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.

How Hackers Compromise Computers To Mine Bitcoin

How Hackers Compromise Computers To Mine Bitcoin
How Hackers Compromise Computers To Mine Bitcoin
October 27, 2017  |  Bitcoin

Hackers are using virus-infected consumer computers to generate bitcoin, according to news from The Wall Street Journal. Unknowing users may be having their processing power commandeered...

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Overstock, tZERO Eyeing Largest ICO Yet
Overstock, tZERO Eyeing Largest ICO Yet
October 26, 2017  |  Retail

The Overstock.com subsidiary, tZERO, is planning to launch an initial coin offering (ICO), according to news from CNBC. The company wants to raise up to...

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Is Cryptocurrency A Speculative Bubble?
Is Cryptocurrency A Speculative Bubble?
October 26, 2017  |  Bitcoin

It’s been a big year for cryptocurrency. In particular, bitcoin – the first and best known unregulated, exclusively digital currency – was trading near $6,000...

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Breitmans On Tezos Coin Dispute: ‘It Stinks’
Breitmans On Tezos Coin Dispute: ‘It Stinks’
October 26, 2017  |  Digital Payments

One of the largest initial coin offerings (ICOs) ever is in danger of falling apart over a board dispute, according to news from Reuters. On Tuesday,...

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Taiwan Says Bitcoin Should Be Added To AML Alert System
Taiwan Says Bitcoin Should Be Added To AML Alert System
October 26, 2017  |  Bitcoin

Taiwan is the latest country to make comments about bitcoin regulation, according to news from Reuters. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Bridging The Gap Between Fiat And Cryptocurrencies
Bridging The Gap Between Fiat And Cryptocurrencies
October 26, 2017  |  Digital Payments

Hard currency or bits and bytes? How about a bit of both? Texcent is coming to market with an ICO to raise funds for expansion....

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Is Bitcoin An Enron In The Making?
Is Bitcoin An Enron In The Making?
October 24, 2017  |  Bitcoin

Billionaire investor and Saudi Arabian prince Alwaleed bin Talal dismissed Bitcoin on Monday (Oct. 23), saying on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” that he expects the value...

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Few Tokens Are In Use After An ICO, Raising The Risk For Investors
Few Tokens Are In Use After An ICO, Raising The Risk For Investors
October 24, 2017  |  Digital Payments

Cryptocurrencies like bitcoin have been all the rage this year, ushering in a frenzy of initial coin offerings, otherwise known as ICOs. But while startups...

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Florida Bitcoin Exchange Schemer Gets 16 Months
Florida Bitcoin Exchange Schemer Gets 16 Months
October 23, 2017  |  Legal

A software engineer from Florida was slapped with a 16-month prison term late last week after a court found him guilty of scamming to aid...

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