Technology

The virtual currency has the potential to serve as collateral for loans, but creditors are likely more concerned with restricting borrowersÂ' Bitcoin use due to the regulatory uncertainty, irreversible payments, volatile exchange rates and the systemÂ's anonymity.

As more consumers pile into Bitcoin and the currency's market capitalization increases, any handful of trades will not have as strong an effect on the currencyÂ's price swings.

Ten years from now, today's brick-and-mortar banks, and digital banking services, will look like quaint vestiges of a bygone era.

A recap of the informed opinions (and the discussions they generated) this week.

The buzzy credit card consolidator, at least in its initial incarnation, doesn’t render wallets redundant or, even, allow the consumer to do anything they can’t already.