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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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…
Read MoreDoes 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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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.…
Read MoreFighting 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…
Read MoreWiper 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,…
Read MoreStripe 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…
Read MoreWinklevoss 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…
Read MoreRussia 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…
Read MoreBreached 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…
Read MoreReddit ponders creating its own cryptocurrency
Reddit's plan to distribute its latest funding round: inventing a new cryptocurrency.…
Read MoreBlockTrail launches bitcoin analytics platform
The tool is being pitched at those who want deep insights into addresses and transactions, from developers to regulators.…
Read MoreDell 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,…
Read MoreBots 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.…
Read MoreNew 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.…
Read MoreDorian 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.…
Read MoreBitcoin 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…
Read MoreGame 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.…
Read MorePersonal 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…
Read MoreWhat’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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