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.

Coinbase To Fight IRS Probe
Coinbase To Fight IRS Probe
January 18, 2017  |  Bitcoin

In mid-November last year, the IRS sought access to bitcoin exchange Coinbase’s user records as part of an investigation into alleged tax violations connected to...

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College Pays Off Hackers With $28K In Bitcoin
College Pays Off Hackers With $28K In Bitcoin
January 17, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

There are some downsides to life in the digital age, as a college in the U.S. state of California recently found out the hard way....

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Bitcoin Increasingly Dominated By High Speed Traders
Bitcoin Increasingly Dominated By High Speed Traders
January 17, 2017  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin has far more traders these days — particularly in China — than it has true believers. “It’s the golden age to be in the bitcoin market,...

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Bitcoin Tracker: Fight Or Flight
Bitcoin Tracker: Fight Or Flight
January 13, 2017  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin’s volatile tendencies were on full display this past week. After flirting with record highs just over one week ago, bitcoin fell to its lowest...

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Ripple’s XRP To Trade On Bitstamp Exchange
Ripple’s XRP To Trade On Bitstamp Exchange
January 12, 2017  |  Blockchain

Ripple, the U.S. blockchain banking payment technology company, said Wednesday (Jan. 11) its digital currency, dubbed XRP, will begin trading on Bitstamp, the Europe-based bitcoin...

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Bitcoin Falls Again After China Central Scrutiny
Bitcoin Falls Again After China Central Scrutiny
January 11, 2017  |  Bitcoin

It’s déjà vu all over again – and perhaps even a little bit of we sort of told you so. Bitcoin’s value dropped farther yesterday (Jan....

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Answers From China On Bitcoin’s Drop
Answers From China On Bitcoin’s Drop
January 10, 2017  |  Bitcoin

Last Friday (Jan. 6) was tough for bitcoin users around the world. Values that had soared to near record highs fell 23 percent, then recovered...

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Illegal Bitcoin Exchange Operator Admits To JPMorgan Hack
Illegal Bitcoin Exchange Operator Admits To JPMorgan Hack
January 10, 2017  |  Bitcoin

Anthony Murgio, the alleged operator of an illicit bitcoin exchange called Coin.mx, pled guilty on charges of conspiring to use the scheme to hack companies,...

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