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MasterCard makes first bitcoin investment
October 29th, 2015
MasterCard has finally dipped a toe in the crypto-currency pool, joining a host of other big name investors backing new bitcoin incubator Digital Currency Group (DCG). MasterCard was joined by Canadian bank CIBC, insurer New York Life and venture ...
The Bitcoin Startup Boom Comes Back Down to Earth
October 27th, 2015
Growth in venture capital flowing to bitcoin startups slowed substantially last quarter, and startups are feeling the pinch. Jeff Garzik has spent the past several months pitching investors on a pretty out-there startup idea. He proposed building computer servers ...
Is China Turning To Bitcoin As Yuan Devalues?
October 19th, 2015
China is seemingly buying up a lot of Bitcoin and alternative currencies like gold right now. The devaluation of their currency has been slashed over the course of the past month. The country’s Foreign Exchange Commission has ordered financial institutions to increase its checks ...
What will Happen to Bitcoin when the Economy goes Bust?
October 12th, 2015
Many people interested in Bitcoin have a less than optimistic view about the health of the global economy. This skepticism — in some cases pessimism — is fueled by a controversial business cycle theory that is fairly popular in ...
Is Bitcoin here to stay? Experts are still torn
September 24th, 2015
The digital currency has been called everything from a fad to the next big thing. Will Bitcoin go away? That’s the question that digital currency experts debated Monday at a conference in San Francisco hosted by tech news site ...
New Bitcoin product launch on Nasdaq by XBT Provider
September 22nd, 2015
XBT Provider AB (publ) announced today the launch of Bitcoin Tracker EUR, a bitcoin-based security denominated in Euro. Bitcoin Tracker EUR will be available for trading on Nasdaq Nordic on October 5th. Alexander Marsh, Chief Executive Officer of XBT ...
Texas Man Admits to Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme
September 22nd, 2015
Trendon Shavers pleads guilty to a charge of securities fraud A Texas man admitted Monday to running a bitcoin Ponzi scheme, which at one time controlled about 7% of digital currency in circulation, in what authorities described as the ...
According to Google Bitcoin is Dead
September 17th, 2015
Ever typed ‘Bitcoin’ into Google? Chances are you had some specific questions you wanted answered. CCN has learned that Google offers some interesting suggestions after typing ‘Bitcoin is’ into the Google search bar through their auto-complete function. When you ...
What Is The Difference Between Bitcoin, FOREX & Gold? ‘A Tripod Theory’
September 10th, 2015
As Bitcoin and it’s counterparties known as “altcoins” enter the mainstream many investors are seeking information on the mechanics of trading these revolutionary peer-to-peer niche oriented decentralized global cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin, forex and gold have many similar yet distinct differences that make each a unique and viableinvestment vehicle. Bitcoin is a ...
A Bitcoin miner is back on track to be the first on the ASX
September 8th, 2015
Bitcoin Group is closer to becoming the world’s first cryptocurrency miner to float on a stock exchange. The company today re-released its prospectus after having to withdraw the documents following questions from the ASX. It is raising $20 million ...