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.

Binance CEO, Lightning Rod for Controversy, Launches Bitcoin Price War
Binance CEO, Lightning Rod for Controversy, Launches Bitcoin Price War
July 12, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

On July 8, Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, founder and CEO the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, launched what is likely to become an all-out price war...

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Today in Crypto: Voyager Starts Chapter 11 Restructuring; Texas Bitcoin Miners Shut Down as Power Grid Nears Breaking Point
Today in Crypto: Voyager Starts Chapter 11 Restructuring; Texas Bitcoin Miners Shut Down as Power...
July 11, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Crypto exchange KuCoin is reportedly looking to hire 300 employees over the next few months, which runs contrary to the fears of a recession getting...

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Today in Crypto: UK Think Tank Calls for Global Rules on CBDC; Celsius Hires New Restructuring Lawyers
Today in Crypto: UK Think Tank Calls for Global Rules on CBDC; Celsius Hires New...
July 10, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

As part of its ongoing investigation, India’s Directorate of Enforcement (ED) is looking into more details regarding foreign exchange violations from crypto firms, according to...

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El Salvador Weekly: Half of Chivo Wallet Transactions Are Completed in Dollars
El Salvador Weekly: Half of Chivo Wallet Transactions Are Completed in Dollars
July 08, 2022  |  Mobile Wallets

El Salvador’s Chivo digital wallet has largely failed as a digital wallet for cryptocurrency, but it just might succeed as a dollar debit app for...

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Graff Diamonds Sues Insurance for Losses After Paying $7.5M Ransom to Hackers
Graff Diamonds Sues Insurance for Losses After Paying $7.5M Ransom to Hackers
July 06, 2022  |  Legal

Graff Diamonds, a British luxury jeweler, has paid a ransom in bitcoin of $7.5 million to Conti, the Russian hacking gang which leaked data on...

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El Salvador Weekly: President Bukele’s Bitcoin Policy Is ‘Magical Thinking’
El Salvador Weekly: President Bukele’s Bitcoin Policy Is ‘Magical Thinking’
July 05, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Giving Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele the courage of his convictions, bitcoin’s collapse below $20,000 from its November high of nearly $70,000 hasn’t dimmed his enthusiasm...

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A Bitcoin Declaration of Financial Independence
A Bitcoin Declaration of Financial Independence
July 04, 2022  |  Bitcoin

On America’s Independence Day, it’s worth looking back at bitcoin’s history, because both origin stories share a basic impulse: freedom from a system that controls...

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Report: FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Considers Miner Acquisitions
Report: FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Considers Miner Acquisitions
July 03, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Crypto exchange FTX US co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried said he would consider making acquisitions among beaten-up crypto mining companies, Bloomberg reported Friday (July 1). Bankman-Fried said...

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Uber Eats’ BitPay Integration Allows Users to Pay With Crypto
Uber Eats’ BitPay Integration Allows Users to Pay With Crypto
July 03, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The BitPay Card can be used anywhere Mastercard can be used, including with DoorDash and Uber Eats, according to a post on BitPay’s blog. “Use...

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