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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.

Today In Data: Cryptocurrencies And Subscription Payments
Today In Data: Cryptocurrencies And Subscription Payments
October 10, 2017  |  Today In Data

Platform payments currently make up one of the fastest-changing spaces in the payments world, progress that has been largely led by bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies....

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Abu Dhabi Joins Growing List To Regulate ICOs
Abu Dhabi Joins Growing List To Regulate ICOs
October 10, 2017  |  Bitcoin

Abu Dhabi regulators join a handful of other countries that have begun regulating initial coin offerings (ICOs), a popular way for startups to raise capital....

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Slovenia Sours On Cryptocurrencies
Slovenia Sours On Cryptocurrencies
October 10, 2017  |  Bitcoin

The financial watchdog of Slovenia waded into the debate about cryptocurrencies Monday (Oct. 9), issuing a warning that the digital currencies aren’t regulated and are...

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Russian Central Bank Cracks Down On Cryptocurrency
Russian Central Bank Cracks Down On Cryptocurrency
October 10, 2017  |  Bitcoin

Actually using the phrase “dubious” to describe them, Russian Central Bank First Deputy Governor Sergei Shvetsov announced news on Tuesday that Russia will block access to...

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Russia Claims Decision To Extradite Bitcoin Fraud Suspect To US Violates Law
Russia Claims Decision To Extradite Bitcoin Fraud Suspect To US Violates Law
October 06, 2017  |  Legal

Russia is alleging that a Greek court’s decision to extradite a suspected Russian money launderer to the United States is a violation of international law....

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Wikipedia Founder Joins ICO Skeptics
Wikipedia Founder Joins ICO Skeptics
October 06, 2017  |  Bitcoin

Initial coin offerings (ICOs) have their skeptics. The latest person to come out against the popular cryptocurrency crowdfunding method is Wikipedia Founder Jimmy Wales, who...

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European Central Bank Eyes ICO Regulation
European Central Bank Eyes ICO Regulation
October 06, 2017  |  Bitcoin

With initial coin offerings getting attention from regulators around the world, European Central Bank governing council member Ewald Nowotny has disclosed that the European Central...

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Alleged Russian Bitcoin Launderer Extradited To U.S.
Alleged Russian Bitcoin Launderer Extradited To U.S.
October 05, 2017  |  Bitcoin

The extradition of a Russian man accused of laundering billions of dollars in Bitcoin is being made possible thanks to a Greek Supreme Court ruling....

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Goldman Sachs Eyes Bitcoin Trading
Goldman Sachs Eyes Bitcoin Trading
October 03, 2017  |  Bitcoin

Cryptocurrencies may have naysayers on Wall Street, but Goldman Sachs isn’t one of them, according to news from The Wall Street Journal. Get the Full Story...

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