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

MoneyGram CEO Plans Waves With Ripple   
MoneyGram CEO Plans Waves With Ripple  
January 29, 2018  |  News

Headlines swirl around the price of bitcoin and its cryptocurrency cousins, around psychological barriers tied to $10,000 thresholds, around raids on suspect operators, around tax...

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Fizzle Of The Week: The Activist CFPB
Fizzle Of The Week: The Activist CFPB
January 26, 2018  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

It seems an era has drawn to a close at the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) as that under Mick Mulvaney, interim director and Office...

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$400 Million Of NEM Coins Vanish From Coincheck
$400 Million Of NEM Coins Vanish From Coincheck
January 26, 2018  |  Blockchain

Four years after the collapse of Mt. Gox, Coincheck, one of Japan’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, has said that about $400 million worth of NEM coins...

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Bitcoin And The Bitter Tax Bite
Bitcoin And The Bitter Tax Bite
January 26, 2018  |  Bitcoin

The taxman cometh. And the cryptos plummet. By now you know South Korea is a prime mover for cryptocurrencies — be it up or down. This past...

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ECB Director Says G20 At Work On Bitcoin ‘Answer’
ECB Director Says G20 At Work On Bitcoin ‘Answer’
January 26, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Amid the continuing global debate over cryptocurrencies, G20, an international forum for governments and central bank governors, has taken up the gantlet, Reuters reported Friday...

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Bitcoin Daily: Katy Perry Has Great Crypto Taste; BitConnect Hit With Lawsuit
Bitcoin Daily: Katy Perry Has Great Crypto Taste; BitConnect Hit With Lawsuit
January 26, 2018  |  Bitcoin

After the Nordea Bank AB decided to ban employees from trading bitcoin, unions are questioning if the policy is legal, Bloomberg reported. But Per Bolund,...

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Bitcoin Daily: 50 Cent Made Millions Selling Album For Bitcoin
Bitcoin Daily: 50 Cent Made Millions Selling Album For Bitcoin
January 25, 2018  |  Bitcoin

In possibly the latest crime involving cryptocurrency, U.S. regulators say that a Nevada company and two involved individuals allegedly defrauded more than $6 million from...

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Ripple Sold Nearly $92 Million XRP In Q4 2017
Ripple Sold Nearly $92 Million XRP In Q4 2017
January 24, 2018  |  Blockchain

Ripple sold nearly $92 million of its XRP digital currency in the fourth quarter of 2017, according to news from CNBC. The company, which is developing...

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A Payments And Music Machine And Cryptocurrency Dreams
A Payments And Music Machine And Cryptocurrency Dreams
January 24, 2018  |  Startup Check-In

Smartwatches are getting smarter. Instead of linking to the user’s phone to power GPS, fitness tracking, music and payments, this one houses it all in...

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