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

Goldman Sees Crypto Crash, Few Currencies Left Standing
Goldman Sees Crypto Crash, Few Currencies Left Standing
February 07, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Like companies caught up in the 1990s dot-com bubble, the head of Goldman Sachs’ Global Investment Research unit believes most cryptocurrencies will likely fail and...

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States Press Regulators To Simplify FinTech Licensing
States Press Regulators To Simplify FinTech Licensing
February 06, 2018  |  Bank Regulation

Reuters reported news on Tuesday that banking regulators from seven states across the United States are working to, as the newswire reported, “streamline” the FinTech reporting...

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Ledger Wallet Glitch Tricks Users Into Sending Money To Hackers
Ledger Wallet Glitch Tricks Users Into Sending Money To Hackers
February 06, 2018  |  Blockchain

After a report indicated that a bug in Ledger Wallet’s software could allow users to be duped into sending cryptocurrency to hackers, the hardware wallet...

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Regulators Press Congress For More Crypto Regs
Regulators Press Congress For More Crypto Regs
February 06, 2018  |  Regulation

The heads of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) are slated to testify in front of Congress on Tuesday...

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Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Keeps Plunging, North Korea’s Crypto Hacks Net Billions
Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Keeps Plunging, North Korea’s Crypto Hacks Net Billions
February 06, 2018  |  Bitcoin

North Korea hacked into South Korean cryptocurrency exchanges last year, and the country still hasn’t stopped trying to steal digital coins, South Korea said, according...

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China Slams Door On Crypto Trading Sites  
China Slams Door On Crypto Trading Sites  
February 06, 2018  |  Regulation

China dealt bitcoin and cryptocurrency trading a major blow on Monday (Feb. 5) after it blocked all websites that enable cryptocurrency trading and initial coin...

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Bitcoin Slides Again As Banks Curb Buying
Bitcoin Slides Again As Banks Curb Buying
February 05, 2018  |  Bitcoin

And the hits keep coming … to bitcoin’s price. The cryptocurrency’s value was down more than 7 percent on Monday (Feb. 5) to roughly $7,600,...

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Bank Of America Bans Credit Card Crypto Purchases
Bank Of America Bans Credit Card Crypto Purchases
February 02, 2018  |  Bitcoin

The second-largest U.S. bank is banning customers from purchasing cryptocurrencies using its credit cards, according to Bloomberg reports. Bank of America (BofA) officially announced it...

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Bad Week Worsens For Cryptos; No TGIF Here
Bad Week Worsens For Cryptos; No TGIF Here
February 02, 2018  |  Investments

There’ll be no TGIF from bitcoin and its brethren, it seems. Cryptos of all stripes and sizes, from bitcoin to its lesser known peers, tumbled...

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