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E-Coin Launches Bitcoin Debit Card Affiliate Program
August 24th, 2015
E-coin specializes in bridging the gap between the traditional financial institutions and Bitcoin by allowing Bitcoin users to store Bitcoin safely with its multi-sig wallet service, as well as allowing users to load Bitcoin onto debit cards that can be used ...
FTSE 100 at lowest since 2013 as markets panic over China’s downfall on ‘Black Monday’
August 24th, 2015
The FTSE 100 fell below the 6,000 mark for the first time since 2013 as global stock markets have responded to the free fall of shares in Asia on what has been dubbed ‘Black Monday’. After the Shanghai Composite, ...
Bitcoin splits: Will it break, or be better than ever?
August 21st, 2015
With a market valued currently at more than $3 billion, and hundreds of millions invested in related technologies, a lot is riding on bitcoin. But the digital token some say could replace government-backed currencies is facing a crisis that ...
PayPal Acquires Modest
August 21st, 2015
PayPal announced the acquisition of Modest. Modest was founded in 2012 and allows merchants to offer an end-to-end experience that makes selling on any platform easier and simpler. Social media networks are evolving from places where people share and discover ...
China Shares Hit New Low Since Depth of Selloff
August 21st, 2015
Early gauge of China’s factory activity falls to multiyear low China’s stock market set a new low since the depths of the summer selloff that wiped out roughly a third of its value, despite massive intervention from Beijing. The ...
Rollout of 1,000 Bitcoin ATMs planned for Greece as interest in cryptocurrency surges
August 20th, 2015
Greece is to receive 1,000 Bitcoin ATMs following a partnership between digital currency exchange BTCGreece and cryptocurrency service provider Cubits, according to reports. The installation of the ATMs, which allow users to exchange cash for bitcoins, reflects the growing ...
Optimal Payments complete the acquisition of Skrill
August 18th, 2015
Optimal Payments Plc (LSE AIM: OPAY) has issued a press release to inform that has completed the acquisition of Skrill. The Skrill Group is one of Europe’s leading digital payments businesses providing digital wallet solutions and online payment processing ...
Is Cryptocurrency bitcoin facing a civil war?
August 18th, 2015
Bitcoin’s forked: chief scientist launches alternative proposal for the currency The bitcoin wars have begun, as Bitcoin XT squares off against the classic flavour of the cryptocurrency Cryptocurrency bitcoin is facing civil war, with two high-profile developers announcing plans ...
Citigroup Affiliates to Pay $180 Million to Settle Hedge Fund Fraud Charges
August 18th, 2015
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that two Citigroup affiliates have agreed to pay nearly $180 million to settle charges that they defrauded investors in two hedge funds by claiming they were safe, low-risk, and suitable for traditional bond ...
China, the Hollow Dragon
August 17th, 2015
In terms of profitability and trade-generated wealth, China is a hollow dragon. It is widely assumed that manufacturing (a.k.a. the world’s workshop) is the source of China’s wealth. But how can this be true, given that manufacturing profit margins ...
