Bruce Fenton: Blockchain Alliance is a Profoundly Bad Idea

It was announced earlier this week that a significant group of prominent Bitcoin companies, individuals and institutions have united in a “Blockchain Alliance.” This alliance will serve as a resource for law enforcement to help combat criminal activity involving bitcoin and the blockchain, and has so far engaged with the Department of Justice (including the […]

It’s Much Too Soon to Regulate Bitcoin, Says Deloitte Exec

Jon Watts, director of enterprise services at Deloitte, has weighed in on Bitcoin regulatory issues with clear and cogent arguments. Watts’ thesis is that Bitcoin is at the crossroads, and the race to regulate it could be happening much too soon. Deloitte is a professional services firm headquartered in New York. Considered one of the […]

BitFury Looks to Go Green With 3M’s Novec 7100 Engineered Fluid

In an attempt to further decrease energy costs and its impact on the environment, BitFury announced that it was launching the world’s largest two-phase immersion cooling (2PIC) project at its new data center in the Republic of Georgia. By using the technology from Allied Control, bought in January, and the Novec 7100 Engineered Fluid from […]

Anthem Vault Submits Proposal To State Of Texas For Gold Depository

Anthem Vault, which owns the Bitcoin-accepting online precious metals retailer Amagi Metals, submitted a proposal to the state of Texas regarding the building of a new Bullion Depository that was recently signed into law in the Lonestar State. The plan to build a gold depository has mustered the interest and support of the international precious […]

Unocoin Promotes BItcoin and Signs Up Users at CeBIT India

Unocoin, the Indian bitcoin platform based out of Bangalore participated in the Indian edition of CeBIT 2015. Originally started in Germany, CeBIT is a globally renowned electronics and information technology expo. The annual main event is held in Hanover, Germany. Apart from the original annual event, there are other CeBIT braded events held in China, […]

Bitcoin Price Correction Looms

Bitcoin price had, during the past week, begun to resemble a rocket path with an extremely distant destination. Calls for an overdue correction seemed futile until price surprised by slamming down 50% of the week’s advance. This analysis is provided by xbt.social with a 3-hour delay. Read the full analysis here. Not a member? Join […]