The week’s economic calendar is quiet, with the major events being Greek parliamentary developments and Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Washington. Following the Fed’s decision to not hike rates this month, the market seems lost for something useful to do and the sense is that the global economy is chugging along in a familiar […]
The San Francisco-based Bitcoin services Company, Coinbase has filed applications with the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The company has filled for nine Bitcoin-related applications with the US Patent and Trademark Office. Coinbase is filing for patents for the following applications: Hot wallet for holding Bitcoin User Private Key Control Bitcoin Private Key Splitting […]
Bitcoin startup 21 Inc. is releasing its first ever consumer product – a tiny, Linux-operated computer that is both a bitcoin miner and allows users to buy, sell and rent products for Bitcoin. 21 Inc. has developed a diminutive $400 computer that is equipped with a WiFi adapter, a 128 GB SD card that includes […]
Decentralized cloud storage provider Storj Labs Inc. has announced that its second round of network testing called “Test Group B” has reached the 1 petabyte milestone of managed storage space. Test Group B is an in-depth test of the platform’s storage client DriveShare, a software that enables users to earn money by sharing extra hard […]
Bitcoin Press Release: Provably fair online Bitcoin lottery platform YABTCL has implemented an unprecedented variable house edge feature, giving the lottery less advantage over the player than in traditional draws. YABTCL recently celebrated its 2nd year of smooth operations. Provably fair online Bitcoin lottery YABTCL just released their variable house edge system in their instant […]
Stable Bitcoin alternative DNotes has just been added to reputable Bitcoin and cryptocurrency exchange Cryptsy. DNotes offers a complete digital currency infrastructure; including the world’s first Cryptocurrency Investment Savings Plans. Chicago, Illinois – DNotes is pleased to announce it has recently been added to reputable digital currency exchange Cryptsy. Operating for over 2 years, Cryptsy […]
MANA, a powdered meal replacement product manufacturer has begun accepting bitcoin payments for sales and shipping of its meals. Customers of MANA can now purchase 3 weeks, 9 weeks and 15 weeks meal plans with bitcoin through bitcoinpay, a London-based bitcoin merchant payment service provider and processor. MANA MANA is a vegan powdered meal replacement […]
Upon the interests of those that have awaited for the highly anticipated bitcoin debit cards of Xapo, the multi-million dollar startup has finally begun shipping its cards internationally. However, in correlation to its launch, Xapo has announced that the cards cannot be shipped to the United States, and cannot be used by its residents. […]
Vitalik Buterin, a programmer and the founder of Ethereum has recently weighed in on the block size debate, with a simple but important question: Do Bitcoin Users Want Digital Gold or an Actual Payment Network? In a Reddit comment, Buterin explained that bitcoin should either target the niche of digital gold or become an actual […]
With bitcoin, banks are now embracing what many already feel to be “inevitable”, according to TechStars managing director Jenny Fielding.