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

Coinbase Versus IRS Heats Up
Coinbase Versus IRS Heats Up
January 03, 2017  |  Bitcoin

There’s new news in the ongoing battle between bitcoin and ether exchange and platform startup Coinbase and the IRS. The request for Jeffrey Berns’ Coinbase...

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Indian Banks Worry They Will Run Out Of Cash When Demonetization Ends
Indian Banks Worry They Will Run Out Of Cash When Demonetization Ends
December 29, 2016  |  International

With India’s demonetization set to come to an end on Dec. 30, banks in the country are warning the government they will have a tough...

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Bitcoin Tracker: An Outrageous Prediction
Bitcoin Tracker: An Outrageous Prediction
December 09, 2016  |  Bitcoin

The second week of December saw bitcoin sit pretty solidly in the 750s and 760s after last week’s high point of $777 — on trend...

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Bitcoin Tracker: Bitcoin Flies High
Bitcoin Tracker: Bitcoin Flies High
December 02, 2016  |  Bitcoin

Only two days in, and December has already been good to bitcoin. This week saw bitcoin’s price jump over its previous 2016 high to reach...

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Bitcoin Tracker: KeepKey Keeps Currency Promise
Bitcoin Tracker: KeepKey Keeps Currency Promise
November 18, 2016  |  Bitcoin

The price of bitcoin saw a steady rise this week after briefly dipping down below 700. The price as of the time of writing sits around...

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Uncertainty Reigns — Will Bitcoin?
Uncertainty Reigns — Will Bitcoin?
November 14, 2016  |  PYMNTS Topic TBD

As one political party moves out and President-elect Trump moves in, what’s in store for the economy, money, monetary policy and fiscal policies? In the...

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Blockchain Takes It To The House With Own Congressional Caucus
Blockchain Takes It To The House With Own Congressional Caucus
September 27, 2016  |  Blockchain / Distributed Ledger

On Capitol Hill, it appears that blockchain — and digital currency itself — has arrived. American Banker reported on Monday (Sept. 26) that the Congressional Blockchain...

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Ethereum Woes Validate Conservative Nature Of Bitcoin Developers
Ethereum Woes Validate Conservative Nature Of Bitcoin Developers
August 29, 2016  |  Bitcoin

For some time now, some people have thought the Bitcoin Core development team is too conservative and too concerned with technical failures to take action...

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