Airbnb has “acqui-hired” the majority of the team behind ChangeCoin, the blockchain company that developed the social Bitcoin tipping service ChangeTip, Quartz reported last week, citing “four people with knowledge of the deal” as sources. “Acqui-hired” refers to hiring the key staff of a company in block, as opposed to purchasing the company and its […]
Digital currency may be set to play a prominent role in a TV drama called “StartUp”, set to debut on streaming service Crackle this fall.
A Louisiana man and his son have plead guilty to running an unlicensed bitcoin exchange, the US Department of Justice said today.
International payments network SWIFT is looking to build its own distributed ledger platform, a new report reveals.
It has been said plenty of times in the past and it’ll be said again in the future. Taavet Hinrikus, CEO of TransferWise, a popular peer-to-peer international money transfer service has stated that bitcoin, is dead. TransferWise is a prominent player in the Fintech space. Founded in 2010, the money transfers service is among the […]
Bitcoin Press Releases: BitcoinAverage’s Newest API in Beta. Improved system, service offerings on horizon for users of most trusted price index London, UK — BitcoinAverage, the world’s most trusted Bitcoin price index, will be releasing new system features, revamping its pricing index to accommodate the needs of users at every level, from casual to enterprise-grade. […]
Bitcoin price pushed to a new high at resistance today, and we have to ask: Why another high when your bitcoins are fundamentally threatened? This analysis is provided by xbt.social with a 3-hour delay. Read the full analysis here. Not a member? Join now and receive a $29 discount using the code CCN29. Bitcoin Price […]
The post Smart Contracts Explained (for dummies…) appeared first on 99 Bitcoins. The following post is a guest post by Dong Mai, the owner of Bitcoin Passive Income. Even now, in 2016, it’s not an exaggeration to say that the majority of bitcoiners are drawn to Bitcoin because of its profitability rather than its utility. […]
According to the latest Theatrical Market Statistics report released by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), global box office revenues reached $38.3 billion in 2015, up 5 percent from 2014. But Chris Dodd, chief of the MPAA, said that if the issue of piracy could be tackled it would add a healthy $1.5 billion […]
The Crypto Show recently interviewed Johnny Dilley, who runs strategy at Blockstream. Dilley shared his views on the future of Bitcoin’s block size limit, and explained why he’s not worried that a solution has yet to be chosen. Dilley’s calm demeanor in regard to the block size issue seems to be partially based on his […]