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Meredith Taylor Mar 1, 2018 (Jun 11, 2020) -- Blog

Sponsored post: How Regulation Will Unlock A New Crypto-Boom

Regulation is quickly becoming a hot topic in the crypto-world. The unregulated, “Wild West” environment of the crypto market left investors wide…

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HashChain Technology Feb 27, 2018 (Jun 11, 2020) -- Blog

Sponsored post: The Next Stage Of The Crypto-Boom

Cryptocurrencies have officially returned to a full-blown-frenzy. Everyone is trying to get a piece of the crypto-pie. Corporate coins, government coins, and…

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Amanda B. Johnson Dec 28, 2017 (Jun 11, 2020) -- Blog

Does Survival of Cryptocurrency Technology Depend on Human Emotion?

Some technologies continue to exist even if their creators set them aside in favor of something else. A stone wheel remains a…

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Jon Collins Jan 4, 2016 (Jun 11, 2020) -- Fintech comes of age

Why the future of payments may lie deep in the past

It’s that time of year when we take stock, review where we are and try to work out where we are going.…

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Kristina Yee Oct 30, 2015 (Jun 11, 2020) -- Blog

Fighting for Their Financial Freedom: Millennials Reinventing FinTech

One of the more enlightening sessions at this year’s Money 20/20 payment industry conference (9,000+ attendees) featured new findings from a Foundation Capital…

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Kif Leswing Mar 6, 2015 (Jun 11, 2020) -- Everyone understands texting

Wiper thinks messaging apps could be the key to bitcoin payments

Wiper, an ephemeral messaging app that launched in 2014, has a reputation as a Snapchat clone, but it’s actually closer to Line,…

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Kevin Fitchard Feb 20, 2015 (Jun 11, 2020) -- Cash, card or cryptocurrency?

Stripe makes its bitcoin pilot available to all US users

After nearly a year of testing bitcoin payments with select customers, Stripe is making the cryptocurrency an option for all of its…

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Mobile, Technology
Biz Carson Jan 23, 2015 (Jun 11, 2020) -- Is this their Facebook part 2?

Winklevoss twins plan to launch new US-based bitcoin exchange

The Winklevoss twins aren’t done with bitcoin yet. Since 2012, the pair so far has invested millions in the cryptocurrency, launched the…

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Technology
David Meyer Jan 13, 2015 (Jun 11, 2020) -- Threat of "money substitutes"

Russia blocks bitcoin websites over “shadow economy” fears

The Russian telecommunications regulator Roskomnadzor has blocked access to five bitcoin-related websites because the cryptocurrency “contributes to the growth of the shadow…

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Europe, Technology, Work & Collaboration
David Meyer Jan 9, 2015 (Jun 11, 2020) -- Theft under investigation

Breached Bitstamp to resume trading during Friday, founder says

On Monday the bitcoin exchange Bitstamp suspended operations after discovering a security flaw that allowed the theft of around 19,000 bitcoins, worth…

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Technology, Work & Collaboration
Biz Carson Sep 30, 2014 (Jun 11, 2020) -- Blog Post

Reddit ponders creating its own cryptocurrency

Reddit's plan to distribute its latest funding round: inventing a new cryptocurrency.…

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Technology
David Meyer Aug 18, 2014 (Jun 11, 2020) -- Blog Post

BlockTrail launches bitcoin analytics platform

The tool is being pitched at those who want deep insights into addresses and transactions, from developers to regulators.…

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Europe, Technology, Work & Collaboration
David Meyer Aug 11, 2014 (Jun 11, 2020) -- Blog Post

Dell seems happy with its decision to accept bitcoin

It’s kind of trendy for retailers to start accepting bitcoin. Services like Coinbase are making it easier for them to do so,…

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Technology
David Meyer May 26, 2014 (Jun 10, 2020) -- Blog Post

Bots were responsible for bitcoin’s stratospheric ascent, anonymous report claims

The report, posted on Sunday as an analysis of public logs, suggests that the systems of failed bitcoin exchange MtGox played host to automated bots that artificially pushed the bitcoin price skywards during 2013.…

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Biz Carson Apr 7, 2014 (Jun 10, 2020) -- Blog Post

New bitcoin debit card claims to work with 90 percent of US ATMs

Cryptex's card is the first bitcoin-to-cash ATM card that also works as a debit card on the Discover network.…

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Technology
David Meyer Mar 17, 2014 (Jun 10, 2020) -- Blog Post

Dorian Nakamoto lawyers up, definitively denies being Bitcoin creator

The man identified by Newsweek as being the inventor of the cryptocurrency Bitcoin has issued a categorical denial, claiming the story hurt his job prospects and confused his family.…

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David Meyer Mar 5, 2014 (Jun 10, 2020) -- Blog Post

Bitcoin support works out well for Overstock, as retailer boosts sales estimates

In the two months since Overstock started accepting Bitcoin payment, the e-commerce giant has accepted $1 million worth of sales in the…

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David Meyer Feb 28, 2014 (Jun 10, 2020) -- Blog Post

Game over for MtGox as Bitcoin exchange files for bankruptcy protection

The embattled exchange appears to be done for, leaving around $63.6 million in debts. Meanwhile, regulators around the world are still scratching their heads as to how to handle Bitcoin.…

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Europe, Technology
David Meyer Jan 30, 2014 (Jun 10, 2020) -- Blog Post

Personal finance tracker Mint brings Bitcoin into its fold through Coinbase support

The personal finance app Mint is now tracking Bitcoin, the company said on Wednesday. An update to the app allows its roughly…

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Mobile, Technology
David Meyer Jan 2, 2014 (Jun 10, 2020) -- Blog Post

What’s the point of Bitcoin again?

It may be technically fascinating, but -- nine months into writing about the hyper-volatile crypto-currency -- I've completely lost track of why we need or want Bitcoin.…

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