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.

Blockchain Gets Into The Big Leagues

Blockchain Gets Into The Big Leagues
Blockchain Gets Into The Big Leagues
March 06, 2018  |  Blockchain

Payments and commerce so often boil down to giving consumers what they want, and the same is looking to be true for blockchain, the popular...

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PayPal Looks To Make Crypto Payments Faster  
PayPal Looks To Make Crypto Payments Faster  
March 05, 2018  |  Payment Methods

PayPal looks to increase the adoption of cryptocurrency as a payment method by recently filing for a patent application. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Coinbase Eyes Acquisitions With New Hire
Coinbase Eyes Acquisitions With New Hire
March 05, 2018  |  Personnel

As Coinbase seeks to make more acquisitions, the popular U.S. cryptocurrency exchange has hired LinkedIn’s former VP of Corporate Development. Emilie Choi took the helm...

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DDoS Attacks With Cryptocurrency Demands Increasing
DDoS Attacks With Cryptocurrency Demands Increasing
March 05, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Distributed denial of service attacks, otherwise known as DDoS, have now added a cryptocurrency mining twist to the scam, requiring victims to pay the ransom....

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North Korea Using Bitcoin To Sidestep Sanctions
North Korea Using Bitcoin To Sidestep Sanctions
March 05, 2018  |  Bitcoin

North Korea might turn to bitcoin as a way to get past sanctions imposed on the country by the U.S. government. Get the Full Story...

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The Newest Bitcoin Heist: Mining
The Newest Bitcoin Heist: Mining
March 02, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Why steal bitcoin when you can steal the technology that enables one to make more of it? Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Cardtronics Identifies Crypto, P2P Payments As Business Risks
Cardtronics Identifies Crypto, P2P Payments As Business Risks
March 02, 2018  |  Payment Methods

As new payment technologies — such as digital coins  make it less necessary for people to handle cash, Cardtronics said cryptocurrencies could impact its business....

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Fizzle Of The Week: Bitcoin — The Bad Neighbor
Fizzle Of The Week: Bitcoin — The Bad Neighbor
March 02, 2018  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Bitcoin mining, like its real-world counterpart, uses a lot of power. Exactly how much constitutes “a lot” is a bit of a debate. The most...

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