Bitcoin Firm Signs Compliance Deal With Banking Giant Barclays
UK banking giant Barclays has signed contracts with two blockchain startups, according to the New York Business Journal.
Qiwi: Bitcoin Technology is ‘Beyond’ Russia’s Proposed Ban
New details have emerged about Russian payments giant Qiwi’s plans to issue its own cryptocurrency.
Blockstream Launches Bitcoin Sidechain Liquid
Blockstream has just announced the rollout of Liquid, its first production sidechain on bitcoin. The company has been in collaboration with its launch partners, which include Bitfinex, BTCC, Kraken, Unocoin, and Xapo. It is also in discussions with another dozen major institutional traders and licensed exchanges, according to its blog post. The bitcoin network has currently been […]
Dope Film Review: Of Bitcoin, the Dark Web & The Inner City
The American crime comedy-drama Dope, written and directed by Rick Famuyiwa, stars Shameik Moore, Tony Revolori, Kiersey Clemon, Kimberly Elise and A$AP Rocky. Produced by Forest Whitaker, Dope’s executive producer is Pharrell Williams and the co-executive producer is Sean Combs. The film’s first sentence is: “I just read money as we know it is dead, soon […]
Ripple Sues Social App for $2 Million Over Trademark Infringement
Ripple has filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against Kefi Labs, the makers of a social photo-sharing app called Ripple.
Giant Leap! Gaming Giant G2A To Accept Bitcoin Through BitPay
This news is sure to delight the Bitcoin as well as the gaming community! One of the world’s biggest gaming companies G2A has announced that it will start accepting Bitcoin payments on its G2A.COM Marketplace. To ensure smooth functioning, the company is partnering with BitPay for a quick transaction of Bitcoin. The news is surely […]
Bitcoin Price Gains; More To Come?
Earlier this morning, we published our twice daily bitcoin price watch piece. In the article we suggested the levels that we were looking to keep an eye on in the bitcoin price during today’s European session, and further, how we would use these levels to get in and out of the market according to our […]
Colorado Monthly Marijuana Sales Top $100,000,000 with No Banking Partners in Sight
The Colorado Department of Revenue released data showing recreational pot sales at $59.2 million in August, with medical marijuana dispensaries reaching $41.4 million for a total of $100.6 million in sales overall. “It means that $100 million is going to licensed, taxpaying businesses, creating jobs and helping to build new schools,” Dan Riffle, director of […]
Mexican Retailer Famsa Starts Accepting Bitcoin
Mexican retailer Grupo Famsa, a large household and consumer appliance store has, with a partnership with BitPay, started accepting bitcoin. Grupo Famsa, a retail company with revenues of nearly USD $1 billion in 2014 has now started accepting bitcoin as a mode of payment in its online retail store. Headquartered in Monterrey, Mexico, Grupo Famsa […]
Diversifying In Precious Metals And Bitcoin
The post Diversifying In Precious Metals And Bitcoin appeared first on 99 Bitcoins. Within the U.S. economy and all across Europe the injection of fiat by the central banking system in response to their conspired economic depressions has rocked an average citizen’s savings to the core. Many people are not saving at all, and those […]