There has been a lot of debate about what Bitcoins are -- i.e. currency vs. commodity. Also there has been a lot of debate about inflation vs. deflation with respect to Bitcoins, whether people would lend

It was wise when creating the BTC specification to allow up to 8 (I think its 8 ) decimal places of divisibility. Given the natural deflation that will occur barring government intervention, its certainly

Once again, another Asian nation is no match for the blockchain. South Korea's talk of banning cryptocurrency trading sent all of the top traded coins down yesterday and again on Thursday. But one major

A curveball on the regulatory front from South Korea has blown Bitcoin back down, with BTC - the Big Daddy of cryptocurrencies - slumping as much as 14% yesterday to around $13,500 before paring losses

In the burgeoning cryptocurrency market, how do you pick a winner among more than 1,000 possible virtual currencies? The one with the strongest performance or best buzz? This is not a new problem. Stock

The latest trend in cryptocurrency is way more adorable than you'd expect: people are spending millions on CryptoKitties, virtual cats bought and sold through the Ethereum blockchain. You can buy them