Japanese MegaBanks Partner Bitcoin Exchange
By Samburaj Das Three of the biggest banking corporations in Japan have partnered bitFlyer, Japan’s biggest bitcoin exchange to test
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Month: November 2016
The San Francisco Subway Hacker Demanded Ransom in Bitcoin
By David Grossman San Francisco’s Municipal Railway, known as Muni, saw its computerized fare systems hacked last week. It turns
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IRS Probe of Coinbase
Unless you’re a big fish The Internal Revenue Service ordered the popular bitcoin exchange Coinbase to turn over millions
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Britain’s mint is trying to make gold act more like bitcoin
By Joon Ian Wong Blockchain technology is about to come full circle. The technical ideas that allow bitcoin, designed as
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Carleton University computers infected with ransomware
By Matthew Braga Students at Carleton University are being warned that some of its computers have been infected by ransomware —
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WikiLeaks Receives over $2.9 Milllion in Bitcoin Donations So Far
The decentralized nature of Bitcoin makes it independent of conventional banking and payment systems. The very reason led to
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Bitcoin Acceptance Depends Largely on Cryptocurrency Education
By Iyke Aru In the present era of disruptive technology, which has seen the creation and development of several cryptocurrencies,
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Bitcoin Price Watch; Riding Out The Storm
By Samuel Rae Ok, let’s get things kicked off for a fresh week of trading in the bitcoin price. Things
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Mixing Your Bitcoin With Other People’s BTC Brings Risks and Possibilities
By Jacob J Is it possible for you to mix your Bitcoins with other people’s Bitcoins, and at the same
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‘Mainstream Adoption Requires Financial Institutions to Adopt Bitcoin
By Diana Ngo Financial institutions have a vested interest in adopting bitcoin, which has a number of attractive characteristics when
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Bitcoin Exchange Unocoin Releases Mobile Wallet for iOS and Android
By Stan Higgins Indian bitcoin exchange Unocoin has launched a new mobile wallet app. The launch comes roughly two months
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Bitcoin and Blockchain Technology: Understanding the Ground Reality
By Gautham The potential applications of cryptocurrencies and its underlying blockchain technology have been hailed by almost all the industries
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Insurance policy now available for bitcoin exchanges
By Luke Parker Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance is offering bitcoin exchanges around the world a new insurance policy. Insurance companies have
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EY Switzerland, World Top Four Accounting Firm, to Accept Bitcoin
By Joël Valenzuela EY Switzerland will become the first advisory firm in the world to accept Bitcoin. Formerly known as
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Ridiculous OneCoin Threats to Overthrow Bitcoin
By Iyke Aru After publishing our series on Angelina Lazar’s war against OneCoin, one of our readers has accused Bitcoiners
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Bitcoin Builds Support Above $700 But 2016 High Proves Elusive
By Charles Bovaird Bitcoin continued to trade at elevated levels this week, repeatedly breaking past $750 and coming within reach
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The IRS Must Adapt to Cryptocurrency Not Accuse Bitcoin Users of Tax Avoidance
By Avi Mizrahi It was recently reported that the IRS filed a petition in US federal court seeking full disclosure
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Bitcoin is Consolidating and Ethereum Deserves Your Close Attention
By Jim Fredrickson Bitcoin is still consolidating. It likely will not get exciting for at least a few more days.
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EY Unveils Strategy to Create Mainstream Bitcoin Traction In Switzerland
By JP Buntinx EY is one of the most prominent service providers around the world. But even that company has
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India to Ban Gold Importation; Bitcoin Price Rally, Market Shock Imminent
By Joseph Young Gold, which most investors and traders consider as the world’s safe haven asset, may be banned by
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Uganda Takes its First Steps Toward Bitcoin Regulation
By Stan Higgins A UN organization focused on criminal justice issues has released details about a meeting on bitcoin and
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IRS vs Coinbase: Massive Implications for Bitcoin, Digital Currencies
By Michael Scott The recent Internal Revenue Service request to Coinbase, seeking records of customers who purchased virtual currency from
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21 Files for New Bitcoin Mining Patent
By Stan Higgins 21 Inc has applied for a patent for specialized bitcoin mining circuitry, public records show. According to
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Bitcoin Black Friday to Celebrate Bitcoin’s History
By Andrew Quentson It’s that time of the year when our streets are lit and our music turns happy with
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Bitcoin and Fibonacci Spirals
By Jim Fredrickson Today was a lackluster day for both ethereum and for Bitcoin. Each of the various cryptocoins I
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Bitcoin Pioneer Charlie Shrem Launches New Blockchain Venture
By Pete Rizzo “You’re going to have bitcoiners owning stakes in septic tank companies.” If early bitcoin entrepreneur Charlie Shrem‘s
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Bitcoin Startup Blockchain Adds 10 Millionth Wallet
By Stan Higgins Wallet service Blockchain has registered its 10 millionth bitcoin wallet. Data shows that, as of today, 10,053,518
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