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Korean Bitcoin Exchange Coinplug Receives $5 Million In Series B Funding

Coinplug, a Korea-based bitcoin exchange, wallet, card and payment processor targeting the Asian market, recently received $5 million in Series B funding, according to CrunchBase. The exchange has received $8.3 million in funding from four rounds from nine investors. In addition to providing a bitcoin exchange, a bitcoin wallet and payment processing, Coinplug also provides […]

Is Coinbase Abusing its Referral Program Participants?

The post Is Coinbase Abusing its Referral Program Participants? appeared first on 99 Bitcoins. The following post is based on my own experience as working as a Bitcoin affiliate for the past two and a half years. It’s with a heavy heart that I write this post, but this has gone too far. When a […]

Bitcoin Used to Pay Utility and Credit Card Bills in the Philippines and Australia

Over the past year, bitcoin startups in the Philippines and Australia have begun to target day-to-day expenses and remittances; markets that are in desperate need of instantaneous, secure and cost-effective payment systems. Startups including Australia-based Living Room of Satoshi and Manila-based Rebit.ph, also known as the parent company of Bills Ninja, have been trying to […]

Beyond Bitcoin: How the Blockchain Can Power a New Generation of Enterprise Software

This is a guest post by Jesus Rodriguez. Bitcoin has become one of the most intriguing and revolutionary technologies created in the last few years. From a functional standpoint, the cryptocurrency has challenged the most fundamental principles of the world’s financial systems by providing a decentralized, secured and trusted model to process financial transactions. To […]

Building a Risk Market for the Digital Age Using Bitcoin

This is a guest post by Michael Folkson. The Internet was originally developed as a network for information exchange. Now, a multitude of entrepreneurs and software developers are building the Internet for value exchange. The next logical progression is to build the Internet for risk exchange. Just as units of currency can be transferred to […]

ShapeShift.io Enables In-site Cryptocurrency Exchanges by Adding the Skeleton Exchange Tool

ShapeShift.io is the fastest way to swap coins. ShapeShift makes using digital currency perfect. Customers can convert digital currencies in seconds, with no account required. No lengthy sign­up process no email and no passwords. ShapeShift’s mission is to offer the fastest, safest, and most convenient way to trade digital assets. This Wednesday, ShapeShift.io announced the […]

Chinese Auto Giant Starts $50M Blockchain Tech Initiative

Wanxiang Group, one of the largest automobile conglomerates in China, has announced its plans to invest in blockchain tech to the tune of $50 million. The company has reportedly purchased 416,000 ETH tokens on the Ethereum blockchain, confirmed by the company’s managing director Chao Deng. Ethereum is a decentralized platform that runs smart contracts: applications that […]