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.

Can Crypto’s Value Proposition Ever Translate Into Real Value?
Can Crypto’s Value Proposition Ever Translate Into Real Value?
March 07, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

In crypto’s post-FTX landscape, one thing is becoming increasingly clear as the dust settles.   Either the U.S. has a crypto problem, or the digital asset...

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FTX Crypto Bankruptcy Filing Shows $8.6 Billion Shortfall 
FTX Crypto Bankruptcy Filing Shows $8.6 Billion Shortfall 
March 06, 2023  |  Legal

If FTX was founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s alleged personal piggy bank, it wasn’t refilled. Newly filed court documents introduced last week (March 2) reveal what John J. Ray III,...

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Silvergate’s Crisis Gives Regulators Ammunition to Keep Crypto from Mainstream Banking 
Silvergate’s Crisis Gives Regulators Ammunition to Keep Crypto from Mainstream Banking 
March 02, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

Silvergate’s existential crisis may give regulators the ammunition they need to keep crypto and mainstream banking separate. As reported here, Silvergate Capital said in a U.S. Securities...

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Retail Crypto Investors Find Hope in Recent Regulatory Actions
Retail Crypto Investors Find Hope in Recent Regulatory Actions
February 28, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

The cryptocurrency market is off to a better start in 2023 than many expected post-FTX. This, as a spate of recent industry actions and regulatory...

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As Fiat Beats Bitcoin, BIS Head Eyes CBDCs and Tokenized Deposits 
As Fiat Beats Bitcoin, BIS Head Eyes CBDCs and Tokenized Deposits 
February 23, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

The dust has settled. The battlefield is still. And, as has been widely reported this week, Agustín Carstens, general manager of the Bank for International...

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Chipper Cash Cuts Staff but Keeps Crypto Operations
Chipper Cash Cuts Staff but Keeps Crypto Operations
February 21, 2023  |  Personnel

Pan-African FinTech Chipper Cash has reportedly laid off more than a third of its staff. “Friday was a sad day for Chipper Cash, as many...

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NCR and Walgreens ‘Significantly’ Expand ATM Agreement
NCR and Walgreens ‘Significantly’ Expand ATM Agreement
February 21, 2023  |  Partnerships

NCR said its ATMs will soon be in nearly every Walgreens location in the country. The enterprise technology company announced in a Tuesday (Feb. 21)...

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Kraken Ends US Crypto Staking After $30M Settlement With SEC
Kraken Ends US Crypto Staking After $30M Settlement With SEC
February 10, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

Kraken is ending its cryptocurrency staking service for U.S. users as part of a settlement. The settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which...

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The Four Cracks in the Crypto Business Model
The Four Cracks in the Crypto Business Model
February 10, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

The four horsemen of the crypto apocalypse are currently trampling over the sector’s 2023 aspirations. This, as the post-FTX digital asset landscape finds itself facing...

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