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.

The Cybercriminal’s Sweet Spot
The Cybercriminal’s Sweet Spot
September 01, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

Member Banks of the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) seem to be in the cybercriminal’s crosshairs these days. The global interbank messaging system...

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Ethereum Woes Validate Conservative Nature Of Bitcoin Developers
Ethereum Woes Validate Conservative Nature Of Bitcoin Developers
August 29, 2016  |  Bitcoin

For some time now, some people have thought the Bitcoin Core development team is too conservative and too concerned with technical failures to take action...

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Exchanges Optimistic About Blockchain, Want Clearer Regulations
Exchanges Optimistic About Blockchain, Want Clearer Regulations
August 25, 2016  |  Bitcoin

The World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) said there needs to be clarity over blockchain regulations before adoption can become more widespread. Reuters reported Thursday that...

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Verizon Communications Files Blockchain Patent Application
Verizon Communications Files Blockchain Patent Application
August 23, 2016  |  Blockchain / Distributed Ledger

Telecommunications provider Verizon Communications has been experimenting with blockchain technology, which is what powers bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. According to Business Insider, which got ahold of...

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Tune In To Payments Reality Check!
Tune In To Payments Reality Check!
August 22, 2016  |  Payment Methods

“Reality Check” was a TV show that aired in 1995 about a couple of kids who moved into a house and found a computer that...

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Why Bitcoin And Ransomware Seem To Go Hand In Hand
Why Bitcoin And Ransomware Seem To Go Hand In Hand
August 19, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

As the instances and threat of ransomware continues to wreak havoc on both businesses, governments and individuals around the world, it seems as though bitcoin...

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Bitcoin Soars In Japan, But What’s ‘Synthetic Currency?’
Bitcoin Soars In Japan, But What’s ‘Synthetic Currency?’
August 19, 2016  |  Bitcoin

This week’s Bitcoin Tracker finds Russia’s resource-guarding of the ruble nixed by an acceptance of bitcoin, for now. Other news finds that regulation in Japan...

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