Bitcoin

Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency. It is a decentralized digital currency without a central bank or single administrator that can be sent from user to user on the peer-to-peer bitcoin network without the need for intermediaries.

Prosecutors and Defense Present Closing Arguments in Sam Bankman-Fried Trial
Prosecutors and Defense Present Closing Arguments in Sam Bankman-Fried Trial
November 01, 2023  |  Legal

Prosecutors and defense attorneys presented contrasting narratives of Sam Bankman-Fried’s alleged involvement in fraud and money-laundering offenses Wednesday (Nov. 1). They did so while presenting...

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Coinbase Opens Crypto Futures Trading to More Retail Customers
Coinbase Opens Crypto Futures Trading to More Retail Customers
November 01, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

Coinbase said American customers can now trade leveraged cryptocurrency futures on Coinbase Financial Markets (CFM). CFM won approval earlier this year to bring federally regulated...

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Bitcoin Surges to 17-Month High Before Retreating
Bitcoin Surges to 17-Month High Before Retreating
November 01, 2023  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin experienced a brief surge to a fresh 17-month high Wednesday (Nov. 1) before retreating from the $35,000 mark.  The cryptocurrency jumped around 1.5% to...

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JPMorgan: JPM Coin Handles $1 Billion in Daily Transactions
JPMorgan: JPM Coin Handles $1 Billion in Daily Transactions
October 26, 2023  |  Blockchain

J.P. Morgan said its digital token now handles $1 billion in daily transactions. “JPM Coin gets transacted on a daily basis mostly in U.S. dollars,...

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FTX Seeks Answers on Sam Bankman-Fried’s Payment to AI Nonprofit
FTX Seeks Answers on Sam Bankman-Fried’s Payment to AI Nonprofit
October 26, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

FTX wants answers about $6.5 million its founder gave to an artificial intelligence (AI) nonprofit. The bankrupt cryptocurrency firm’s new management said in a Wednesday...

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FTX Gets Revamp Proposals From 3 Bidders
FTX Gets Revamp Proposals From 3 Bidders
October 25, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

FTX received multiple proposals from bidders hoping to resurrect the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange. Investment banker Kevin Cofsky of Perella Weinberg Partners said during a Tuesday...

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Crypto Delistings Happening at Record Clip Despite Bitcoin Comeback
Crypto Delistings Happening at Record Clip Despite Bitcoin Comeback
October 24, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

While bitcoin enjoys an encore, a number of other cryptocurrencies are apparently bowing out. As Bloomberg News reported Tuesday (Oct. 24), a record number of...

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Plaid and Zero Hash Partnership Lets Customers Trade Crypto via ACH
Plaid and Zero Hash Partnership Lets Customers Trade Crypto via ACH
October 24, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

Financial services company Plaid and cryptocurrency infrastructure platform Zero Hash teamed to let customers buy and sell cryptocurrency via automated clearing house (ACH). “Zero Hash...

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Bitcoin Reaches $35,000 Thanks to ETF Anticipation
Bitcoin Reaches $35,000 Thanks to ETF Anticipation
October 24, 2023  |  Bitcoin

Investor optimism about the future of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) has apparently been good for bitcoin. As Bloomberg News reported Tuesday (Oct. 24), the world’s largest cryptocurrency...

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