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)

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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Blockchain Tracker: Bridging Gaps
Blockchain Tracker: Bridging Gaps
January 27, 2017  |  Blockchain

One of blockchain technology’s earliest corporate supporters just recently completed testing for its blockchain-based proxy voting system. This week, American stock exchange Nasdaq announced that...

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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 Tracker: Smooth(ish) Sailing?
Bitcoin Tracker: Smooth(ish) Sailing?
January 20, 2017  |  Bitcoin

The price of the popular digital currency spent the week climbing back up after fears that China could crack down on its domestic exchanges caused...

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Bitcoin Tracker: Fight Or Flight
Bitcoin Tracker: Fight Or Flight
January 13, 2017  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin’s volatile tendencies were on full display this past week. After flirting with record highs just over one week ago, bitcoin fell to its lowest...

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Bitcoin Tracker: Bye Bye, $1,000+
Bitcoin Tracker: Bye Bye, $1,000+
January 06, 2017  |  Bitcoin

This week’s Bitcoin Tracker is like a game of good news, bad news. To keep us in good spirits heading into the weekend, let’s start...

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Bitcoin Drops 23%, Recovers Below $1,000
Bitcoin Drops 23%, Recovers Below $1,000
January 05, 2017  |  Bitcoin

They say that nothing can last forever. Whoever “they” are, they’re not likely a part of the crowd that was hoping that bitcoin’s $1,000 break would...

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Bitcoin Breaks $1,000
Bitcoin Breaks $1,000
January 03, 2017  |  Bitcoin

Given the past few days, it seems like 2017 could be a banner year for bitcoin. Bitcoin broke past $1,000 in value on its first...

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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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