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Kenyan communities look to cryptocurrency for improved cash flow

by Halima Gikandi
Feb 25, 2019
Small communities in Kenya have started embracing cryptocurrency in the hope that it will help to solve their cash flow problems.
A currency dealer counts Kenyan shillings at a money exchange bureau on September 19, 2018 in the Kenyan capital Nairobi. Small communities in Kenya have started embracing cryptocurrency in the hope that it will help to solve their cash flow problems.
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Who uses the bitcoin ATMs popping up at delis across the U.S.?

by Jana Kasperkevic
Feb 7, 2019
By end of January, 4,274 bitcoin ATMs had been installed worldwide.
Bitcoin ATM at a deli near Times Square in New York City. 
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Cryptocurrencies' collapse follows 2017 run, regulation threats

by Tracey Samuelson
Nov 20, 2018
Down from its 1,400 percent rise in 2017, bitcoin is now trading at less than $5,000 — a sharp decline for what some once hoped was a new and promising asset that could excite institutional investors. Instead, many traders were just trying to make a quick buck. Click the audio player above to hear the […]
In this photo illustration a visual representation of the digital currency Bitcoin sinks into water. 
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There are a lot of fish in the sea. Blockchain could help track them.

by Molly Wood
Oct 18, 2018
You've heard of bitcoin. What about Fishcoin?
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There are a lot of fish in the sea. Blockchain could help track them.

by Molly Wood
Oct 18, 2018
You've heard of bitcoin. What about Fishcoin?
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Is Bitcoin a currency, security or commodity? Depends who you ask

by Molly Wood and Stephanie Hughes
Jul 3, 2018
Bitcoin has a bit of an identity crisis when it comes to regulatory frameworks.
A visual representation of the digital cryptocurrency, bitcoin, alongside U.S. dollars.
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Are traders messing with the price of bitcoin? And why should you care?

by Molly Wood , Stephanie Hughes and Shaheen Ainpour
May 31, 2018
The U.S. is reportedly investigating price manipulation in digital currencies.
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ICOs raised billions last year. Should Silicon Valley be worried?

by Molly Wood , Stephanie Hughes and Shaheen Ainpour
May 11, 2018
Initial coin offerings let startups skip venture capital funding, but will they last?
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Venezuela turns to crypto currency, hoping to salvage battered economy

by Aaron Schrank
Feb 20, 2018
Venezuelan government will begin pre-selling a cryptocurrency today, called the "petro."
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Even for cryptocurrency traders, the taxman cometh

by Ryan Kailath
Feb 15, 2018
As more people invest in cryptocurrency, will they report gains or losses to the IRS? One tax preparer says only a fraction of tax filers have reported cryptocurrency investments so far. How much money could the IRS be missing out on? And what should cryptocurrency traders be aware of when it comes to possible tax […]
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