In September Bitcoin Magazine reported that nine global banks were pooling resources to fund R3, a next-generation global financial services company focused on applications of cryptographic technology and distributed ledger-based protocols within global financial markets. Several other top banks joined R3 soon thereafter, and five more banks – ING, BNP Paribas, Wells Fargo, MacQuarie and […]
In what has become a staple of the Inside Bitcoins conferences, leading Bitcoin experts will be judging the demos of five companies from South Korea in this year’s Startup Competition. The event takes place at 3 p.m. Korea Standard Time on December 10. The companies taking part are Bitholla, KoreanBuddy, WageCan, Epsilon Technologies and Coin […]
The North Carolina Commissioner of Banks has released a document specifying in plain English what the virtual currency exemptions are according to its Money Transmitters Act (NC MTA): virtual currency miners; Blockchain 2.0 technologies; multi-signature software; and non-hosted, non-custodial wallets are generally not subject to the NC MTA. The clarification of its position on virtual […]
International Bitcoin and altcoin payment processing platform GoCoin has signed an agreement with Ziftr, an e-commerce solution provider, to continue under a united brand. The result, according to GoCoin’s co-founder and CEO Steve Beauregard, checks with their aim of launching a “unified checkout system,” one that he believes will give consumers the option of paying […]
Bitcoin survived a tumultuous 2014; it is on the verge of turning a terrible start to 2015 into one of the best reversals, and it only gets better. According to a bargainfox report, Bitcoin will remain unstoppable in 2016, and the trend is only expected to pick up. BargainFox is a UK-based coupon code website, […]
In this morning’s Bitcoin price watch piece, we highlighted the levels we were looking at in the Bitcoin price for today’s session, and suggested we would look to get in on any breakout volatility—dependent upon whether the action allowed us to maintain a positive risk/reward profile. Action has now matured, and as we head into […]
Bitcoin price corrected sharply after pushing to a new advance high, yesterday. Currently, price is once again advancing. 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 Analysis Time of analysis: 14h30 UTC […]
eCurrency Mint (eCM), a Dublin-based company that has pioneered a new technology that enables central banks to issue digital fiat currency, has received an undisclosed amount of Series C funding from Omidyar Network, a global investment firm launched by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar. The investment helps sets the stage to establish digital fiat currency, which […]
Someone claiming to be Satoshi Nakamoto has denied being Australian Craig Wright in a post to the bitcoin-dev mailing list.
If you don’t want to get sucked into a scam, subject your funds to cyber attack or lose value to currency fluctuation, the Connecticut Better Business Bureau warns you to be wary of bitcoin. The bureau has released a warning to businesses, investors and consumers about using virtual currency. It warns virtual currency is subject […]