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.

Bitcoin Tracker: All Eyes On China
Bitcoin Tracker: All Eyes On China
February 10, 2017  |  Bitcoin

After a couple weeks without major movement, investors and acquirers are showing interest in bitcoin. First, CoinDesk acquired San Francisco-based bitcoin and blockchain investing news...

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PBoC Expands Bitcoin Probe
PBoC Expands Bitcoin Probe
February 09, 2017  |  Bitcoin

Just when bitcoin thought it was safe, it turns out Chinese regulators aren’t done with their investigation into domestic bitcoin exchanges. The People’s Bank of...

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SEC Bitcoin Trust Decision Deadline Nears
SEC Bitcoin Trust Decision Deadline Nears
February 08, 2017  |  Bitcoin

The deadline looms for the SEC decision on the Winklevoss twins’ Bitcoin Trust. Over three years ago, the Winklevoss twins — of Facebook dispute fame...

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RBI Warns Against Bitcoin Use – For Now
RBI Warns Against Bitcoin Use – For Now
February 06, 2017  |  B2B Payments

The Reserve Bank of India has made several public shows of support for digital payments and for going cashless — even for blockchain. But the...

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Bitcoin Tracker: The Beat Goes On
Bitcoin Tracker: The Beat Goes On
February 03, 2017  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin’s value just broke $1,000. Again. And then went below. Again. Then up and down again. (Anyone else feeling seasick?) Following relatively flat growth through...

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Jack Ma’s Sizzling Week (And Quarter, Too)
Jack Ma’s Sizzling Week (And Quarter, Too)
January 27, 2017  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

All in a week's work. Beat the Street, make a buy. Alibaba did both, putting to rest fears of a Chinese consumer speed bump with...

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Credit China FinTech Invests $30M In Bitfury Group, Forms JV
Credit China FinTech Invests $30M In Bitfury Group, Forms JV
January 27, 2017  |  Investments

Credit China FinTech, the Chinese investment company, announced Thursday (Jan. 26) it made a $30 million investment in Bitfury Group, the bitcoin and blockchain infrastructure...

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Transaction Laundering’s Newest Art Form
Transaction Laundering’s Newest Art Form
January 26, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

The good news is that risk and compliance solutions work. The bad news is that, in response, criminals have taken the payments path of least...

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Bitcoin Exchanges Draw Chinese Regulatory Scrutiny And New Trading Fees
Bitcoin Exchanges Draw Chinese Regulatory Scrutiny And New Trading Fees
January 23, 2017  |  Bitcoin

It looks like Chinese regulators’ long speculated-upon uptick in interest in bitcoin has started to happen. The nations’ three largest bitcoin exchanges will now begin...

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