Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency is a digital asset designed to work as a medium of exchange that uses strong cryptography to secure financial transactions, control the creation of additional units, and verify the transfer of assets.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

Bitcoin Daily: Reddit May Take Crypto Again, JP Morgan Applies For Blockchain Patent
Bitcoin Daily: Reddit May Take Crypto Again, JP Morgan Applies For Blockchain Patent
May 04, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Oscar Meyer is facing a potential problem with a bacon-backed cryptocurrency dubbed “Bacoin” that it promoted: Someone else might have come up with the idea...

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Letting The Air(TM) Out Of Venezuelan Hyperinflation
Letting The Air(TM) Out Of Venezuelan Hyperinflation
May 04, 2018  |  Latin America

Hyperinflation has driven the Venezuelan Bolivar to near uselessness. How are individuals supposed to save and manage money when their currency is hemorrhaging value? AirTM...

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Sharing Success On Small Business Week
Sharing Success On Small Business Week
May 03, 2018  |  SMBs

“Small but mighty” is the mantra this week, as small businesses (SMBs) celebrate the entrepreneurship and perseverance (otherwise known as “blood, sweat and tears”) that...

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Telegram Bags ICO
Telegram Bags ICO
May 03, 2018  |  IPO

After bringing in $1.7 billion from private investors, messaging app Telegram has called off its public initial coin offering (ICO). According to The Wall Street...

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Ripple Challenged At UK Parliament Hearing
Ripple Challenged At UK Parliament Hearing
May 03, 2018  |  Blockchain

Ripple was put on the defensive at a hearing on cryptocurrencies and blockchain at the U.K. Parliament after a former developer criticized the company’s products....

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Five At Five: Mastercard Makes A Biometric Bet
Five At Five: Mastercard Makes A Biometric Bet
May 01, 2018  |  News

Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at some of the freshest payments news of the day. Today’s stories include a new mark in...

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Ethereum Now In Regulator Crosshairs
Ethereum Now In Regulator Crosshairs
May 01, 2018  |  Cryptocurrency

Regulators in the U.S. are considering the regulation of digital tokens outside bitcoin. The Wall Street Journal reported that the inquiry is focused on the cryptocurrency Ethereum,...

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Bitcoin Daily: Square Stocks Drop After Citron’s Bitcoin Critique, Oscar Meyer Launches Bacon Crypto
Bitcoin Daily: Square Stocks Drop After Citron’s Bitcoin Critique, Oscar Meyer Launches Bacon Crypto
May 01, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Square’s stock fell almost 4 percent on Monday (April 30), after a short seller tweeted that the company’s bitcoin efforts might be overhyped, CNBC reported. “SQ-Cash...

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ICOs On US Lawmakers’ Radar, As Ban Mulled
ICOs On US Lawmakers’ Radar, As Ban Mulled
April 30, 2018  |  Regulation

Initial coin offerings, or ICOs, have been on the receiving end of much criticism and a growing amount of regulatory scrutiny. Now the trend may...

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