Pete Rathburn is a copy editor and fact-checker with expertise in economics and personal finance and over twenty years of experience in the classroom. d3sign / Getty Images Bitcoin is a decentralized ...

Bitcoin is a virtual 'cryptocurrency' traded much like real money. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Bitcoin is a virtual currency ...

Uptober -- a mix of "up" and "October" -- has become a popular social media tagline for the crypto community. So far, it's off to a good start. On Oct. 6, Bitcoin ( BTC -1.28%) set a new all-time high ...

Bitcoin (BTC) hard fork is a word that beginners twist. We will explain in detail what is a fork in Bitcoin (BTC), the difference from soft fork, and derivative Altcoins such as Bitcoin Cash (BCH).

In addition to verifying transactions in a trusted, decentralized manner, Bitcoin mining also creates new Bitcoins to add to those already in circulation. This method of transaction verification is ...

"From what we can identify, the only reason today to buy or sell bitcoin is to make money, which is the very definition of speculation and the very definition of a bubble." Criminal use of bitcoin is ...

Eric Trump and Donald Jr. aren’t just talking crypto — they’re living it. Their Nasdaq-listed mining giant, American Bitcoin, ...

HL is the third large financial institution recently to remind customers that crypto might be based on nothing, following Deutsche Bank and Elliott Management.

The constant adjustments to the measuring stick of inflation mislead and confuse those looking for a sound store of value. Below is the definition of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) by the U.S. Bureau ...

The Oxford Dictionaries Online is adding a slew of words, from bitcoin to twerk. Before you completely lose it, the Oxford Dictionaries Online is separate from the Oxford English Dictionary, though ...