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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

India’s Alt-Lenders Prove Some VCs Still Interested
India’s Alt-Lenders Prove Some VCs Still Interested
August 25, 2017  |  B2B Payments

The alternative lending sphere has fallen out of favor with venture capitalists, according to CNBC reports this week. BlueVine CEO Eyal Lifshitz told the publication...

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Mark Cuban Unveils New Blockchain Project: Mercury Protocol
Mark Cuban Unveils New Blockchain Project: Mercury Protocol
August 25, 2017  |  Blockchain

Mercury Protocol, a project backed by billionaire investor Mark Cuban, is looking to change how people interacts over the internet. According to a report in...

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Australia Blames eCommerce, Bitcoin For Uptick In Organized Crime
Australia Blames eCommerce, Bitcoin For Uptick In Organized Crime
August 25, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Australia is blaming the growth in online banking and digital currencies like Bitcoin for a huge increase in organized crime in the country’s financial sector....

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Sizzle Fizzle: Walmart’s Sizzling Online Summer, Bitcoin’s Down Under Bummer   
Sizzle Fizzle: Walmart’s Sizzling Online Summer, Bitcoin’s Down Under Bummer   
August 25, 2017  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Walmart, tech behemoth? From digital to drones, the big boxer is proving nimble of foot when it comes to plying wares across all manner of...

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Bitcoin Tracker: Is Cryptocurrency The Next [Tech] Bubble?
Bitcoin Tracker: Is Cryptocurrency The Next [Tech] Bubble?
August 24, 2017  |  Bitcoin

Reaching the peak interest among those in a particular industry just before it goes mainstream is something that’s happened on more than one occasion. Ranging...

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Estonia Gearing Up To Launch Its Own Cryptocurrency
Estonia Gearing Up To Launch Its Own Cryptocurrency
August 24, 2017  |  Payment Methods

Estonia is gearing up to launch its own virtual currency and turning to Vitalik Buterin, the founder of cryptocurrency Ethereum. According to a news report in...

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Bitcoin Rebounds From Correction Territory
Bitcoin Rebounds From Correction Territory
August 23, 2017  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash, the two popular cryptocurrencies, saw their prices rebound in trading Tuesday (Aug. 22), although Ethereum, a competing cryptocurrency, remained under pressure....

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Mark Cuban Bitcoin Skeptic No More
Mark Cuban Bitcoin Skeptic No More
August 23, 2017  |  Bitcoin

Mark Cuban, the billionaire investor who a few weeks back said bitcoin was in a bubble, is getting used to the new world of cryptocurrency....

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IBM, Food Companies To Increase Food Safety With Blockchain
IBM, Food Companies To Increase Food Safety With Blockchain
August 23, 2017  |  Safety and Security

IBM’s project to explore blockchain technology to track food supply and improve safety has some new big-name partners, including Nestle, Unilever and Tyson Foods among...

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