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FXPRIMUS announces that now Accepts funding via Bitcoin
September 1st, 2015
One of the world’s leading online forex brokers, FXPRIMUS, has partnered with BitPay to begin accepting funding via bitcoin. Since obtaining its European jurisdictional regulation with CySEC, the global broker has extended the scope of its operations – as well as ...
Bitcoin: US federal agent investigating Silk Road admits $800,000 bitcoin theft
September 1st, 2015
Shaun Bridges, a former secret service member, pleads guilty to money laundering after another member of same task force admitted to similar crimes A former US secret service agent has pleaded guilty to stealing over $800,000 worth of bitcoin ...
Barclays set to become first UK high street bank to accept bitcoin
August 31st, 2015
Company set to partner with a ‘bitcoin exchange’ or spending platform Has two bitcoin ‘labs’ in London and has been collaborating with start-ups Bought with real money and traded online, a bitcoin is worth around $230 It can be ...
RBI on bitcoin: Closely monitoring crowdfunding space, crypto currencies
August 27th, 2015
Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan today said it is closely monitoring the crowdfunding space to check if it poses any concerns, while it also called for an active “market intelligence” mechanism on crypto currencies. Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan today said ...
Major Mining Pools Make a Stand Against Bitcoin XT Fork, Support for BIP 100 Grows
August 26th, 2015
It has been little over a week since Mike Hearn and Gavin Andresen included Bitcoin Improvement Proposal 101 (BIP 101) into the alternative Bitcoin implementation Bitcoin XT. BIP 101 is designed to create a hard fork in the blockchain to ...
Bitcoin 2.0: What do banks want from blockchains?
August 25th, 2015
Most financial institutions are currently in stealth mode, trying to wrap their heads around some version or other of a blockchain, the shared ledger system made famous by Bitcoin. But banks don’t want decentralisation or anonymity or open access. ...
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 ...
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 ...
Former CIA employee and NSA Edward Snowden on Bitcoin
August 21st, 2015
Speaking in an interview during IETF 93 Meeting, former CIA employee and NSA contractor Edward Snowden, spoke among others about Bitcoin. He focused his talk on Bitcoin’s flaws and weakness. Edward Snowden began by briefly speaking about the 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 ...
