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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.

Israel Gunning To Be Cryptocurrencies’ Global Headquarters

Israel Gunning To Be Cryptocurrencies’ Global Headquarters
Israel Gunning To Be Cryptocurrencies’ Global Headquarters
December 05, 2017  |  Digital Payments

Should Israel embrace cryptocurrencies wholeheartedly? Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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UK Expands Anti-Money Laundering Rules To Cover Crypto
UK Expands Anti-Money Laundering Rules To Cover Crypto
December 05, 2017  |  Bitcoin

The U.K. is aiming to boost regulation of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies by giving the European Union (EU) expanded anti-money laundering rules that would require...

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SEC Puts The Hammer Down On ICO Scam
SEC Puts The Hammer Down On ICO Scam
December 05, 2017  |  Fraud Prevention

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced news on Monday (Dec. 4) that it obtained an emergency asset freeze to stop an initial coin offering...

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Today In Data: Spontaneous Commerce, Shared Housing And Smart Decanters
Today In Data: Spontaneous Commerce, Shared Housing And Smart Decanters
December 04, 2017  |  Today In Data

The holidays are always filled with product releases (just in time for holiday shopping), plenty of innovations, a few bizarre products and end-of-year evaluations on...

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Coinbase Names New President
Coinbase Names New President
December 04, 2017  |  Personnel

Coinbase, the cryptocurrency exchange operator, announced late last week that it has appointed Asiff Hirji as its president and chief operating officer. Get the Full...

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CME, CBOE Allowed To Trade Bitcoin Futures
CME, CBOE Allowed To Trade Bitcoin Futures
December 04, 2017  |  Bitcoin

CME Group and Cboe Global Markets got the green light from regulators to list their bitcoin futures, bringing more legitimacy to cryptocurrency, which has been...

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The Unexplained Edition: Bitcoin, Apple And The Gap
The Unexplained Edition: Bitcoin, Apple And The Gap
December 04, 2017  |  Data Dive

On Dec. 5, 1872, 145 years ago tomorrow, the Mary Celeste was discovered drifting aimlessly off the coast of the Azores in the Atlantic Ocean....

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Venezuela Launches Anti-Trump Petro Crypto
Venezuela Launches Anti-Trump Petro Crypto
December 04, 2017  |  Blockchain / Distributed Ledger

In protest of what Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro called a financial “blockade” by the United States and the Trump administration, the government of Venezuela will...

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As Bitcoin Bubbles, Cassandra’s Chorus
As Bitcoin Bubbles, Cassandra’s Chorus
December 01, 2017  |  Bitcoin

What do you get when a group of esteemed observers and participants in the financial system — among them Nobel laureates and billionaires and not a...

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