March 07, 2018
Ripple Rolls Out Payment App To 61 Japanese Banks
Ripple — the blockchain company whose technology powers the cryptocurrency XRP — has created a new payment app in which transactions are settled instantly. According to news from CNBC, the new app...
March 05, 2018
ICOs, SEC And Wait And See?
The SEC fired a regulatory shot across ICOs’ bows this week, sending out information requests and subpoenas to a slew of firms. The door opens for more oversight, and perhaps...
March 02, 2018
The Newest Bitcoin Heist: Mining
Why steal bitcoin when you can steal the technology that enables one to make more of it? Clearly, this is the question a group of Icelandic thieves pondered before making...
February 28, 2018
Today In Data: Employees Steal, Earnings Reports Wow And Subscriptions...
Today in PYMNTS data, employees are stealing tens of billions from their employers every year, earnings reports show growth for tech and payments firms, business-to-consumer (B2C) subscription offerings are on...
February 27, 2018
Bitcoin Daily: Gun Sellers Turn To Crypto, Bitcoin Makes Divorces...
It was a good day for bitcoin, CNBC reported. In late morning trading on Monday (Feb. 26), the cryptocurrency jumped to nearly $10,300. While there didn’t seem to be an...
February 26, 2018
Bitcoin Miner Faces Suit For $5 Billion In Bitcoin
The man who had claimed to be the founder of bitcoin is being sued for allegedly stealing $5 billion of bitcoin from his former business partner. Craig Wright, who had...
February 26, 2018
FitPay Launches Contactless Payment Bitcoin Coin
What if bitcoin were actually a coin? FitPay has made it one. Flip, a new contactless payment device that the startup just made available for preorder, is a literal plastic...
February 22, 2018
What Crypto Exchanges Can Learn From Banks
The age of cryptocurrencies is in its nascent stage, but is fully upon us. And, as with any new industry, there are growing pains. Such is the case with digital currencies....
February 19, 2018
The US Might Need A New Way To Regulate Cryptocurrencies
As the popularity of bitcoin and other digital currencies grows, would it make sense for the U.S. government to create a new watchdog to oversee cryptocurrencies? That’s the question being...