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: Scammers Fake KodakCoins, Coinbase’s Credit Card Woes
Bitcoin Daily: Scammers Fake KodakCoins, Coinbase’s Credit Card Woes
February 07, 2018  |  Bitcoin

As the price of bitcoin plummets, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is teaming up with other agencies to regulate cryptocurrencies, CNBC reported. “The Treasury secretary has been out...

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Ledger Wallet Glitch Tricks Users Into Sending Money To Hackers
Ledger Wallet Glitch Tricks Users Into Sending Money To Hackers
February 06, 2018  |  Blockchain

After a report indicated that a bug in Ledger Wallet’s software could allow users to be duped into sending cryptocurrency to hackers, the hardware wallet...

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Regulators Press Congress For More Crypto Regs
Regulators Press Congress For More Crypto Regs
February 06, 2018  |  Regulation

The heads of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) are slated to testify in front of Congress on Tuesday...

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Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Keeps Plunging, North Korea’s Crypto Hacks Net Billions
Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Keeps Plunging, North Korea’s Crypto Hacks Net Billions
February 06, 2018  |  Bitcoin

North Korea hacked into South Korean cryptocurrency exchanges last year, and the country still hasn’t stopped trying to steal digital coins, South Korea said, according...

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China Slams Door On Crypto Trading Sites  
China Slams Door On Crypto Trading Sites  
February 06, 2018  |  Regulation

China dealt bitcoin and cryptocurrency trading a major blow on Monday (Feb. 5) after it blocked all websites that enable cryptocurrency trading and initial coin...

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Bitcoin’s Brief Bust Below $6K
Bitcoin’s Brief Bust Below $6K
February 06, 2018  |  Bitcoin

It’s been a brutal week for bitcoin so far — and it’s only Tuesday. About half a trillion dollars of value of evaporated off the...

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Bitcoin Slides Again As Banks Curb Buying
Bitcoin Slides Again As Banks Curb Buying
February 05, 2018  |  Bitcoin

And the hits keep coming … to bitcoin’s price. The cryptocurrency’s value was down more than 7 percent on Monday (Feb. 5) to roughly $7,600,...

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Bitcoin Becomes NFL Locker Room Talk
Bitcoin Becomes NFL Locker Room Talk
February 05, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin isn’t reserved for risk-taking investors only anymore — with the meteoric rise and subsequent decline, bitcoin has become locker room talk among National Football...

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Big Banks Ban Bitcoin Purchases Using Credit Cards
Big Banks Ban Bitcoin Purchases Using Credit Cards
February 05, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin’s valuing is sinking and credit card companies are not helping, with the list of issuers banning bitcoin growing. According to a report in The...

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