How I Preordered a Tesla Model 3 With Bitcoin
The recent purchase of a Tesla 3 with bitcoin is the catalyst for this story about how far bitcoin has come since the days of pizzas and Alpaca socks.
Bitcoin Price Tests Support
After being sold, during late US trading on Friday, to a trendline that has provided support since the middle of March bitcoin price is straining higher, early Sunday. 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 […]
Newspaper Publishers and Bitcoin Browser Brave Tangle over Publishing Rights
Brave Software Inc., the creator of a browser that blocks unwanted web ads and replaces them with ads generated by Brave with payouts in Bitcoin, has been advised by the Newspaper Association of America (NAA) that its plan to replace publishers’ ads on their own websites with Brave’s advertising is illegal, a charge that Brave immediately […]
Bitcoin and the Rise of the Cypherpunks
CoinDesk contributor Jameson Lopp traces the history of the cypherpunks, the band of innovators whose beliefs helped inspire the bitcoin movement.
Beyond Digital Study: A Fifth of UK Businesses to Trade in Digital Currencies by 2020
Since its introduction in 2009, Bitcoin has grown exponentially. Now, however, it seems as though its rise in popularity is due to continue in the the United Kingdom after a new report found that a fifth of U.K. employees believe that their organizations will be accepting Bitcoin and similar digital currencies as payment by 2020. […]
Bitcoin Payments Company Circle Scores Partnership With Barclays and E-Money License for UK Expansion
“Bitcoin Bank” Circle announced that people in the U.K. can now experience social payments over the open Internet in their native currency, pound sterling (GBP), using Circle’s updated apps for Android, iOS and the Web. The company was granted an e-money license by the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority. Circle is extending the ability to hold […]
How Inflation Is Stealing Your Money: Can Cryptocurrency Solve Inflation on a Global Scale?
This is a guest post by Chris Pardo and the opinions expressed are those of the author and don’t represent the views ofBitcoin Magazineor BTC Media. Inflation is one of those read-the-small-print kind of taxes that people don’t often think about even though it can have a major impact on their finances and, thereby, on […]
Quartz Bashes Bitcoin in Inaccurate Headline
In a recent article published on the popular online publication Quartz, a rather interesting headline involving Bitcoin made waves on social networks. With no shortage of negative press in recent years surrounding Bitcoin and its alleged use by money launderers, terrorists and evil-doers, Quartz decided to peg movie pirating to the list of illicit uses […]
Crypto Exchange Service ShapeShift Offline After Hack
Digital currency exchange service ShapeShift is offline after a security incident earlier this week.
Bitcoin Bores Traders as Volume Declines on Price Stability
Volumes in the bitcoin markets declined this week amid price stability that some traders indicate is turning away business.