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.

Surprise Edition: Amex, Hackers And Starbucks E-Commerce Sign-Off

Surprise Edition: Amex, Hackers And Starbucks E-Commerce Sign-Off
Surprise Edition: Amex, Hackers And Starbucks E-Commerce Sign-Off
August 28, 2017  |  Data Dive

Last week’s news cycle was all about surprises. Hurricane Harvey blew into the coast of Mexico as a “blob of weather systems” and instead snuck...

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Burger King Brings New Digital Currency, Whoppercoin, To Russia
Burger King Brings New Digital Currency, Whoppercoin, To Russia
August 25, 2017  |  Bitcoin

Visitors to Russian Burger King locations may have a new pay to pay for their Whoppers, onion rings and soft drinks with the advent of...

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First Bitcoin Capital Trading Suspended By SEC
First Bitcoin Capital Trading Suspended By SEC
August 25, 2017  |  Bitcoin

The Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) announced Thursday (Aug. 24) it has temporarily suspended trading in the securities of Canada-based company First Bitcoin Capital Corp. (BITCF). In...

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Australia Blames eCommerce, Bitcoin For Uptick In Organized Crime
Australia Blames eCommerce, Bitcoin For Uptick In Organized Crime
August 25, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Australia is blaming the growth in online banking and digital currencies like Bitcoin for a huge increase in organized crime in the country’s financial sector....

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Sizzle Fizzle: Walmart’s Sizzling Online Summer, Bitcoin’s Down Under Bummer   
Sizzle Fizzle: Walmart’s Sizzling Online Summer, Bitcoin’s Down Under Bummer   
August 25, 2017  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Walmart, tech behemoth? From digital to drones, the big boxer is proving nimble of foot when it comes to plying wares across all manner of...

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Bitcoin Tracker: Is Cryptocurrency The Next [Tech] Bubble?
Bitcoin Tracker: Is Cryptocurrency The Next [Tech] Bubble?
August 24, 2017  |  Bitcoin

Reaching the peak interest among those in a particular industry just before it goes mainstream is something that’s happened on more than one occasion. Ranging...

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Bitcoin Rebounds From Correction Territory
Bitcoin Rebounds From Correction Territory
August 23, 2017  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash, the two popular cryptocurrencies, saw their prices rebound in trading Tuesday (Aug. 22), although Ethereum, a competing cryptocurrency, remained under pressure....

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Mark Cuban Bitcoin Skeptic No More
Mark Cuban Bitcoin Skeptic No More
August 23, 2017  |  Bitcoin

Mark Cuban, the billionaire investor who a few weeks back said bitcoin was in a bubble, is getting used to the new world of cryptocurrency....

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IBM, Food Companies To Increase Food Safety With Blockchain
IBM, Food Companies To Increase Food Safety With Blockchain
August 23, 2017  |  Safety and Security

IBM’s project to explore blockchain technology to track food supply and improve safety has some new big-name partners, including Nestle, Unilever and Tyson Foods among...

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