC scams are proving lucrative, according to recent FBI reports, which found that the bad guys’ haul doubled in 2018 over 2017. Separately, in Ireland, students...

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NY AG Goes After Bitfinex; Bitcoin Price Drops
NY AG Goes After Bitfinex; Bitcoin Price Drops
April 26, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Cryptocurrencies declined in trading Thursday (April 26) night after the New York Attorney General went after Bitfinex, a crypto exchange, for hiding the fact it’s...

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Bitcoin Daily: Hackers Use Malware To Generate Crypto; Disney Could Acquire Stakes In Crypto Exchanges
Bitcoin Daily: Hackers Use Malware To Generate Crypto; Disney Could Acquire Stakes In Crypto Exchanges
April 26, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Hackers are still using classified exploits built by the National Security Agency two years after they were stolen, this time to mine for cryptocurrency. Get...

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Bitcoin Daily: eToro Is Giving Away $1.65B In Ethereum; McAfee Wants To Reveal Satoshi Nakamoto
Bitcoin Daily: eToro Is Giving Away $1.65B In Ethereum; McAfee Wants To Reveal Satoshi Nakamoto
April 25, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Antivirus pioneer John McAfee claims that he knows the true identify of bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Bitcoin Daily: Russian Agents Arrested For Bitcoin Fraud; VW Launches Blockchain Battery Pilot
Bitcoin Daily: Russian Agents Arrested For Bitcoin Fraud; VW Launches Blockchain Battery Pilot
April 24, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Two Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) agents have been charged for their alleged involvement in a bitcoin extortion scam. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Coinbase Lays Off 30, Shutters Chicago Office
Coinbase Lays Off 30, Shutters Chicago Office
April 23, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

Digital currency exchange Coinbase has shuttered its Chicago office and laid off 30 engineers, according to a report in Fortune. Get the Full Story Complete...

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