Shapeshift.io CEO Erik Voorhees was interviewed by Decentralized Applications Fund Managing Director David Johnston at the Texas Bitcoin Conference in late March, and the topics covered in the fireside chat involved everything from Bitcoin regulation to Voorhees’ evolving stance on altcoins. Near the middle of the discussion, Johnston asked Voorhees about his philosophical beliefs and […]
The bitcoin space just got a bit more user-friendly as Glidera, a Chicago-based digital currency company, launches the first service to allow wallets to use an API that will allow users to buy and sell bitcoin directly from their applications. By simply clicking a button, users will be able to buy and sell bitcoin from […]
The San Francisco-based dispensary, Trees, wants to hook you up with a cannabis kit, so all of your needs are taken care of in one place. The company acknowledges that – with technology like vaporizers, dabs, and so on, cannabis has become pretty complex (especially after a dome straight to the head). So for that […]
Bitcoin is divided. The crux of the issue comes down to a single technical detail: the size of bitcoin’s blocks.
Harborly, a Houston, Texas-based exchange that allowed customers to buy and sell bitcoin in their local currency, has ceased trading after more than one year as the owners pursue a new opportunity. The company stated in a blog on its website that it is looking for an acquirer “with the resources to see what we […]
Mining hardware maker Bitmain has claimed its new bitcoin ASIC will be the most power efficient chip available to the public.
Below is a list of all the people who have been called Satoshi Nakamoto. Are you among them? Well, on a long enough timeline, you might one day be. Heck, you might even think you are Satoshi. 1 – Nick Szabo – Blogger Skye Grey linked Nick Szabo to the Bitcoin white paper. Szabo is […]
John McAfee SwiftMail is a free, decentralized, peer-to-peer, proof-of-work, encrypted mail system that uses blockchain technology to conduct email verification. The software uses 0.001 SwiftCoin to send mail and attachments to any device running Android, Windows or Ubuntu. The mail recipient will send back 0.001 SwiftCoin to reply. SwiftCoin is a free-floating, market based, decentralized, […]
For some time, we have seen some stability on the Bitcoin price, and a large belief that even the volatility was seemingly decreasing was starting to be accepted by many people. But yesterday, an enormous collapse on the Bitcoin price made this conviction go away. Despite its speculative nature, bitcoin is emerging as a viable […]
Filament, an enterprise technology company formerly known as Pinocc.io, was able to garner $5 million in Series A funding from a number of investors, including the Digital Currency Group. The company creates smart industrial infrastructure by connecting existing machinery, equipment, and assets to a wireless sensor network. The funding was led by Bullpen Capital and […]