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

Can FinTech Walk The FinTalk?
Can FinTech Walk The FinTalk?
April 30, 2018  |  Payments Innovation

Benjamin Franklin is best remembered as a signer of the Declaration of Independence in 1776 and a prolific inventor who created the lightning rod after...

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Coinbase Teases $8B Valuation With Latest Acquisition
Coinbase Teases $8B Valuation With Latest Acquisition
April 30, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Coinbase valued itself at about $8 billion during a recent acquisition deal that included its common shares. According to Recode, that estimate is much higher...

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Federal Reserve Bank Of St. Louis Pits Bitcoin Against Other Currencies
Federal Reserve Bank Of St. Louis Pits Bitcoin Against Other Currencies
April 30, 2018  |  Bitcoin

The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis isn’t buying into the belief that because bitcoin isn’t tied to a real-world commodity, it shouldn’t have any...

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US Lawmaker Wants To Ban ICOs
US Lawmaker Wants To Ban ICOs
April 27, 2018  |  Cryptocurrency

While the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s William Hinman said the agency is “striving for a balanced approach” between digital currencies and initial coin offerings...

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Bitcoin Mined With Supply And Demand Top Of Mind
Bitcoin Mined With Supply And Demand Top Of Mind
April 27, 2018  |  Bitcoin

It didn’t get to $10,000. That might be the headline news about bitcoin. But then again, it wasn’t $6,000 either. Nor even the $7,000 level...

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Bitcoin Daily: Ripple Boasts 84% Q1 XRP Sales Jump, Samsung Gets Crypto Mining Earnings Boost
Bitcoin Daily: Ripple Boasts 84% Q1 XRP Sales Jump, Samsung Gets Crypto Mining Earnings Boost
April 27, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin is pushing against the upper limits of its supply, CoinDesk reported. The 17 millionth bitcoin was expected to be mined on Thursday (April 26)....

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Bitcoin Daily: Nasdaq Might Trade Crypto, Bitcoin Miners Nabbed For Stealing Electricity
Bitcoin Daily: Nasdaq Might Trade Crypto, Bitcoin Miners Nabbed For Stealing Electricity
April 26, 2018  |  Bitcoin

The Winklevoss twins are turning to Nasdaq to keep an eye out for trading manipulation, Quartz reported. Their crypto exchange, Gemini, will use Nasdaq’s tech...

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Bitcoin Daily: Tax Day Rebound Continues For Bitcoin, Goldman Sachs Mulls Bitcoin Trading
Bitcoin Daily: Tax Day Rebound Continues For Bitcoin, Goldman Sachs Mulls Bitcoin Trading
April 24, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin rose above the $9,000 level this past weekend as the cryptocurrency continued to notch gains following Tax Day, CNBC reported. Fundstrat Global Advisors’ Tom...

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Second Looks And New Ideas
Second Looks And New Ideas
April 23, 2018  |  Today In Data

Spring is the season for cleaning out the old and ushering in the new. And sometimes a new groove is just what a firm needs....

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