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Despite the exuberance in US and European equity markets, it appears Bitcoin is sending a different (avoid the looming capital controls) message... Does someone know something?
Despite the exuberance in US and European equity markets, it appears Bitcoin is sending a different (avoid the looming capital controls) message... Does someone know something?
Perhaps a blockchain-based parallel currency could provide a solution to the Greek crisis and be an alternative for Greece, Forbes reports.
On Tuesday, the biggest Bitcoin transaction ever made was loaded on to the blockchain, the publicly viewable ledger that records every instance of the cryptocurrency changing hands.
In a statement released today by BitFury Group, the company announced that it had raised an additional $20 million from investors including DRW Venture Capital, iTech Capital, and Georgian Co-Investment Fund.
The 'Frontpage of the Internet' has been in rough waters recently. Its attitude towards free speech, and its position as an open exchange for ideas, have been threatened by new company policies.
Over the last few months, renowned global organizations and financial establishments have proposed designs, or at least have attempted to implement Bitcoin's blockchain technology, to encrypt sensitive data or to settle transactions without the ass
Visa card cut all ties with the number two online classified ads website, Backpage, on July 1. American Express had previously cut ties with the service, and on Thursday Mastercard followed suit. This leaves Bitcoin, Litecoin, and Dogecoin as the on
Earlier this year Bitcoin policy think tank Coin Center claimed the role of interface to policymakers and regulators, with the publication of a framework for state digital currency regulation.
"Bitcoin Is Unsustainable," claims the title of a provocative essay by Motherboard contributor Christopher Malmo that has spurred considerable debate. Malmo's central thesis is that Bitcoin uses way too much electricity.
Causing Delays. Over the past 24 hours, the blockchain has been inundated with small, spam-like transactions that are large in data size, but significantly small in bitcoin value transferred.
Jonathan Mohan (Bitcoin NYC) provides an update on Bitcoin - Patrick Byrne (CEO of Overstock.Com) on digital securities...
Writing on Quintessence, the financial magazine of BNP Paribas, financial securities research analyst Johann Palychata analyzes the possible impact and future implications of the blockchain for securities markets.
Forget money. Bitcoin 2.0 is about to disrupt everything else. Are regulators ready for it?
Forget money. Bitcoin 2.0 is about to disrupt everything else. Are regulators ready for it?
There has been a longstanding debate within the Bitcoin ecosystem on the concept of regulation and standardization of the industry.
As the world watches nervously, Greece, under pressure from the European Central Bank, takes the serious step of imposing capital controls: Banks are closed, ATM withdrawals are limited and funds cannot be sent out of the country.
The crisis in Greece is unfolding so fast that new breaking updates are being published every hour.
As the world watches nervously, Greece, under pressure from the European Central Bank, takes the serious step of imposing capital controls: Banks are closed, ATM withdrawals are limited and funds cannot be sent out of the country.
Although many entrepreneurs and investors would like to see Bitcoin become a mainstream phenomenon, the roots of this technology can be found in the fringes of libertarian and anarcho-capitalist political thought.
Carl M Force, part of federal taskforce that penetrated illicit online marketplace, ended up siphoning off more than $700,000 in digital currency for himself
In one of the more exciting developments in the Bitcoin space so far this year, noted Bitcoin angel investor and entrepreneur Roger Ver has given his blessing to a Bitcoin 2.0 application, and it's one that some may have overlooked in the past. Tru
A startup that uses the bitcoin blockchain to establish digital ownership of art and other creative works has raised $2m in seed funding.
More than 20,000 merchantsbased in Japan can now accept Bitcoin as a payment option for their products and services thanks to a new partnership.
For the past couple of months, Bitcoin community has been dealing with Gavin Andresen and his proposals for increasing block size limit on the Bitcoin network. And the Bitcoin Core developer is at it again with a new proposal.
Following recent successes of the Finnish Pirate Party's Bitcoin funding in the country's 2015 election campaign, its Icelandic counterpart is now causing an even greater stir.
A new decentralized space venture has recently begun, formed by a recent partnership with BitNation and Spacechain.
Second US Agent Agrees to Plead Guilty to Bitcoin Theft
According to information provided last week to the Russian newspaper Izvestia, the Russian Central Bank will meet with representatives of the financial community to establish a position on Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies in general.