Bitcoin API Startup BlockCypher Raises $3.1M from Nas and More
BlockCypher, a startup that provides a complete set of services for bitcoin developers, just closed a $3.1M seed round conducted by VC firms Boost VC,
January 15, 2015 No Comments
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Bitcoin Ponzi CryptoDouble Disappears With At Least 2233 Bitcoins
Bitcoin scams are back. CryptoDouble, a website founded on the promise of doubling its users’ deposits within 100 hours, ceased all its operations. At least
January 14, 2015 No Comments
BitPay Crashes Bitcoin Price? Why The Price is Falling
2014 will be the year flooded with the tears of speculators. Falling prices this past year have lead to many theories regarding price. One of
January 13, 2015 No Comments
How to Launder Stolen Bitcoins
Bitcoin’s main problem is that every transaction is public. Such a feature makes it difficult to launder stolen bitcoins. Take this $5m thief as an
January 7, 2015 No Comments
BitMEX Launches Bitcoin Volatility Futures Contracts
Bitcoin exchange BitMEX have announced the introduction of a futures contract for Bitcoin, in a much-needed shot in the arm for the cryptocurrency who fortunes
January 6, 2015 No Comments
Bitcoin Exchange Bitstamp Withdrawals and Deposits Stopped after Possible RNG Attack
Bitcoin exchange Bitstamp has temporarily halted withdrawals and emailed users a warning about using old deposit addresses. Earlier today, Bitstamp noticed an issue with their
January 5, 2015 No Comments
Winklevoss Bitcoin Trust ETF Files for 1m Shares on Nasdaq; More to Be Revealed in January
Earlier today, the Winklevoss Bitcoin Fund, an exchange-traded fund (ETF) founded by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss formally filed for shares on Nasdaq. The Bitcoin Trust
December 31, 2014 No Comments
Bitcoin Extortionist Swatting Cryptographers
When Satoshi Nakamoto, a name widely believed to be a pseudonym for a small group, published the specifications for Bitcoin back in 2008 the effort
December 30, 2014 No Comments
The Second-Worst Currency in 2014 is Ukraine’s – The Worst Is Bitcoin
The world’s second-worst currency this year is Ukraine’s hryvnia. Being at war with a nuclear-endowed superpower is an expensive business, and Ukraine’s economy is crippled
December 28, 2014 No Comments
Ecuador Opens National Electronic Money System (EMS)
As previously reported on CNN, Ecuador has now started to implement its new electronic cash system through the Central Bank of Ecuador. Ecuador has long
December 28, 2014 No Comments
Burning Man Accepts Bitcoin for Their Desert Spectacular That Your Stereotypes Are All Wrong About
In a world where the bitcoin community wants bitcoin accepted worldwide, the bitcoin community should expect bitcoin accepted by everyone. Burning Man, a popular festival
December 23, 2014 No Comments
Nas to Give Bitcoins to Top 100 Fans; 50 Cent on Bitcoin: “All Money Is Money”
Nas, one of the most popular and prolific rappers of all time, has taken his Bitcoin promotion to the next level. Just a few hours
December 23, 2014 No Comments
“What is Bitcoin?” Is Google’s 4th Most Searched “What is…?” Term of 2014
Google, the most popular online search engine everywhere in the world (except for China) has revealed its highly anticipated search lists for the year 2014.
December 21, 2014 No Comments
Litecoin Creator Charlie Lee Claims Litecoin Does Not Need Development
Charlie Lee isn’t one to often be outspoken, yet sometimes he tells the truth how he sees it. He has big ideas and is busy
December 20, 2014 No Comments
Charlie Shrem Sentenced to Two Years in Prison
Bitcoin advocate and entrepreneur Charlie Shrem was sentenced to two years in prison on Friday for indirectly helping to send $1 million in the digital
December 20, 2014 No Comments
Bitcoin Fintech Accelerator to Open in Cayman Islands
The Cayman Islands, a British Overseas Territory in the western Caribbean Sea and a major world offshore financial center, are betting on new financial technologies
December 18, 2014 No Comments
Bitcoin Panic Selling Today
The damage was done to the charts today. These pages have been speculating/forecasting a $316 low for the past two weeks. $316 was broken today,
December 18, 2014 No Comments
Overstock to Pass $3 Million USD in Bitcoin Sales in 2014
Bitcoin supporter Overstock.com, led by long-time Bitcoin supporter CEO Patrick Byrne, is projecting three million US Dollars in overall sales for merchandise purchased with Bitcoin
December 18, 2014 No Comments
Indicators show Russians Trading Rubles for BTC
The Russian Ruble continues its tumble against the US Dollar, losing over 50% of its value in 2014, and more than 11% on Tuesday alone.
December 18, 2014 No Comments
Interview with johoe, the White Hat Hacker Who Returned 800+ Bitcoins to Blockchain.Info
Today, I had the privilege of chatting with johoe, the white hat hacker who swept over 800 bitcoins from addresses generated with a security error
December 17, 2014 No Comments
Watch A Blockchain Company Save Bank of America $17 Billion (Hypothetically)
One of the cool things about the bitcoin blockchain is the number of possibilities it entails. Bitcoin isn’t just a financial asset; it’s a piece
December 17, 2014 No Comments
Australian Securities and Investment Commission Not Requiring License From Bitcoin Exchanges
The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) released a report today outlining action taken when businesses deal with digital currency such as Bitcoin in response
December 16, 2014 No Comments
XRP Price Rise Gives Ripple $500 Million Market Cap
Recently, Ripple – the electronic payment protocol – has experienced a market cap surge due to an increase in the price of its native currency,
December 13, 2014 No Comments
United States SEC Fines BTC Trading, Corp for Unregistered Bitcoin Stock Exchange
The year-long investigation into BTC Trading, Corp has finally come to an end. BTC Trading, Corp was the company behind BTCT.co and litecoinglobal.com. Both sites
December 8, 2014 No Comments
Bitcoin ASIC Hosting Expands to 1MW of Hydroelectric Capacity in Washington State With 2.5 Megawatt Expansion Underway
Bitcoin mining has become a game of trying to get the most powerful miners in the largest quantities running on the least expensive power as
December 7, 2014 No Comments
What if a Micronation Adopts Bitcoin as Official Currency?
The Principality of the Pontinha (Portuguese: Principado da Pontinha or Principado do Ilhéu da Pontinha), a self-proclaimed country by Prince D. Renato Barros, is located
December 4, 2014 No Comments
Pantera Capital Leads $3.5m Investment In Bitcoin Microtransaction Service Changetip
The Bitcoin investment firm Pantera Capital announced today that it was participating in the Series A funding round for Changetip. The funding round is worth
December 3, 2014 No Comments
Bitcoin Advances in Spain and Europe
The great potential for cryptocurrencies and Bitcoin in particular to change business practices is becoming a reality all over the world. The United States continues
December 1, 2014 No Comments
New Speculations on the Identity of Satoshi Nakamoto
In 2002, a person identified as “x” wrote a post to the Usenet newsgroups alt.internet.p2p and uk.finance, titled “Virtual peer to peer banking.” The post
November 30, 2014 No Comments
Did the NSA Outline Bitcoin In 1996?
The NSA was one of the first organizations to describe a Bitcoin-like system. About twelve years before Satoshi Nakamoto published his legendary white paper to
November 22, 2014 No Comments
Data Breach: Windows Live and Playstation Network Hacker “DerpTrolling” Claims 500,000 Stolen Credit Card Details
A hacker group by the name of DerpTrolling announced today that they broke into the Playstation Network, 2K Games, and Windows Live to make off
November 21, 2014 No Comments
New Bitcoin Development Foundation Arises In China
A new organization has emerged to better serve the combined interest of Asia’s growing number of Bitcoin and digital currency enthusiasts. The new 比特币发展基金会, or
November 14, 2014 No Comments
Forex Exchange Secure Investments Disappeared With Over $1 Billion In Customer Funds
Earlier this year, an internationally used forex exchange platform disappeared with over $1 billion in customer funds, all fiat. Secure Investments, led by vanished CEO
November 13, 2014 No Comments
Bitcoin Regulator Benjamin Lawsky Might Resign from NYDFS
The Department of Financial Services superintendent, Benjamin Lawsky, who has been leading the charge in an effort to regulate bitcoin, is reportedly considering resigning from
November 11, 2014 No Comments
Europol Threatens to Come After People Using Bitcoin on Dark Net Marketplaces Like Silk Road 3.0
Darknet marketplaces are facing increased action from governments around the world, as anticipated In a release today, the United Kingdom National Crime Agency revealed their
November 7, 2014 No Comments
Luxury Villa Available Only for Bitcoin in Historical Caesarea
Are you looking to buy a house with beautiful views? What if you were told that such a house is available and that the prime
November 7, 2014 No Comments
Sir Richard Branson – Bitcoin Brings Power to the People
Sir Richard Branson has been in the news quite a bit lately, for all of the wrong reasons. His Virgin Galactic company suffered a major
November 4, 2014 No Comments
Hacker Dreams Up Crypto-Passport Based on the Blockchain
In a sign of the things to come, Bitcoin enthusiast Christopher Ellis has developed the world’s first crypto-passport built on the blockchain technology. Ellis has
November 2, 2014 No Comments
Bitcoin is the Digital Currency of Crypto Anarchy
A Reddit post started a discussion on the nature of Bitcoin. Is it “just” a digital currency and payment system, or is it more than
November 1, 2014 No Comments
Duke University Professor Offers Bitcoin Blockchain Themed Class – Innovation and Cryptoventures
Fuqua School of Business Professor Campbell Harvey is offering a new class called ‘Innovations and Cryptoventures’ to students in the Spring 2015 semester. His new
October 31, 2014 No Comments
Developer Creates Blockchain Passport Technology Based on Bitcoin
Christopher Ellis has created software that allows anyone to create a World Citizen Passport. The software uses PGP encryption software and the Blockchain to create
October 31, 2014 No Comments
(XMR) Monero Price Trending Downwards
Monero has ranked among the top altcoins since its release in April, even earning its own market as a trading pair on the altcoin exchange
October 31, 2014 No Comments
David Orban Explains the Bitcoin Singularity
David Orban is an entrepreneur and a visionary global high technology analyst. He is CEO of the US-based technology platform and services company Dotsub, which
October 29, 2014 No Comments
Blackmailers to Czech Republic: Give Us Bitcoin or We Give You Ebola
In one of the most sinister Bitcoin-related blackmail schemes to date, an as-yet-unidentified group of individuals has threatened to spread Ebola in the Czech Republic
October 28, 2014 No Comments
SEC Sends Inquiry Letters to Hundreds of Bitcoin Companies about Unregistered Securities
Hundreds of Bitcoin companies that have released unregistered securities on Counterparty, Cryptostocks will be sent inquiry letters by the SEC. The SEC is asking these
October 28, 2014 No Comments
Bitcoin 2.0 Will Be a Very Big Deal
TechCrunch columnist Jon Evans has written a new article on the emerging “Bitcoin 2.0” phenomenon. He describes “strange, interesting, and wildly ambitious” projects like Zerocash,
October 27, 2014 No Comments
HackerOne Bug Bounty Program Can Pay Bitcoin to White Hat Hackers with Coinbase Partnership
Bug bounty hunters, or white hat hackers, around the world, that use the popular platform HackerOne can now be paid in Bitcoin. Earlier today, Coinbase
October 22, 2014 No Comments
Magnus Daar Esq.: KNC Miner Hurts Sweden’s Reputation for Business
Magnus Daar Esq. of Nova, a law firm based in Sweden, feels that KNC’s actions might hurt Sweden’s reputation for other companies who started their business
October 21, 2014 No Comments