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

Feds Put Seized Bitcoins Up For Auction
Feds Put Seized Bitcoins Up For Auction
January 12, 2018  |  Bitcoin

The Feds are seeking to put nearly 4,000 bitcoins on the auction block — currently worth approximately $50 million — seized in criminal, civil and administrative...

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Bitcoin Daily: Goldman’s Bitcoin-as-Money Views, Ex-Regulator Wishes He’d Gotten In
Bitcoin Daily: Goldman’s Bitcoin-as-Money Views, Ex-Regulator Wishes He’d Gotten In
January 12, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Faced with a whopping number of user signups, a very popular Hong Kong cryptocurrency exchange has decided to limit new customers, Bloomberg reported. Binance.com is...

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For Bitcoin, Bitten and Buffeted
For Bitcoin, Bitten and Buffeted
January 12, 2018  |  Bitcoin

There are rough days. And then there are rough days. Bitcoin had a bad day. By almost any measure, Thursday (Jan. 11) was a day the...

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South Korea Backs Off Bitcoin Ban
South Korea Backs Off Bitcoin Ban
January 12, 2018  |  Bitcoin

The official word from South Korea’s Blue House (the local equivalent of the White House) is in: there will be no ban on bitcoin trading...

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Messaging App Line Next To Look Into Cryptocurrencies
Messaging App Line Next To Look Into Cryptocurrencies
January 11, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Messaging provider Line is ready to jump onto the cryptocurrency bandwagon, talking to several companies about using the digital asset for payment services, including Line...

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Bitcoin Daily: Overstock’s Bitcoin Snafu And Telegram’s ICO Details Revealed
Bitcoin Daily: Overstock’s Bitcoin Snafu And Telegram’s ICO Details Revealed
January 11, 2018  |  Bitcoin

It’s a mistake that no retailer wants to make when integrating cryptocurrency into an eCommerce platform: Last week, a security firm discovered that Overstock.com had...

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Buffett Says Bitcoin Story Will End Badly
Buffett Says Bitcoin Story Will End Badly
January 11, 2018  |  Bitcoin

On Wednesday (Jan. 10), Warren Buffett, the billionaire investor, said he believes the bitcoin craze will come to an ending that won’t be good news...

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Jamie Dimon Regrets Calling Bitcoin A Fraud
Jamie Dimon Regrets Calling Bitcoin A Fraud
January 10, 2018  |  Bitcoin

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon may not be interested in bitcoin, but he does regret calling it a fraud. In an interview with Fox Business Network...

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Even The SEC Is Thinking About Adding “Blockchain” To Its Name
Even The SEC Is Thinking About Adding “Blockchain” To Its Name
January 10, 2018  |  Blockchain

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is having some fun with the cryptocurrency craze that has resulted in share surges for companies with “blockchain” attached...

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