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.

Xapo Goes Mobile After Bitcoin Card Fail
Xapo Goes Mobile After Bitcoin Card Fail
November 17, 2014  |  Mobile

Xapo, a bitcoin startup, has launched a wallet app for iOS, making its mobile wallet easy for consumers to use, Payments Source reported. This move...

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The Weird Week In Payments
The Weird Week In Payments
November 15, 2014  |  International

“When the going gets tough, the weird go pro.”         Hunter S. Thompson “Gonzo journalist” Hunter Thompson sure captured the week in payments with that sentiment....

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More Bitcoin Busts
More Bitcoin Busts
November 07, 2014  |  News

On Thursday (Nov. 6), U.S. federal officials trumpeted that they had shut down a Web site that used Bitcoin transactions to try and hide $8...

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Bitcoin Platforms Being Reclassified As Money Transmitters
Bitcoin Platforms Being Reclassified As Money Transmitters
October 30, 2014  |  Mobile

In a potentially significant ruling from the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Bitcoin platforms are being reclassified as money transmitters. “FinCEN cited its 2011 amendments,...

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Death Threats, Fraudsters and Lawsuits
Death Threats, Fraudsters and Lawsuits
October 24, 2014  |  Alternative Finances

Bitcoin Tracker | Week 46   Ok, so even the Coinbase CEO used the word bubble, saying that bitcoin is in a “rebuilding” period after...

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