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.

Noble Prize-Winning Economist Says Bitcoin Should Be “Outlawed”
Noble Prize-Winning Economist Says Bitcoin Should Be “Outlawed”
November 30, 2017  |  Bitcoin

Joseph Stiglitz, the economist who won the Nobel Prize has called on bitcoin, the wildly popular cryptocurrency, to be outlawed. During an interview on Bloomberg...

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New York Fed President Not Feeling The Bitcoin Giddiness
New York Fed President Not Feeling The Bitcoin Giddiness
November 30, 2017  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin may be trading close to $10,000 after starting the year around $1,000, but Federal Reserve Bank of New York President William Dudley isn’t sharing...

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Elon Musk Denies He’s Bitcoin’s Creator
Elon Musk Denies He’s Bitcoin’s Creator
November 29, 2017  |  Bitcoin

Tesla’s founder and CEO, Elon Musk, may be a lot of things, but he denies that he is Satoshi Nakamoto, the mysterious creator of bitcoin....

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Bitcoin Bubble Fears Stoked By Spike In ‘Buy Bitcoin With Credit Card’ Searches
Bitcoin Bubble Fears Stoked By Spike In ‘Buy Bitcoin With Credit Card’ Searches
November 28, 2017  |  Bitcoin

As the value of a single Bitcoin has risen to more than $9,000 per coin, climbing nearly six points in 24 hours, some are worried the cryptocurrency...

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Bitcoin-Related Stocks Have A Wild Day
Bitcoin-Related Stocks Have A Wild Day
November 28, 2017  |  Bitcoin

Among the most active stocks in trading Monday (Nov. 27), three out of four were either increasing in value thanks to cryptocurrency or declining because...

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Cryptocurrency Platform Coinbase Exceeds Usership Of Charles Schwab
Cryptocurrency Platform Coinbase Exceeds Usership Of Charles Schwab
November 28, 2017  |  Bitcoin

At 10.6 million active brokerage accounts as of October, brokerage firm Charles Schwab has fewer users than Coinbase, the largest bitcoin exchange in the U.S.,...

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Blockchain Ledger Investment Marketplace Launches
Blockchain Ledger Investment Marketplace Launches
November 28, 2017  |  Blockchain

A new firm is opening a marketplace for accredited investors to trade equity stakes into blockchain startups. According to a Bloomberg news report, BnkToTheFuture plans...

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Bitcoin Breaks $9,500
Bitcoin Breaks $9,500
November 28, 2017  |  Bitcoin

If bitcoin is a bubble, it is apparently one that is still inflating. The price of bitcoin made it up above $9,500 on Monday for...

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Bitcoin Hits $9K
Bitcoin Hits $9K
November 27, 2017  |  Bitcoin

The value of a single bitcoin has hit $9,143, climbing nearly six points in the past 24 hours. The cryptocurrency currently has a market cap...

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