The Bitcoin Billion-Dollar Discount
When you type a website address into a browser, you might have noticed that the letters “http” appear at the front. “HTTP” stands for …
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Predicting A Future Free Of Dollar Bills
Picture the scene. It’s 2020. You’re at the checkout in a convenience store with a carton of milk. But you’ve got no cash and …
Buy High, Sell Low
Every time Bitcoin crashes, it winds up at a price greater than it’s previous high. Yet the experts still call it a currency fad that will fade away. But a little over a year since it really took up, the digital currency is still going strong, and is once again seeing its price rise. But is there another reason why people are buying Bitcoins.
5 Alternative Cryptocurrencies That Could One Day Rival Bitcoin
Last year was quite the year for Bitcoin. We’ve seen exponential growth in Bitcoin’s exchange rate and extensive coverage in the media. Another phenomenon …
Why Are Bitcoiners Going to Jail for Money Laundering While Big Banks Walk?
Image: Shutterstock BitInstant CEO Charlie Shrem, along with alleged co-conspirator Robert Faiella, was arrested by federal authorities last week for allegedly laundering more than …
Will Overstock Force the IRS to Make Up Its Mind About Bitcoin?
Bitcoins are largely considered digital currency (or “crypto currency”) so you’d expect it to be treated like currency on a retail web site. But the Internal Revenue Service might not think so.
Is Bitcoin a Viable Currency?
Bitcoin has been making headlines for months now. Extreme price fluctuations have sparked a vigorous debate: Is it a currency or a scam? Is …
Bitcoin Bytes Back
[Ed. Note: This article originally published on Jan. 24, 2013] Stocks up. Gold down. Bitcoin… waaay up. The S&P 500 busted through the 1,500 …