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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

Bitcoin Regulations Catch Good Guys Along With The Bad
Bitcoin Regulations Catch Good Guys Along With The Bad
June 19, 2017  |  Bitcoin

With many cybercriminals choosing bitcoin as their currency of choice, the U.S. Department of Justice has naturally done its best to set up regulations that...

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Bitcoin’s Soaring Value Short Lived
Bitcoin’s Soaring Value Short Lived
June 16, 2017  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin has had its ups and downs this year. While back in March, the valuation of cryptocurrency bitcoin tiptoed above $1,000, it jumped to just...

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The IoT Sizzle, Wells Fargo Fizzles (Again) And Bitcoin — Does Some Of Both
The IoT Sizzle, Wells Fargo Fizzles (Again) And Bitcoin — Does Some Of Both
June 16, 2017  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

The IoT continued its 0-6000 march this week, while Wells Fargo found yet another way to draw a class action law suit. And bitcoin was...

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Blockchain Tracker: Is Retail Ready For Implementation Yet?
Blockchain Tracker: Is Retail Ready For Implementation Yet?
June 15, 2017  |  Blockchain

Blockchain technology may be used widely in the financial services industry, but that doesn’t necessarily mean it will see a smooth transition into the retail...

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Potcoin Crashes One Day After 97 Percent Surge
Potcoin Crashes One Day After 97 Percent Surge
June 15, 2017  |  Digital Banking

PotCoin, a digital cryptocurrency similar to bitcoin but for the legal marijuana industry, plummeted a day after it sponsored Dennis Rodman’s trip to North Korea....

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Potcoin Value Soars Thanks To Dennis Rodman’s Trip To North Korea
Potcoin Value Soars Thanks To Dennis Rodman’s Trip To North Korea
June 14, 2017  |  Payment Methods

Potcoin, the digital cryptocurrency similar to bitcoin but aimed at the legal marijuana market, got much-needed publicity by sponsoring Dennis Rodman’s trip to North Korea. According...

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High Trading Volume Causes Coinbase Outage
High Trading Volume Causes Coinbase Outage
June 13, 2017  |  Bitcoin

Digital currencies like bitcoin and blockchain are slowly becoming a hot commodity. As such, it should come as no surprise that one of the largest...

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Ethereum Piques Vladimir Putin’s Interest
Ethereum Piques Vladimir Putin’s Interest
June 07, 2017  |  Bitcoin

Moving at the speed of light was once reserved for the comic book hero Flash, but with nearly every industry going digital, technology may be giving him...

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