Bitcoin surpasses $800 for the first time in 3 years
By Joseph Adinolfi The price of a single bitcoin touched a fresh three-year high on Wednesday with U.S. and European
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Month: December 2016
Ethereum Vs Bitcoin: What’s The Main Difference?
by Ameer Rosic While Bitcoin has long been dominant in the cryptocurrency scene, it is certainly not alone. Ethereum is
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Cancun-Based Group in Mexico Works to Promote Bitcoin
By Frisco d’Anconia Currently, you can’t go very far with Bitcoin in Mexico. However, Cancun-based group Bitcunner is working to
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Trump Picks a Bitcoin Supporter for Cabinet as U.S. Budget Director
By Andrew Quentson Mick Mulvaney, a conservative Republican congressman from South Carolina and a long-time bitcoin supporter has been picked
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Global Advisors Bitcoin Investment Fund lists on CISE
By EncoTimes Global Advisors Investment Fund (GABI), the first investment grade fund for bitcoin, has been listed on the Channel Islands
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Will Bitcoin’s Resurgence Bring the Banks on Board?
By Noelle Acheson Two unrelated news items this week could, when looked at together, point to where bitcoin development is
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On Bitcoins, Tulips And IRS Tax Compliance
By Peter J Reilly If the recent stir about IRS interest in bitcoins and other cryptocurrencies has you worried about
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Bitcoin: From Store Of Value To Value At Store?
By PYMNTS Headed into the end of 2016, bitcoin trades on the high end of $700, and much has
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Venezuelans Increasingly Opting for Bitcoin over Bolivar
By Gautham Bitcoin has already been recognized as the best performing currency of 2016. The digital currency’s price has been
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2017: The Second Era of Bitcoin Begins
By Akin Fernandez Akin Fernandez, also known as Beautyon, is the owner of London-based bitcoin voucher service Azteco. He is
Read moreAnhui Family Bitcoin Mining Farm Seized By Chinese Police For Stealing Electricity
By Joseph Young The Chinese law enforcement cracked down on a Bitcoin mining farm in Bengbu, Anhui province, for illegally
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Overstock Begins Trading Its Shares Via the Bitcoin Blockchain
By Cade Metz Online retailer Overstock.com has become the first publicly traded company to issue stock over the internet, distributing
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Bitcoin’s Rally Crushed Every Other Currency in 2016. Here’s Why
by Olga Kharif Bitcoin, that nebulous digital currency that trades in cyberspace and is “mined” by code-cracking computers, emerged as
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Bitcoin Commerce Increases by 1,800% at BitPay
By Andrew Quentson Bitcoin adoption continues to increase with Sonny Singh, Chief Commercial Officer at BitPay, revealing in a public
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Australia Seeks to Expand Global Cash Ban, Targeting the “Black Economy”
By Evander Smart It is almost eerie how just as Bitcoin and the world of digital currency are developing steam
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Bitcoin’s New Block Size Proposal ‘SegWit’ Could Help CryptoCurrency “Go Dark”
By Justin OConnell\ Segregated Witness or SegWit, a proposed upgrade to the Bitcoin protocol, could become the new iteration of
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Customer Sues IRS to Halt Probe of Coinbase Bitcoin Accounts
By Jeff John Roberts The government is arguing that digital currency owners are likely to engage in tax evasion. A
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2016: The Year That Wasn’t For Bitcoin
By Jim Harper (@Jim_Harper) Jim Harper is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute, working to adapt law and policy
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Why Circle’s Bitcoin ‘Pivot’ Isn’t What it Seems
By Noelle Acheson As you’ve likely heard, Circle announced this week that it had closed down its bitcoin exchange, a move
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Bitcoin Startup Adds Former Barclays Chief Antony Jenkins
By Telis Demos One of Europe’s most prominent former bankers is joining a bitcoin startup. Antony Jenkins, the ex-chief executive
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Bitcoin Price Hints Rally Towards $800
By Gautham The year 2016 has been a great year for Bitcoin. Apart from the few instances where the cryptocurrency
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Bitcoin-Powered Marketplace OpenBazaar Raises $3 Million
By Stan Higgins The developers behind OpenBazaar, the open-source marketplace protocol powered by bitcoin, have raised $3m in new funding.
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Russia Calls for Celebration as Bitcoin Becomes Legal
By Frisco d’Anconia A couple of weeks ago, Russian authorities announced that Bitcoin use was legitimate in the eyes of
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Malaysian Premier Bitcoin Exchange Is Open for Business
By Guest Author Malaysia, December 6, 2016 – The financial world has evolved over time, and now involves various complex exchanges. Among these
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Bitcoin Powerhouse Will Pull the Plug on Bitcoin
By Telis Demos Circle Internet Financial Ltd., one of the most heavily-funded digital currency startups, will no longer offer customers
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Bitcoin predicted to rise 165% to $2,000 in 2017 driven by Trump’s ‘spending binge’
By Arjun Kharpal The price of Bitcoin could hit more than $2,000 in 2017 driven by expectations that U.S. President-elect
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LocalBitcoins Slowly Becomes The Global Go-to Cryptocurrency Exchange Platform
By JP Buntinx The emerging trend of Bitcoin adoption can be seen all over the world. LocalBitcoins volume set new
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