At first, bitcoin was a way to make payments without banks. Now, with more than $100 billion stashed in digital currencies, banks are debating whether and how to get in on the action. At fir... Read more
An Israeli District Court recently ruled that Israeli banks are not obligated to provide financial services to companies whose primary business is trading in cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoi... Read more
One of the only large scale mechanisms humanity has to coordinate large numbers of disinterested people is corporations. Crypto presents a new social organization structure. Cryptographicall... Read more
What is Bitcoin? The idea of digital currencies has been around since the ‘80’s – far before Bitcoin. Blockchains and peer-to-peer systems existed before Bitcoin as well. The real innovation... Read more
Ever adventurous, Joy decided the only way to really get an idea of what Bitcoin was about, was to buy some. So she bought a bit. Ever adventurous, Joy decided the only way to really get an... Read more
BitPay is now on pace to process over $1B annually in bitcoin payment acceptance and payouts. Here’s what this growth is teaching us. It’s 2017, six years after we started BitPay... Read more
The emirate of Dubai has developed an official cryptocurrency, emCash, which runs on its own blockchain and is designed for various financial transactions. FUTURE CITY, FUTURE CASH The gover... Read more
Just when it seemed Wall Street’s bitcoin skepticism knew no bounds, Morgan Stanley US:MS Chief Executive James Gorman steps in to argue that the cryptocurrency phenomenon at least is “more... Read more
Goldman Sachs exploring bitcoin trading operation, report says 4:08 PM ET Mon, 2 Oct 2017 | 00:53 Goldman Sachs is considering the launch of a new trading operation focused on bitcoin and o... Read more
Instead of speculating on bitcoin, the smart money has figured out that one of the surest ways to get rich quickly with cryptocurrencies is to be in early on initial coin offerings. Hedge f... Read more
