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’s Back Above $1,000 (For Now)
Bitcoin’s Back Above $1,000 (For Now)
March 24, 2017  |  Bitcoin

The year 2017 so far has been a pretty bumpy ride for bitcoin investors, and right now it looks like we’re ascending the latest hill...

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The SEC Sinks Bitcoin ETF Dreams (For A Bit, Coin For Now)
The SEC Sinks Bitcoin ETF Dreams (For A Bit, Coin For Now)
March 13, 2017  |  Bitcoin

By rejecting a rule change proposal, the SEC has nixed bitcoin’s debut as an exchange-traded fund, at least for now. And with the currency as a...

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Bitcoin Tracker: What Goes Up
Bitcoin Tracker: What Goes Up
March 10, 2017  |  Bitcoin

“What goes up must come down” is, unfortunately, the most appropriate proverb to open this week’s bitcoin tracker. It all started when the price of...

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Bitcoin Tracker: Blowing Bubbles
Bitcoin Tracker: Blowing Bubbles
March 03, 2017  |  Bitcoin

This is not a drill. Bitcoin’s market cap is currently well over $20 billion as value rose well over $200 in the past two weeks....

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What Corporates Really Think Of Cryptocurrencies
What Corporates Really Think Of Cryptocurrencies
February 27, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Blockchain may have more potential to disrupt corporate finance than actual bitcoin does, but that doesn’t mean cryptocurrencies are entirely ignored by the enterprise space. PYMNTS...

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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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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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