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.

Feds Put Seized Bitcoins Up For Auction

Feds Put Seized Bitcoins Up For Auction
Feds Put Seized Bitcoins Up For Auction
January 12, 2018  |  Bitcoin

The Feds are seeking to put nearly 4,000 bitcoins on the auction block — currently worth approximately $50 million — seized in criminal, civil and administrative...

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For Bitcoin, Bitten and Buffeted
For Bitcoin, Bitten and Buffeted
January 12, 2018  |  Bitcoin

There are rough days. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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South Korea Backs Off Bitcoin Ban
South Korea Backs Off Bitcoin Ban
January 12, 2018  |  Bitcoin

The official word from South Korea’s Blue House (the local equivalent of the White House) is in: there will be no ban on bitcoin trading...

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Bitcoin Daily: Overstock’s Bitcoin Snafu And Telegram’s ICO Details Revealed
Bitcoin Daily: Overstock’s Bitcoin Snafu And Telegram’s ICO Details Revealed
January 11, 2018  |  Bitcoin

It’s a mistake that no retailer wants to make when integrating cryptocurrency into an eCommerce platform: Last week, a security firm discovered that Overstock.com had...

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Buffett Says Bitcoin Story Will End Badly
Buffett Says Bitcoin Story Will End Badly
January 11, 2018  |  Bitcoin

On Wednesday (Jan. 10), Warren Buffett, the billionaire investor, said he believes the bitcoin craze will come to an ending that won’t be good news...

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Bitcoin Drops On News Of Possible South Korea Crypto Ban
Bitcoin Drops On News Of Possible South Korea Crypto Ban
January 11, 2018  |  Bitcoin

The end is here for bitcoin in South Korea, it seems, as Reuters is reporting that the government of the Asian nation has officially decided...

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Jamie Dimon Regrets Calling Bitcoin A Fraud
Jamie Dimon Regrets Calling Bitcoin A Fraud
January 10, 2018  |  Bitcoin

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon may not be interested in bitcoin, but he does regret calling it a fraud. In an interview with Fox Business Network...

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Even The SEC Is Thinking About Adding “Blockchain” To Its Name
Even The SEC Is Thinking About Adding “Blockchain” To Its Name
January 10, 2018  |  Blockchain

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is having some fun with the cryptocurrency craze that has resulted in share surges for companies with “blockchain” attached...

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