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.

BitFlyer Halts New Accounts Amid Regulatory Crackdown
BitFlyer Halts New Accounts Amid Regulatory Crackdown
June 22, 2018  |  Bitcoin

With Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) bringing business improvement orders against multiple exchanges, some crypto exchanges are limiting their operations: At least one exchange said...

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Amid Hacks, Bitcoin Is Still Not Ready For Primetime
Amid Hacks, Bitcoin Is Still Not Ready For Primetime
June 21, 2018  |  Bitcoin

What’s a currency to do when it can take down the internet? Gain in price, amid growing clamor for it, of course. No need to...

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Bitcoin Daily: SEC Freezes Assets Of PlexCoin Co-Founder, Amsterdam Airport Rolls Out Bitcoin ATM
Bitcoin Daily: SEC Freezes Assets Of PlexCoin Co-Founder, Amsterdam Airport Rolls Out Bitcoin ATM
June 21, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Coinbase customers have been reaching out to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) with complaints, Mashable reported. After filing a Freedom of Information Act...

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Bithumb Says $31.5M Of Digital Tokens Stolen
Bithumb Says $31.5M Of Digital Tokens Stolen
June 20, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Bithumb, the South Korean cryptocurrency exchange, was the subject of a hack — $31.5 million worth of digital tokens were stolen in what is the...

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Bitcoin Daily: John McAfee Gives Up On ICOs, Twitch Brings Pokemon To The Blockchain
Bitcoin Daily: John McAfee Gives Up On ICOs, Twitch Brings Pokemon To The Blockchain
June 20, 2018  |  Bitcoin

BitTorrent may be sold to blockchain firm TRON for the price of $140 million, The Next Web reported. According to reports, shareholders have not signed...

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Bitcoin Daily: UBS CEO Is Bullish On Blockchain, Swiss Crypto Fund Receives License
Bitcoin Daily: UBS CEO Is Bullish On Blockchain, Swiss Crypto Fund Receives License
June 19, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Crypto Fund AG, a subsidiary of Crypto Finance Group, says that it has received a license from the Swiss government to distribute funds, Reuters reported. The...

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Crypto-Backing Hedge Funds See Negative Returns
Crypto-Backing Hedge Funds See Negative Returns
June 18, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Hedge funds investing in cryptocurrencies are seeing returns fall, with digital coins down by 35 percent so far this year. According to the Financial Times, U.S....

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BIS: Bitcoin Will Never Be Mainstream; Could Take Down Internet
BIS: Bitcoin Will Never Be Mainstream; Could Take Down Internet
June 18, 2018  |  Bitcoin

The Bank of International Settlements unleashed a scathing criticism of cryptocurrency over the weekend, saying that it will never be mainstream for financial services. According...

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Bitcoin Daily: Ether Price Soars, William Shatner Stands Up For Bitcoin
Bitcoin Daily: Ether Price Soars, William Shatner Stands Up For Bitcoin
June 15, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Thursday (June 14) turned out pretty well for ether, which CNBC described as the “world’s second largest cryptocurrency.” The price of ether increased 9 percent...

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