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

Big Retailers Like Whole Foods To Accept Bitcoin

Big Retailers Like Whole Foods To Accept Bitcoin
Big Retailers Like Whole Foods To Accept Bitcoin
May 14, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Major retailers — including Crate and Barrel, Nordstrom and Whole Foods — will now accept bitcoin, according to Fortune, and three other types of digital...

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US Crypto Investor Awarded $75M In Fraud Suit
US Crypto Investor Awarded $75M In Fraud Suit
May 12, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Michael Terpin, an entrepreneur based in the U.S. and an investor in cryptocurrency, won $75.8 million in a court judgment over a scheme to defraud...

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Real-Time Payments, Mastercard And Visa Deals Dominate This Week’s News
Real-Time Payments, Mastercard And Visa Deals Dominate This Week’s News
May 10, 2019  |  News

At the end of another busy week, it can pay to look back at some of the biggest recent news in payments and commerce. And...

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Bitcoin Daily: Facebook Loosens Crypto Ad Ban; TRON Flaw Could Lead To Network Freeze
Bitcoin Daily: Facebook Loosens Crypto Ad Ban; TRON Flaw Could Lead To Network Freeze
May 09, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Facebook announced that it is loosening its ban on blockchain and cryptocurrency-related ads. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Facebook Taps Ex-PayPal Employees For Blockchain Team
Facebook Taps Ex-PayPal Employees For Blockchain Team
May 08, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

Facebook is shoring up its secretive blockchain team with hires from PayPal, according to a report by Bloomberg, and the company might be planning to...

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Hackers Net $41M In Binance Bitcoin Heist
Hackers Net $41M In Binance Bitcoin Heist
May 08, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Binance, one of the biggest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world, was reportedly hacked — with the bad guys stealing bitcoin valued at $41 million. Get...

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Crypto Fundraising Has Been Banned On WeChat
Crypto Fundraising Has Been Banned On WeChat
May 07, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

Tencent-owned Chinese chat app WeChat has altered its terms of service agreement to stop merchants from raising funds using cryptocurrency or tokens, according to reports....

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Crypto Miners Brought In $291M In April As Bitcoin Price Surged
Crypto Miners Brought In $291M In April As Bitcoin Price Surged
May 07, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

Miners of cryptocurrency bitcoin made $291 million in so-called block rewards in April, which research firm Diar said was a 30 percent increase in monthly...

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Data Dive, New Ideas Edition: Uber, Marriott And Facebook
Data Dive, New Ideas Edition: Uber, Marriott And Facebook
May 06, 2019  |  Data Dive

There is always something new going on in payments — such that it is easy to lose track. But every once in a while a...

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