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New Coindesk Report: Who Really Uses Bitcoin ?
June 11th, 2015
Young, pale, techie and male. Anecdotally, this has been the make up of bitcoin’s core community since the cryptocurrency began, at least if media reports and Internet chatter are to be believed. But in 2015, is this still an accurate reflection ...
Some Financial Heavyweights Just Invested in a Trading Platform Linked to Bitcoin
June 10th, 2015
Symbiont, which plans to use bitcoin’s underlying technology to make it quicker and cheaper to transfer assets between buyers and sellers, has won the backing of several financial industry heavyweights. The company, according to a statement Tuesday, has raised ...
Bitcoin Has Died Nearly 100 Times
June 8th, 2015
According to the mainstream press, Bitcoin has died…Many, many times. That’s why Jordan Tuwiner started Bitcoin Obituaries – to compile the many obituaries which have been written about the nascent cryptocurrency Bitcoin. He had noticed a preponderance of articles ...
Possible $500,000 Bitcoin Cloud Mining Ponzi Scheme Uncovered
June 8th, 2015
Roughly nine months ago, Bitcoin Foundation Chief Scientist Gavin Andresen made a rather interesting comment on Reddit in which he claimed, “I suspect many will turn out to be Ponzi schemes.” There have been a few cloud mining scams uncovered ...
Prepaid Bitcoin Debit Card Available in Europe Thru BitStamp
June 5th, 2015
BitStamp, a well-known bitcoin exchange, launched its prepaid bitcoin debit card for the European market. These can be used anywhere major credit or debit cards are accepted. In addition, the bitcoin balance loaded on the card can be converted to ...
Bitfinex and BitGo Partner to Create World’s First Real-Time Proof of Reserve Bitcoin Exchange
June 4th, 2015
Fully Segregated Trading Accounts Creates Complete Customer Transparency for Enhanced Security Bitfinex, the world’s leading Bitcoin exchange, today unveiled a new Bitcoin settlement and security architecture that for the first time ever offers complete segregation of all customer bitcoins. ...
YouBase, a Decentralized Bitcoin-like Answer to Databases, Social Networks and more
June 3rd, 2015
Imagine a future where like buttons are replaced by tip buttons and where a social network user always controls their own data. YouBase says it will have such a solution ready to go, in its flagship product, YouBase, an ...
X-Cart Partners with Coinzone for Bitcoin Payments
June 3rd, 2015
Today we are happy to announce a new strategic partnership with X-Cart. Since 2001, X-Cart has been an industry leading eCommerce platform powering more than 33,000 online stores in 111 countries with their merchants totaling a Gross Merchandise Volume ...
First bitcoin bank is applying for license in Switzerland
June 2nd, 2015
A group of undisclosed investors joined their forces to create the first bitcoin bank in the world. Presently, this bank is applying for a license, reports Die Handelszeitung. According to the newspaper, “several sources” informed journalists about the registration ...
Top 10 Countries in Which Bitcoin is Banned
May 27th, 2015
Countries around the world have a wide ranging view of the digital currency bitcoin or a “virtual currency.” Western superpowers like the United States and United Kingdom have shown a positive attitude towards the new technology. Some countries like Canada and Australia are ...
