Lloyds Banking Group, Virgin Money Ban Cryptocurrency Purchases on Credit Cards

Customers cannot buy cryptocurrencies on Lloyd Bank, Bank of Scotland, Halifax and MBNA credit cards. Lloyds Banking Group and Virgin Money joined major US banks in banning purchases of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies via credit card amid debt and security concerns. An LBG spokesman said the...

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As Bitcoin Plunges, US Senate Again Focuses on Virtual Currencies

Digital currencies such as Bitcoin will be in the spotlight again on Tuesday as lawmakers in the US Senate question top markets watchdogs over how to better regulate the highly volatile and risky emerging asset class. Christopher Giancarlo, chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission...

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Nvidia, Continental Join Hands to Develop Self-Driving Car System

Software maker Nvidia and German auto parts supplier Continental are teaming to build a self-driving vehicle system that will hit the market in 2021. It's the latest in a long string of tech-automaker partnerships in the race to get autonomous vehicles on the road. The companies said Monday that...

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