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Since October 2014, the Swedish National Bank, also known as Riksbank has cut its interest rates below zero. That means that for well over a year the people of Sweden have been paying the banks to keep their accounts and credit cards accessible. According to a study published by a group of industrial technologists led […]
The quiet, behind-the-scenes juggernaut in bitcoin mining, Bi Wang (BW), is announcing the release of its 14nm chip that the company believes is at the cutting edge of bitcoin mining equipment. In a Bitcoin Magazine exclusive, BW was introduced to the community. Now it wants impact that same community. Along with the announcement of its […]
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California is set to sentence 46-year-old Silk Road investigator Carl Mark Force IV this Monday. It seems certain that the corrupt DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration) agent will need to spend time behind bars. After having been arrested in March, he pleaded guilty to money laundering, obstruction […]
Carl Force, a corrupt federal agent who worked undercover at bitcoin-accepting drug marketplace Silk Road, was sentenced to 78 months in prison today.
Boost VC CEO Adam Draper discusses his incubator’s recent decision to begin using the term “blockchain” in place of “bitcoin”.
Coinprism, the blockchain technology company that developed the Open Assets standard “colored coins” that is now used by the likes of NASDAQ and Overstock has released Openchain, an open source distributed ledger targeting financial institutions. Openchain, unlike bitcoin is based on a central, distributed ledger that will allow any enterprise user, company or an institution […]
GameCredits is revolutionizing the in-game currency industry. Thanks to the startups’ advanced API, in-game transactions take place instantly through a secure online wallet platform. Thanks to GameCredits, developers and gamers now have a seamless method of transacting value through gaming platforms. The secure platform has already launched a formidable game, Turbocharged (Multiplayer Racing Game), and […]
A court decision on whether bitcoin exchanges in Europe will be required to pay value-added tax (VAT) on user fees is set to be handed down Thursday.
Video games and Bitcoin, two most fascinating segments, have now come together to delight the users! Kinguin, which prides itself in being called the place where a video game lover can choose from thousands of games, has now joined hands with BitPay to allow the users to pay for them in Bitcoin. In a blog […]