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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.

FIs Seek Expert Insights on How Best to Tame Crypto
FIs Seek Expert Insights on How Best to Tame Crypto
September 29, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

When Chainalysis helped U.S. authorities track down and retrieve $30 million in crypto stolen in March by a very sophisticated North Korean government-sponsored hacking group,...

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Strike Raises $80M to Grow Its Bitcoin-Based Payment Network
Strike Raises $80M to Grow Its Bitcoin-Based Payment Network
September 27, 2022  |  Investments

Digital payment provider Strike, which is built on the Bitcoin Lightning Network, has raised $80 million in a Series B funding round, which it will...

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Bankrupt Crypto Firm Voyager Sold to FTX for $1.4B
Bankrupt Crypto Firm Voyager Sold to FTX for $1.4B
September 27, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Voyager Digital will sell its assets to cryptocurrency exchange FTX for $1.4 billion, the struggling crypto lender announced late Monday (Sept. 26). The sale came...

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Today in Crypto: Pentagon Hires Inca Digital to Research Crypto Risks; JPMorgan Lowers Coinbase Price Target
Today in Crypto: Pentagon Hires Inca Digital to Research Crypto Risks; JPMorgan Lowers Coinbase Price...
September 25, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has hired Inca Digital, a digital asset data and analytics provider, to look into cryptocurrency risks to national...

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Fitch Says Bond Buy Won’t Lower El Salvador’s Default Risk
Fitch Says Bond Buy Won’t Lower El Salvador’s Default Risk
September 23, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

El Salvador has repurchased more than $500 million of its bonds at a huge discount, but that may not lessen its risk of a default...

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Today in Crypto: Robinhood Adds USD Coin to Offerings; MicroStrategy Makes Smallest Buy of Bitcoin in 2+ Years
Today in Crypto: Robinhood Adds USD Coin to Offerings; MicroStrategy Makes Smallest Buy of Bitcoin...
September 20, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Robinhood Markets has added USD Coin stablecoin to its retail-focused crypto offerings, according to a report from Seeking Alpha on Tuesday. Users will now be...

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Gr4vy, BitPay, Team to Help Merchants Accept Crypto
Gr4vy, BitPay, Team to Help Merchants Accept Crypto
September 20, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Cloud-native payments company Gr4vy has teamed up with BitPay to help merchants accept crypto payments through BitPay’s checkout tool. The collaboration will let merchants use...

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Wall Street Giants’ EDXM Exchange Could Lift Crypto Industry, Lower Prices
Wall Street Giants’ EDXM Exchange Could Lift Crypto Industry, Lower Prices
September 20, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

While the news that a half-dozen top financial firms are creating a new cryptocurrency exchange has been lauded for what it says about their faith...

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Alameda to Return $200M Voyager Digital Loan
Alameda to Return $200M Voyager Digital Loan
September 20, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Alameda Research, which is owned by crypto billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried, is set to return $200 million in cryptocurrency borrowed from bankrupt crypto lender Voyager Digital....

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