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: The Unbanked-Profit Dilemma
Bitcoin Tracker: The Unbanked-Profit Dilemma
September 30, 2016  |  Bitcoin

Can bitcoin be a way to financial inclusion? Perhaps only if the banks are on board and the infrastructure can reach the poorer populations. This...

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Bitcoin For Night Owls
Bitcoin For Night Owls
September 23, 2016  |  Bitcoin

The Winklevosses have started a daily bitcoin auction for night owls, a profiteer-cum-criminal of bitcoin denies the digital currency is money after all and Purse...

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Bitcoin Is Money — For The Purposes Of Facing Criminal Charges
Bitcoin Is Money — For The Purposes Of Facing Criminal Charges
September 20, 2016  |  Bitcoin

While various criminals have tried it, the “bitcoin isn’t money, therefore I can not be guilty of a financial crime” defense never really works out....

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Bitfinex Was A Teaching Moment
Bitfinex Was A Teaching Moment
September 16, 2016  |  Bitcoin

A mixed bag for bitcoin this week. A taxi company in Rome is accepting the currency, the U.S. government is hedging its bets and investors...

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YouTube Soothes, Dunkin’ Runs On Bitcoin, Aéropostale Pulls Off A Miracle
YouTube Soothes, Dunkin’ Runs On Bitcoin, Aéropostale Pulls Off A Miracle
September 12, 2016  |  Data Dive

It was a big week for payments and commerce last week. The rapid proliferation of headlines indicated that everyone came back from summer vacation tanned,...

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Bitcoin Blushing With Secret Admirers
Bitcoin Blushing With Secret Admirers
September 09, 2016  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin news this week will appeal to the more sensitive type, with news of young love and commitment. Investors in the digital currency are buying...

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Bitcoin’s Fall Forecast
Bitcoin’s Fall Forecast
September 06, 2016  |  Bitcoin

This week sees a social media platform for non-bitcoin users in creation, but the platform wants to stimulate bitcoin use, strangely enough. A complicated app...

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