The World’s most-used Cryptocurrency isn’t Bitcoin

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What?s the world?s most widely used cryptocurrency? If you think it?s Bitcoin, you?re probably wrong.

Would-be Bitcoin creator's motion to dismiss lawsuit is denied

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Craig Wright, the controversial entrepreneur who claims he created Bitcoin under a pseudonym, must defend a lawsuit claiming he stole cryptocurrency.

The Winklevosses are still committed to Bitcoin

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Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss still believe in Bitcoin and are working hard to make a cryptocurrency exchange-traded fund a reality.

New York sticks with Crypto, opening blockchain center

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The New York City Economic Development Corporation said its Blockchain Center in Manhattan will open Thursday

Cryptocurrency lenders claim business is good

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Creditors focusing on the crypto, say they?re finding strong demand from borrowers who don?t want to sell their virtual coins at depressed prices

Litecoin founder who beat 90% plunge now finds shadow over coin

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Litecoin founder Charlie Lee says he?s focusing on increasing use of the eighth-largest cryptocurrency.

Ranks of Crypto users swelled in 2018 even as Bitcoin tumbled

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It turns out that cryptocurrency enthusiasts were committed well beyond the rallying call that urged them to hold on during the market collapse.

Millennials are turning to installment plans to pay for their clothing

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Installment plans have helped shoppers afford large purchases since the late 19th century.

Cryptocurrency on ‘Brink of an Implosion’

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Bitcoin had seen its daily transaction volumes fall from an average of around 360 000 a day in late 2017 to just 230 000 in September 2018.

Circle joins ranks of stable crypto coins with dollar token

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Circle Internet Financial Ltd. is joining the controversial world of stable coins.

A culture war is brewing between Bitcoin’s old and new money

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Satoshi Nakamoto may be long gone, but his early followers are still around and their identities still unknown.

Bitcoin pop culture moment fades as fad gives way to regulators

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It might be hard to believe, but after the 1,400% rally of 2017, with wild swings along the way, the great crypto craze has cooled, at least for now.

Criminal underworld is dropping Bitcoin for another currency

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Bitcoin is losing its luster with some of its earliest and most avid fans - criminals - giving rise to a new breed of virtual currency.

You’d be crazy to actually spend Bitcoin

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There?s little sense in using bitcoin for its intended purpose as a medium of exchange when its value can fluctuate in a given trading day.

What’s in store for bitcoin in 2016?

Olga Kharif|Published

Some of the hype around bitcoin faded this year, but there’s plenty in store for the digital currency in 2016.

Internet of Things: Verizon tackles prices

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Verizon moves to grab a bigger share of sales from linking devices and gadgets to the Internet.

Millions affected in T-Mobile hack

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T-Mobile US says about 15 million consumers who filled out credit applications with it may have had their personal information stolen by hackers.