Bitcoin

Will cryptocurrency change the world?

The world’s most famous cryptocurrency was invented in 2009 when an internet user called Satoshi Nakomoto released the Bitcoin whitepaper. The journey Bitcoin has undertaken the past decade is mind-boggling,…

Why the new PrimeXBT iOS app is a must-download trading tool

If you check right now in the Apple App Store for iPhone or iPad, certain apps top the list in terms of what is the most downloaded. There are different…

UK well-positioned to lead crypto economy, says new report

The UK could seize a leading role in the worldwide crypto industry, largely on the back of more than £500m of 2017 and 2018 investments into the country’s blockchain firms,…

Crypokitties: the Beanie Babies of blockchain

Cats might not be the first thing that pop into your mind when you think about blockchain but that happens to be the newest trend in the digital world. The…

Bitcoin has reached a three-year high of $1000 in value

What was considered a joke several years ago has been steadily building in popularity and rising in value; trading at values as high as $1,029 according to information gathered from…

Jail for Bitcoin Trader Shrem

Bitcoin trader Charlie Shrem has been sent to jail for two years after indirectly helping people to swap cash for bitcoins via the Silk Road marketplace. The Silk Road was…

What’s the Value of Bitcoin?

The crypto-currency craze has had a quick-riches feel of striking gold _ or maybe even has the sound of getting in on the ground floor of the next Google or…

Nakamoto Hires Lawyer in Newsweek Bitcoin Fight

The man Newsweek claimed is the creator of bitcoin has hired a lawyer in an attempt to clear his name, repeating a denial he made to The Associated Press more…

Bitcoin Gaining Ground at Retailers in Southern California

As the world buzzed Thursday about the purported unmasking of alleged Bitcoin inventor Satoshi Nakamoto, hundreds of local consumers and businesses were already using his virtual currency in their everyday…

Major Bitcoin Exchange is Insolvent, Companies Say

TOKYO – A major bitcoin exchange has gone bust after secretly racking up catastrophic losses, other virtual currency companies said Tuesday – a potentially fatal blow for the exotic new…

Bitcoin Finding its Way from Cyberspace to Shops

A streetwear clothing store in Bergenfield, N.J., will sell you a camouflage hoodie for about 0.10862 bitcoin. It’s received bitcoins for online orders, but so far no one has walked…

10 Things You Need to Know About Digital Wallets

Barring a few changes — such as chip-and-pin technology, contactless payments — the standard mix of loyalty cards, credit and debit cards, and cash in a wallet is much the…