2015 October

Is Gemini Off to a Rocky Start?

The Winklevoss Twins always have something going on. With their New-York based bitcoin exchange Gemini (which debuted earlier this month on October 8th), publicity has practically marched into their laps. It was amongst the first of only a small handful of bitcoin companies to earn approval from the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) […]

Scottish MP Calls for a National Digital Currency – ScotPound

A year on from the national referendum where Scotland rejected independence from the UK – leaving the pound sterling to continue as its national currency, a member of Parliament from the Scottish National Party (SNP) issued a rallying call to his party and the country to begin experimenting with digital currency. George Kerevan, MP for […]

Swift Payments CEO Doesn’t See Block Chain Replacing Current ‘Efficient’ Banking Systems

While Swift CEO Gottfried Leibbrandt acknowledges that block chain technology is here to stay, he believes some of the current fintech being spoken about is “hype” and notes that blockchains in the private sphere are more substantial than it getting to replace existing commercial banking systems. Speaking to the Financial Times, international payments network Swift […]

5 Awesome Bitcoin stories shared by Redditors

The post 5 Awesome Bitcoin stories shared by Redditors appeared first on 99 Bitcoins. The internet is a great source of amazing stories, and Reddit’s r/Bitcoin is not an exception. Over the past few years, several Redditors and Bitcoiners took to the social platform to share their stories and experiences about discovering, buying and selling cryptocurrency. Some of them […]

Debunking the 11 Most Stubborn Lightning Network Myths

Earlier this year, Joseph Poon and Thaddeus Dryja released the Lightning Network white paper. In it they theorize how a layer on top of the Bitcoin blockchain can allow for instant and cheap bitcoin transactions, while vastly improving its scalability. As a result of the block-size limit debate, the Lightning Network has been getting a […]

The UK Treasury Is Embracing Block Chain, Digital Currencies and Big Data Research

The UK Government’s Ministry for Economy and Finance – Her Majesty’s Treasury, tasked with setting the UK’s future economic policies is steadfast in its approval and welcoming of block chain technology and digital currencies. It started when the UK Treasury issued a public call in November 2014, seeking inputs for ways to effectively regulate digital […]