JP Buntinx October 2, 2017 Crypto, News Bitcoin is an interesting contraption which is both loved and hated all over the world. There is no better example of this love-hate relationship than in the case

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by Jeffrey A. Tucker In a remarkably frank talk at a Bank of England conference, the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund has speculated that Bitcoin and cryptocurrency have as much of

By Josiah Wilmoth Both the bitcoin price and ethereum price went into free fall on Thursday following multiple reports that various Chinese government agencies are preparing to ban cryptocurrency exchanges.

by Jeff Cox Bitcoin is now considered the "most crowded trade," as measured by sentiment in the monthly Bank of America Merrill Lynch Fund Managers survey. The two other so-called crowded trades

A researcher at the Bank of England explored some of the design requirements for a central bank-issued digital currency earlier this week – regardless of whether it utilizes blockchain to operate. Writing

The untold story of Queen Elizabeth I’s alliance with the Islamic world—and what Theresa May could learn from it today By Jerry Brotton As a British historian of the Tudor period, I knew it wasn’t completely

Litecoin creator Charlie Lee tweeted that Chinese bitcoin exchanges OKCoin and Huobi are meeting with regulators on Friday. Lee hinted that they will follow BTCC’s lead and suspend their trading platforms,

Tae Kim As speculative fever for digital currencies surge this year, investors may want to heed the warnings of Warren Buffett from the past. On bitcoin: "Stay away from it. It's a mirage basically,"

by Stan Higgins Two members of the US House of Representatives have filed a bill seeking to create a tax exemption for purchases made with cryptocurrencies. Back in 2014, the Internal Revenue Service declared

THE controversial digital currency bitcoin has soared in value and is worth more than a nugget of gold. As it stands on September 7, a single bitcoin is valued at worth £3,547 while a troy ounce of gold

By Joe Liebkind The Blockchain pledges to cut costs and boost connectivity between customers and businesses around the world, but so far this potential goes largely unrealized. For reasons of cost,

by Ellie Martin Blockchain technology-based payment platforms are being increasingly adopted by the financial services industry and are next in line to take over bank-based transactions. On August 17,

By Amy Castor IOTA, a $2 billion cryptocurrency that supports Internet of things (IoT) transactions, was shown to have “serious weaknesses,” according to a report recently released by researchers at MIT

By Lee Mathews Equifax is one of the largest credit reporting agencies in America, which makes an announcement the company just issued particularly disconcerting. An authorized third party gained access

By Joshua Althauser Cybercrime is increasing, so if your database has been left open for external connections, prepare to experience bedlam. Over the past several months, hackers have been having a heyday,

By Darryn Pollock The transparency of Bitcoin goes a long way in determining the price of the digital currency, as much of the market movement can be put down to where the money is moving. However, it

By Kshitish Balhotra Last week, Prostarr’s ICO was shut down after they received a call from the SEC. The Virginia-based technology startup and Ethereum-based decentralized application was to allow Youtubers

By Alyssa Hertig Two years ago, average bitcoin transaction fees were less than a penny. Today, they have surged to nearly $6 on average. In short, the reason behind this rise lies in bitcoin's limited