Trustee Extends Online Deadline for Mt Gox Claimants
Customers affected by Mt Gox’s insolvency have been given more time to file their online bankruptcy claims.
Review: Reveal App Channels SnapChat with a Crypto Edge
CoinDesk reviews Reveal, a new mobile social network with a built-in cryptocurrency that seeks to create an economy for attention.
Bitcoin Block Chain Forking
The BIP66 update was meant to align miners on stricter cryptographic signatures through a form of block chain Democracy. As part of the BIP rules, once 950 of the past 1,000 blocks upgraded to the newer version all miners would older version blocks. This morning the network met that goal and a small, non-upgraded miner […]
Bitcoin Price Looking To Greece This Weekend
The current Bitcoin price correction, since the 30 June high around $265 and 1665 CNY, has been tracing a path similar to the previous 17-25 June correction. Should the market take this pattern to its logical conclusion, we can expect another advancing wave and for trade to take price to a new high. However, alternate […]
Forget Gold, Bitcoin is Backed by Time
Travis Patron argues that bitcoin is an intrinsically valuable form of money because it is regulated through time-bound algorithms.
Metadata Doesn’t Always Mean Metadata: New Snowden Revelations Reveal Government Spying Went Much Deeper
Many were not surprised when NSA-contracted analyst Edward Snowden blew the whistle on the government organization, revealing massive, likely illegal domestic spying programs. The post Metadata Doesn’t Always Mean Metadata: New Snowden Revelations Reveal Government Spying Went Much Deeper appeared first on CCN: Financial Bitcoin News.
Bitstamp Enables Canada-based Customer Deposits
Customers in Canada will be now able to deposit Canadian dollars into their Bitstamp accounts following the exchange’s partnership with Vogogo.
Bitcoin in the Headlines: More Hot Air for Greece
As Greece gets to grips with its upcoming bailout referendum the media has taken its coverage of bitcoin to a whole new level.
How Ascribe Uses Bitcoin Tech to Help Underserved Artists
CoinDesk speaks with Ascribe CTO Trent McConaghy, who co-founded a startup behind a blockchain-powered IP ownership platform.
LocalBitcoins Trading Up, Bitcoin Going Mainstream?
Many people use LocalBitcoins for many reasons, but lately its volume has increased a lot. This, of course, brings up the question of what it means for Bitcoin. Is Bitcoin going mainstream, are people stocking up for a coming increase, or is LocalBitcoins one of the more convenient places to sell bitcoins these days? It’s […]