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 Tracker: Mainstream Acceptance On The Rise
Bitcoin Tracker: Mainstream Acceptance On The Rise
July 13, 2017  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin came onto the scene nearly a decade ago in 2009 and has slowly been making strides in the financial world ever since. What makes...

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Retail Bitcoin Acceptance Drops … Even More
Retail Bitcoin Acceptance Drops … Even More
July 13, 2017  |  Bitcoin

Using bitcoin isn’t exactly the frictionless ‘Uber Experience,’ most consumers are after. The cryptocurrency bitcoin has its fans, its detractors, and its users and non-users...

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BlackRock Strategy: Cryptocurrency Speculation Doesn’t Present Systematic Risk
BlackRock Strategy: Cryptocurrency Speculation Doesn’t Present Systematic Risk
July 12, 2017  |  Bitcoin

BlackRock Global Chief Investment Strategist Richard Turnill argued Tuesday (July 11) that loose monetary policy has resulted in a huge run up in cryptocurrency, such...

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Mt. Gox Ex-CEO Denies Embezzlement As Trial Begins In Tokyo
Mt. Gox Ex-CEO Denies Embezzlement As Trial Begins In Tokyo
July 11, 2017  |  Bitcoin

Mark Karpeles, a 32-year-old French national, has officially pleaded not guilty in Tokyo District Court to the charges of embezzlement and data manipulation he faces in...

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Ethereum Under Pressure As Worries About A Bubble Pop Up
Ethereum Under Pressure As Worries About A Bubble Pop Up
July 11, 2017  |  Payment Methods

Cryptocurrency Ethereum was under pressure on Monday, dropping 9.9 percent to $215 an ether, which is its lowest level in longer than a month. According...

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Data Dive: The Deal Heard Round the World(pay)
Data Dive: The Deal Heard Round the World(pay)
July 10, 2017  |  Data Dive

A literal big deal, global in scope, dominates the Data Dive. Oh, and there was some hacking to boot. Of devices and cryptocurrency exchanges.  It...

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Let’s Hear It For (Sizzling) Voice-Activated Speakers
Let’s Hear It For (Sizzling) Voice-Activated Speakers
July 07, 2017  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Alexa or Siri, Google at Home or via mobile, voice is sizzling, deployed over technology’s various platforms. And for a fizzle, try being a beleaguered...

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Blockchain Tracker: The Future of Third-Party Transparency For All?
Blockchain Tracker: The Future of Third-Party Transparency For All?
July 06, 2017  |  Blockchain

Blockchain technology has been making its way through the financial sector and pouring into mainstream industries for the last few years. With the news over...

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