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.

Today in Crypto: Coinbase Streamlines Crypto Checkout in Merchant Tool; Despite Ban, China has 21% of Global Bitcoin Mining
Today in Crypto: Coinbase Streamlines Crypto Checkout in Merchant Tool; Despite Ban, China has 21%...
May 17, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Coinbase will integrate with Primer, which will make a more seamless crypto checkout experience, leveraging Coinbase Commerce, a company blog said Tuesday (May 17). This...

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Today in Crypto: El Salvador to Hold Bitcoin Meeting With 44 Countries; TerraUSD Backer Says It Spent Reserves
Today in Crypto: El Salvador to Hold Bitcoin Meeting With 44 Countries; TerraUSD Backer Says...
May 16, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Japanese bank Nomura will be debuting a company to help institutional clients get more into crypto, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and decentralized finance, The Financial Times...

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Today in FinTech: Bitcoin Further Crushed; Experian Acquires MOVA; Buymie Raises Funds
Today in FinTech: Bitcoin Further Crushed; Experian Acquires MOVA; Buymie Raises Funds
May 16, 2022  |  Fintech Investments

In today’s FinTech news, the founder of crypto exchange FTX Sam Bankman-Fried said he doesn’t think bitcoin can be a payment method. Plus, Buymie is...

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FTX Founder Says Bitcoin Fails as Payments Network
FTX Founder Says Bitcoin Fails as Payments Network
May 16, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin’s future as a payments network is weak due to its inefficiency, high environmental impact and lack of ability to scale, CEO and founder of...

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Today in Crypto: Binance, OKX Delist LUNA and UST; International Investigators Suspect $1B Crypto Ponzi Scheme
Today in Crypto: Binance, OKX Delist LUNA and UST; International Investigators Suspect $1B Crypto Ponzi...
May 15, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Binance announced Friday (May 13) that it is suspending spot trading for LUNA and UST, which will be lifted when the network becomes stable. In...

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Location of Terra’s Bitcoin Reserve Unknown Following Transfers
Location of Terra’s Bitcoin Reserve Unknown Following Transfers
May 15, 2022  |  Bitcoin

Billions in bitcoin, bought as a reserve by the Luna Foundation Guard (LFG), a foundation set up by the failed Terra blockchain, is now untraceable...

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PYMNTS Crypto Basics Series: What’s a Native Token, Non-Native Token and White-Label Crypto?
PYMNTS Crypto Basics Series: What’s a Native Token, Non-Native Token and White-Label Crypto?
May 15, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin, blockchain and cryptocurrency are words that most people have at least heard of since the industry exploded into the mainstream public consciousness over the...

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El Salvador Weekly: With Bitcoin Bond Fading, President Bukele ‘Buys the Dip’
El Salvador Weekly: With Bitcoin Bond Fading, President Bukele ‘Buys the Dip’
May 13, 2022  |  Bitcoin

Given the unpopularity and slender use of bitcoin as a currency in El Salvador, you’d think that President Nayib Bukele’s decision to spend another $15...

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Stablecoin Collapse Heightens Calls for Crypto Controls Worldwide
Stablecoin Collapse Heightens Calls for Crypto Controls Worldwide
May 13, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Calls for global cryptocurrency regulation are growing louder and could be in place within a year. Grouping crypto with problems like climate change and COVID,...

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