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Bitcoin Price Reaches 18-Month High As It Heads Toward $500
April 27th, 2016
The price of bitcoin has not reached the heights of $466 since September 2014. At that point it was still in free fall from the dizzying heights of $1,200 at the peak of the bitcoin frenzy in December 2013. Now the price ...
How bitcoin’s sister technology could change the future of healthcare
April 22nd, 2016
The larger world didn’t start paying much attention to bitcoin until 2013. That was the year mainstream companies like Microsoft, Expedia and Dell, among others, began to accept the alternative, electronic payment method. That was also the year the ...
‘Bitcoin is dead,’ says prominent fintech exec
April 21st, 2016
Exactly three months ago, a well-known bitcoin developer, Mike Hearn, wrote a post on Medium that rocked the community of people who believe in the future of the digital currency and its technology. Bitcoin, he wrote, has failed. “It has failed ...
Bitcoin exchange close to launch regulated and licensed services for all 28 countries in the EU
April 20th, 2016
One of the world’s largest bitcoin exchanges is reportedly close to announcing a new deal with the Luxembourg government that would enable it to launch regulated and licensed services across Europe. According to sources, Bitstamp may have secured a payment institution (PI) ...
South African Startup Raises Funding to Fight Digital Media Piracy With Bitcoin
April 19th, 2016
According to the latest Theatrical Market Statistics report released by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), global box office revenues reached $38.3 billion in 2015, up 5 percent from 2014. But Chris Dodd, chief of the MPAA, said that if ...
Bitcoin Trademark Issued for the first time in Russia
April 19th, 2016
Bitcoin and Russia have had some tough times so far. The government is not interested in having bitcoin around, but they definitely want to explore the use of blockchain technology in banking and financial sector. However, ‘Bitcoin’ did get ...
Bitcoin trading platform raises $ 1.2 mn
April 18th, 2016
The Bitcoin trading platform Coinsecure has raised $1.2 million as part of its ongoing ‘Series A’ investment round. The company opened the fund-raising round earlier in January and expects to close the round soon, an official statement said. Coinsecure, ...
Accenture and Leading Financial Institutions Call for Applicants for the Asia-Pacific FinTech Innovation Lab 2016
April 18th, 2016
The Asia-Pacific accelerator program, now in its third year, mentors financial technology entrepreneurs to help accelerate product and business development Applications open today for Asia-Pacific’s third annual FinTech Innovation Lab, Accenture’s (NYSE: ACN) 12-week program that helps early- and ...
CEX.IO Bitcoin Exchange Launches Ethereum Trading
April 15th, 2016
CEX.IO Bitcoin exchange launched trading Ethers, currency used by the Ethereum decentralised platform that runs smart contracts. Following trends, CEX.IO has expanded the range of currencies traded on the exchange with ETH/BTC and ETH/USD. Famous for user-friendly experience of buying ...
Former regulator turns Bitcoin tech advocate
April 14th, 2016
Former New York state financial services chief Benjamin Lawsky may have taken a harsh view of virtual currency as a regulator, but he has begun to stump for the technology behind it. The man accused of implementing tough regulations on ...
