Italian Banking Group: Bitcoin’s Advantage is its Network Effect
The European Securities and Markets Authority has published new submissions from a recent call for information on digital currencies.
LOT Polish Airlines Accepting Bitcoin Payments for Flights
More and more online merchants and companies across various industries are starting to accept bitcoin payments. LOT Polish Airlines recently announced that they will be taking in cryptocurrency transactions to pay for flights through their desktop and mobile websites. Aside from bitcoin, LOT Polish Airlines also accepts payments through credit cards and PayPal. For now, […]
EmGate Wars Continue After Publication of Peer-Reviewed EmDrive Paper
On July 27 Hacked reported that new experimental results on the controversial, “impossible” EmDrive, essentially confirm that the mysterious effect is real. Despite many experimental confirmation from reputable sources, the EmDrive (Electro Magnetic Drive), proposed by aerospace engineer Roger Shawyer, has caused and continues to provoke heated Internet wars marked by considerable animosity. Predictably, the […]
Apple Is Creating Smart Voicemail with Siri
What good is a digital assistant that doesn’t actually assist you? It seems some at Apple have been wondering that, and according to Business Insider, the company is testing a voicemail application that will use Siri to answer calls and take messages. Something like Google Voice by description, the service will transcribe messages and do […]
No, Satoshi Nakamoto Hasn’t Moved a Thing
Yesterday, social media lit up with the news that bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto had emerged from the shadows to make a transaction.
Polish Airline Accepting Bitcoin
LOT Polish Airlines will now be accepting Bitcoin along with normal payment options. The decision comes with a fair bit of enthusiasm toward the digital currency, as expressed in their press release: Payment with Bitcoins is easy in execution, and equally secure as other payment methods. All transactions are handled by PSP – one of […]
7 Politicians in Support of Bitcoin and Blockchain Tech
CoinDesk looks at some of the high-profile politicians embracing bitcoin and blockchain technology to date.
Political Interest To Help Restore Trust in Bitcoin?
Bitcoin regulation has generally been met with a lot of opposition in the past months, as most cryptocurrency enthusiasts say that this could just stifle innovation. For instance, the BitLicense framework in New York has been harshly criticized for its exorbitant license fees imposed on bitcoin startups, leaving some to move operations elsewhere. However, Nasdaq […]
Digital Wallets and Mobile Payment Platforms Introduce New Patented Technology to Handle Digital Currency
Mobile payment platforms and digital currencies have an immense potential to suit consumer spending as a wide range of technology developments and digital products are introduced into the market. With improved technology and products introduced to consumers recently NXT-ID, Inc., Apple Inc., Google Inc., PayPal Holdings Inc., Visa Inc. and American Express Company continue to […]
The Rise of Bitcoin Trading in China
Bitcoin trading has taken China, the world’s second largest economy, by storm as Goldman Sachs reported that 80% of the industry trading volumes are in renminbi. After all, an increasing share of the Chinese middle class is pursuing alternative investments, apart from property and equities. According to Bobby Lee, CEO of the world’s largest bitcoin […]