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.

Bitfinex And LexisNexis: Bitcoin’s Insecure Week
Bitfinex And LexisNexis: Bitcoin’s Insecure Week
August 05, 2016  |  Bitcoin

Consider the difficulty in stashing an intangible digital currency into a swag bag. But then, hacking into bitcoin user accounts is no walk in the...

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LexisNexis Aiming To Stop Bitcoin Bad Guys In Their Tracks
LexisNexis Aiming To Stop Bitcoin Bad Guys In Their Tracks
August 03, 2016  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin appeals to many different people, including the nefarious ones that like the anonymity associated with digital currency. LexisNexis, the company that provides banks with...

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Thomson Reuters First Major Data Provider To Join R3 Blockchain Consortium
Thomson Reuters First Major Data Provider To Join R3 Blockchain Consortium
August 03, 2016  |  Blockchain / Distributed Ledger

Thomson Reuters is joining a consortium that includes some of the largest financial institutions around the world working to determine how to use blockchain technology...

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Smart Contracts, From High Up On The Hill
Smart Contracts, From High Up On The Hill
August 03, 2016  |  B2B Payments

The Smart Contracts Alliance is being launched to bring smart contract awareness to businesses large and small, and as illustrated by Perianne Boring of the...

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Florida Man Robbed Trying To Buy Bitcoin
Florida Man Robbed Trying To Buy Bitcoin
July 29, 2016  |  Bitcoin

While computer breaches and malicious emails are commonplace online, when it comes to bitcoin, it can also be dangerous offline in the real world. According...

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Steemit Pays Bloggers With Cryptocurrency
Steemit Pays Bloggers With Cryptocurrency
July 28, 2016  |  Payment Methods

Bloggers have long got a cut of their traffic, with the more prolific ones earning a nice living, but social network Steemit rewards its bloggers...

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