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

Square Lets Customers Buy Bitcoin
Square Lets Customers Buy Bitcoin
November 16, 2017  |  Bitcoin

Square, the digital payment company, is getting into bitcoin by reportedly letting some of its customers purchase the cryptocurrency. According to news from Bloomberg, Square is...

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DBS Bank CIO Calls Bitcoin A ‘Ponzi Scheme’
DBS Bank CIO Calls Bitcoin A ‘Ponzi Scheme’
November 15, 2017  |  Bitcoin

The chief information officer of one of Asia’s largest banks, DBS, has made his bank’s official position on bitcoin known, bluntly. “We see bitcoin as...

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ESMA Joins List Of Regulators Warning About ICOs
ESMA Joins List Of Regulators Warning About ICOs
November 14, 2017  |  Investments

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) warned investors about the risks of initial coin offerings (ICOs) in a statement on Monday (Nov. 13) and...

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Analyst Says Overstock Should Ditch Retail To Focus On Blockchain
Analyst Says Overstock Should Ditch Retail To Focus On Blockchain
November 13, 2017  |  Blockchain

Overstock got its price target lifted last week after the company indicated that it could sell the home eCommerce unit to focus more on its...

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Bitcoin’s Buy Price Goes Bust
Bitcoin’s Buy Price Goes Bust
November 13, 2017  |  Bitcoin

The bitcoin market has taken a 25 percent tumble over the last few days after briefly touching an all-time high price of $7,900 per unit...

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The Surprises Edition: Ethereum, PayPal And The Fed
The Surprises Edition: Ethereum, PayPal And The Fed
November 13, 2017  |  Data Dive

The news was full of surprises this week. In the undeniably fun and not-so-serious surprise column was animoji karaoke. We admit, the use case for pandas singing hip hop...

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Goldman Sachs CEO Latest To Throw Shade On Bitcoin
Goldman Sachs CEO Latest To Throw Shade On Bitcoin
November 10, 2017  |  Bitcoin

Add Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein to the list of people who aren’t fans of bitcoin. In an interview with CNBC, Blankfein said that “maybe...

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SEC Chair Throws Some (More) Shade At ICOs
SEC Chair Throws Some (More) Shade At ICOs
November 10, 2017  |  Blockchain / Distributed Ledger

The SEC is growing increasingly wary of initial coin offerings — and sounding increasingly likely to step up regulatory action in and around them. A...

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Nvidia’s Crypto Revenue Slashed In Half Since Q2
Nvidia’s Crypto Revenue Slashed In Half Since Q2
November 10, 2017  |  Bitcoin

The market for Nvidia chips — mostly valued among those who mine digital currencies like bitcoin or ethereum — seems to be in a bit...

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