The Washington D.C.-based trade association The Chamber of Digital Commerce has announced that it will be holding its first blockchain summit at Georgetown University on March 3. The packed agenda includes panels about smart contracts, banking and financial services, the recently launched Blockchain Alliance and consumer protections, along with talks with some of the blockchain’s […]
To follow along with its goal to put “a bitcoin miner in every device and in every hand,” 21 Inc. announced on Thursday that customers could now purchase the 21 Bitcoin Computer on its website with bitcoin. When a user adds the Bitcoin Computer to his or her cart, they can opt to select “Make […]
The price of bitcoin declined sharply in global markets today, falling by more than 13%, according to the CoinDesk USD Bitcoin Price Index (BPI).
Romit, the remittance service that began as bitcoin ATM developer Robocoin, has said that it is shutting down its bitcoin services.
The 21 Bitcoin Computer is now available for purchase in Bitcoin at its equivalent value to $399.00 USD on its official website. The latest billing option which allows purchase with Bitcoin also comes with added privacy and security in mind. The company does not ask for a name on the address and will send to a P.O. Box […]
New York-based Digital Asset Holdings, a startup that began as a bitcoin-centric company and is now deemed a blockchain-based firm is opening a new office in London to expand its presence into the European market. Digital Asset, led by former JPMorgan executive Blythe Masters as the company’s CEO announced in a media release that the […]
Long-time bitcoin developer Mike Hearn officially “left” the project this week, creating a negative narrative that was seized by the press.
BitPay has announced a new partnership with European information technology provider Ypsilon.Net. The company provides a platform with booking engines and the payment processing framework for tens of thousands of websites, processing millions of transactions every month. A new partnership between payment processor BitPay and Ypsilon.Net, a leading IT solutions provider for the travel industry […]
Referred to as the Satoshi client, Bitcoin QT, Bitcoin Core , or simply Bitcoin’s reference client, the original Bitcoin implementation as introduced by Satoshi Nakamoto has always set the standard for Bitcoin’s consensus rules. While alternative implementations were launched over the years, these were programmed to follow or even enforce existing conduct. Bitcoin XT , […]
As of December 18, 2015, all assets related to MintChip – a digital currency developed by The Royal Canadian Mint – were transferred to nanoPay Inc., a Fintech company based in Toronto that provides loyalty and payments solutions for retail and ecommerce merchants. According to the Royal Canadian Mint, the MintChip enables consumers and merchants […]