Satire: Bernie Sanders’ Campaign Accepts Bitcoin

United States senator Bernie Sanders, a Presidential hopeful as a candidate for the Democratic nomination up against Hillary Clinton and whose entire campaign funding comes predominantly from donations is now accepting bitcoin, perfectly coinciding with his image as a grassroots candidate. With about 2 million donors, 5.7 million contributions at an average of $27 to […]

Bitcoin Transaction Friction: A Reality Check

Are bitcoin transactions really frictionless compared to traditional currency? Alexander Kroeger, a research analyst at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Research and Startup Group, and Asani Sarkar, an assistant vice president at the bank’s Integrated Policy Analysis Group, analyzed bitcoin transactions and concluded that price differences across bitcoin exchanges and other factors create […]

Bitcoin Price Watch; The Weekend Ahead

We’re about to shut down our analysis for the weekend, but before we do, let’s take one more look at the bitcoin price, in an attempt to set up against any potential volatility that comes this evening and, beyond that, into the weekend. The chart below shows action across pretty much the entire week. As […]

Global Markets Operator ICAP Successfully Implements Blockchain Technology Pilot

ICAP, a leading markets operator and provider of post trade risk mitigation and information services with more than $1.6 billion in revenue, announced that its Post Trade Risk and Information (“PTRI”) division has successfully carried out a proof-of-technology pilot test using blockchain technology. The ICAP PTRI division plans to use its newly developed proof-of-technology protocol […]

Are Any Altcoins Currenty Useful? No, Says Monero Developer Riccardo Spagni

To many people in the Bitcoin community, altcoins are considered nothing more than scams. Part of the reason is that altcoin developers and promoters are often found telling people to purchase an altcoin for their own financial benefit; however, this is not the case for Monero developer Riccardo Spagni. Spagni holds a relatively pragmatic view […]

A Closer Look at Reddit Vote Manipulation About Bitcoin

The r/Bitcoin subreddit has increasingly become a major source of news and information for anyone interested in Bitcoin. Established in 2010 and counting more than 170,000 subscribed accounts today, it is the oldest and biggest Bitcoin-related page on Reddit, and perhaps even the most influential Bitcoin corner on the Internet. But since last summer, r/Bitcoin […]