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: Coinbase Woos Merchants With New Crypto Tools, Most Crypto Traders Don’t Pay Taxes
Bitcoin Daily: Coinbase Woos Merchants With New Crypto Tools, Most Crypto Traders Don’t Pay Taxes
February 15, 2018  |  Bitcoin

It will now be easier for retailers to accept cryptocurrencies as a form of payment, Bloomberg reported. Through a Coinbase service called Coinbase Commerce, retailers...

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Cryptos And Sandboxes And Streamlined Money Licensing (Oh My!)
Cryptos And Sandboxes And Streamlined Money Licensing (Oh My!)
February 15, 2018  |  News

Streamlined money transfer applications dominated regulatory news this past week as seven states took the initiative to make it easier for traditional FIs and fintechs...

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The Strangest Tokens Of Affection Payments and Commerce
The Strangest Tokens Of Affection Payments and Commerce
February 14, 2018  |  Blockchain

Today is Valentine’s Day, and although the hours grow short, there is still time to get the special someone a special something. We all know...

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CFTC Commissioner Tells Cryptos To Self-Regulate
CFTC Commissioner Tells Cryptos To Self-Regulate
February 14, 2018  |  Blockchain

While the U.S. government determines its best approach to cryptocurrency regulation, a commissioner with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is advising crypto companies to...

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Bitcoin Daily: Coincheck’s Investors Take Their Money, Iceland’s Big Mining Electricity Bill
Bitcoin Daily: Coincheck’s Investors Take Their Money, Iceland’s Big Mining Electricity Bill
February 14, 2018  |  Bitcoin

While investors are worried that the price of bitcoin might be artificially held high, a head of a cryptocurrency firm is not concerned, CNBC reported....

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WePay’s Clerico Says Not Much Demand For Crypto
WePay’s Clerico Says Not Much Demand For Crypto
February 14, 2018  |  Bitcoin

The CEO of WePay says that the demand for cryptocurrency isn’t high enough for payment companies to start offering it. Bill Clerico said in a...

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Bitcoin Daily: LoopX’s Exit Scam, BitGrail’s Suspicious Nano Hack
Bitcoin Daily: LoopX’s Exit Scam, BitGrail’s Suspicious Nano Hack
February 13, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Some of America’s leading universities are adding a new course to their roster – call it Bitcoin 101. Graduate classes at schools such as Duke...

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Investors Caught In Two Crypto ‘Exit Scams’
Investors Caught In Two Crypto ‘Exit Scams’
February 12, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Following an announcement from an Italian cryptocurrency exchange that $200 million worth of virtual currency was stolen from its servers, investors and developers are taking...

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Russian Scientists Get Busted Trying To Use Supercomputer For Bitcoin Mining
Russian Scientists Get Busted Trying To Use Supercomputer For Bitcoin Mining
February 12, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Russian scientists working at a secret Russian nuclear warhead plant have been placed under arrest for purported crypto mining. According to a report in the...

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