Xoom Acquired by PayPal for $890 Million; May Use Bitcoin
Joseph Young Just weeks before the previously agreed upon split from eBay, PayPal has officially announced that the company agreed
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UK Gambling Commission Issues Warning on Bitcoin Gaming
Sarah Jenn The UK Gambling Commission will be stepping up its efforts to regulate online gambling, as it issued a
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Bitcoin Adoption Accelerating in the Philippines
Luke Parker The Philippines is the twelfth most populous nation in the world, and according to the world bank, has
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Paypal Shuts Down in Greece – Bitcoin Still Operates
Venzen Khaosan As if everything to do with money is not bad enough, Greeks no longer have access to their
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Plex hacker demands Bitcoin ransom for return of data
Jeremy Kirk Video streaming service Plex has reset user passwords after it was breached by a hacker who threatened to
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Coinfloor Launches Broker-Based UK Bitcoin Marketplace
Yessi Bello Perez London-based bitcoin exchange Coinfloor has launched Coinfloor Market, a broker-based peer-to-peer marketplace, which will enable consumers to buy
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Brazilian Congressman Calls for Hearing on Bitcoin Regulation
Pete Rizzo Brazilian Congressman Manoel Junior has proposed a public hearing to discuss bitcoin and digital currency regulation. The hearing,
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Bitcoin handed $100m opportunity as MasterCard cuts ties with Backpage.com
Anthony Cuthbertson MasterCard has removed itself as a method of payment from classified ads site Backpage.com, and with Visa also
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The technology behind bitcoin is being used in surprising ways
Joseph Adinolfi It has the potential to disrupt the financial services industry — changing how we trade financial securities, eliminating
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The Risks of Starting a Bitcoin-Based Business
Kim Lachance Shandrow Bitcoin entrepreneurs are predictably quick to puff up the virtual currency’s benefits – zero-to-low transaction costs, no
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Financial Action Task Force Issues Bitcoin Guidelines, Warns about Money Laundering
Joseph Young The independent intergovernmental organization FATF or The Financial Action Task Force (on Money Laundering), headquartered in Paris,
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French Bitcoin Startups Back FinTech Trade Group
Stan Higgins Bitcoin wallet hardware maker Ledger and bitcoin exchange Paymium are among the 36 fintech startups backing France FinTech, a new trade group
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Bitcoin Foundation Blew 5800 BTC in 10 Months
Alex Gorale The Bitcoin Foundation(TBF) Founding Director Jon Matonis explains the $4.6m loss in 2014. Funds were drained by exorbitant monthly expenses,
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Payments Firm Backs ‘Crazy’ Offline Bitcoin Transactions Experiment
Pete Rizzo As an Internet-based payment system, most bitcoin transactions today necessitate that users are online or otherwise can print and exchange
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FTC Cracks Down on App That Took Over Phones, Mined for Bitcoin
Chloe Albanesius The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and New Jersey officials this week cracked down on a developer whose app
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BitGo Launches Verisign-Like Certificate To Prove Solvency For Bitcoin Companies
Laura Shin , As hard as it is to imagine now, 20 years ago, when Internet communication was new, it
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Coinkite Announces TOR-enabled ‘Bitcoin Pay Button’
Walid Dib Coinkite announces a new kind of “Bitcoin Payment Button” that lets anyone accept bitcoin as payment for products
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Bitcoin Price Rally To $260
Venzen Khaosan Bitcoin Price has been advancing persistently and hit $260 / 1620 CNY during today’s Asia-Pacific trading session. xbt.social
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Tibdit Raises £122,000 for Bitcoin Tipping Platform
Grace Caffyn Bitcoin micropayments startup Tibdit has raised £122,080 in seed capital through a crowdfunding campaign. Founded in September 2013,
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Could Ron Paul Cause the Price of Bitcoin to Rise?
RickyH As you may know, Ron Paul is predicting an upcoming failure for the US dollar. He asserts that since
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Westpac VC invests in Bitcoin player Coinbase
James Eyers In a deal that will put Westpac Banking Corp in the box seat as cryptocurrencies develop, the bank’s
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Greeks are rushing to Bitcoin
Jose Pagliery With bank doors slammed shut, frantic Greeks are turning to online trading platforms to see if the digital
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Kraken Opens Bitcoin Exchange in Canada
Pete Rizzo Kraken has officially launched in Canada following a partnership with digital currency industry-focused risk management specialist Vogogo. The
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Bitcoin Price Advancing Strongly on Greek Defiance
Venzen Khaosan Bitcoin price has reacted to the upside from the $240 level it has been trying all week. Our
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Bitcoin and all that – and other evolving ‘cryptocurrencies’
Globe editorial After weeks and months of disclosure of the flaws (or worse) of numerous senators, it’s only fair to
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Indian IT Firms to Focus on Bitcoin’s Blockchain Technology
Joseph Young Indian IT consulting firms are seeking to implement a blockchain application that could greatly benefit their clients in
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How Bitcoin’s Technology Could Reshape Our Medical Experiences
Matt Weiss Matt Weiss is a portfolio director and business designer at IDEO Boston, where he blends his experience in
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