Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency is a type of digital currency that relies on cryptography and blockchain technology to enable users to send and receive the currency without a trusted third party. The most popular cryptocurrency out there, Bitcoin, works by having numerous computers running a complex math puzzle in order to verify blocks (hence: blockchain) which contain all the new transactions made on the network. Once they do, they get bitcoins as reward, making it lucrative for them to power the network. Since it takes vast computational power to beat all of these computers at math, this makes Bitcoin secure from attackers who would want to falsify transactions. Besides Bitcoin, there are numerous other cryptocurrencies, each with a different goal. Best known among them is Ethereum, which uses similar basic principles as Bitcoin in order to power a network for decentralized applications.

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By Tracy Alloway
Even 'Kardashians' can't keep up with bitcoin

Coinbase ordered to hand over the private data of thousands of users
Coinbase ordered to hand over the private data of thousands of users

Learn to invest in Bitcoin so you can finally make those millions
By Team Commerce
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It's getting harder not to listen to Bitcoin skeptics
It's getting harder not to listen to Bitcoin skeptics

Bitcoin is a bubble waiting to burst
Bitcoin is a bubble waiting to burst


Cool, so people are selling their houses in exchange for Bitcoin now
Cool, so people are selling their houses in exchange for Bitcoin now


Bitcoin reaches new record high, breaks $9,000
Bitcoin reaches new record high, breaks $9,000


How to talk to your mom and dad about Bitcoin on Thanksgiving
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Bitcoin is about to grow even bigger, using your money (and you won't even know it)
Bitcoin is about to grow even bigger, using your money (and you won't even know it)




IRS targets Coinbase users in an attempt to thwart tax fraud
IRS targets Coinbase users in an attempt to thwart tax fraud

An imminent Bitcoin fork was just postponed indefinitely
An imminent Bitcoin fork was just postponed indefinitely


Amazon teases cryptocurrency ambitions with domain purchases
Amazon teases cryptocurrency ambitions with domain purchases

Bitcoin price hits $7,000 for the first time
Bitcoin price hits $7,000 for the first time

How to make sure you don't get swindled in an ICO
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Move over, Bitcoin: Ethereum is the next big thing in cryptocurrency
By Team Commerce
Move over, Bitcoin: Ethereum is the next big thing in cryptocurrency

Bitcoin broke through $5,000—but there are major risks ahead
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