Yours Wants to Take Bitcoin Mainstream by Targeting Non-Bitcoin Communities

Former Reddit Cryptocurrency Engineer, Ryan X. Charles, is currently working on a new, bitcoin-powered social network, but he isn’t focused on creating something that will only be used by the Bitcoin community. In a recent interview on Epicenter Bitcoin, Charles noted that creating an app used by a mainstream audience would have much more value […]

Zcash Creator on the Upcoming Zcash Launch, Privacy and the Unfinished Internet Revolution

In January, Bitcoin Magazine reported that a public alpha technology preview of Zcash, “a decentralized and open-source cryptocurrency that aims to set a new standard for privacy and anonymity through the use of groundbreaking cryptography,” had been released on Github. Zcash offers total payment confidentiality, while maintaining a decentralized network using a public blockchain. Unlike […]

Millions of Dollars Worth of ETC May Soon Be Dumped on the Market

Ethereum Classic’s ability to gain a somewhat sizeable market share in terms of price and network hashrate has been surprising to many in the digital currency ecosystem, but the darling of blockchain immutability may soon face an issue with new coins coming onto the market from those who may not have that particular blockchain’s best […]

Keza App Relaunched, Enabling Bitcoin Investing In U.S. Stocks

Satoshi Citadel Industries (SCI) has acquired the bitcoin-powered Keza app which allows users to invest in mainstream U.S. stocks, and has relaunched it. The Keza app closed in April shortly after launching, CCN reported. The project had received $357,000 in funding backed by Digital Currency Group and Jason Calacanis of HOF Capital. Keza also promised […]

ZapChain Announces the Impending Closure of Its Social Platform

ZapChain, the Bitcoin-based content sharing and tipping platform is soon going to shut down. The Reddit like social media platform focused on Bitcoin and cryptocurrency technology has announced its impending demise on its user’s timelines. The notification on states, “ZapChain will be shutting down on, or shortly after August 31, 2016.Please withdraw your balance.” Founded […]

Former CIA Analyst Says Terrorists Utilize Bitcoin to Boost Funding

A former counterterrorism analyst for the CIA has found that terrorists are utilizing innovative technologies to boost their funding, one of which is through the use of bitcoin. Yaya Fanusie is the director of analysis for the Foundation for Defense of Democracies’ Center on Sanctions and Illicit Finance (CSIF) who previously spent seven years as […]

Bitcoin Price Watch; Volatility Ahead?

The trading day has now drawn to a close out of Europe, and it’s time to take a second look at the bitcoin price markets and see if we can’t outline an intraday strategy for this evening’s session out of Asia. Things have been pretty flat today, and since our intrarange strategy was off the […]

Moscow to Use Blockchain Tech in ‘Active Citizen’ Project

Government officials in Moscow are willing to explore and implement the potential and uses of blockchain technology in various applications including the Active Citizen project. The city government initiative is a technology-laden program aimed to make citizens of Moscow more inclusive in affecting government decisions. The Department of Information Technology of Moscow is ready to […]