CoinDesk, 3/13/2014 3:54 PM PST MintSpare is a startup that doles out bitcoin to anyone who has devices that are no longer wanted. |
CoinDesk, 3/13/2014 2:01 PM PST Helmed by Lemon founder Wences Casares, Xapo raised $20m as part of its first funding round. |
CoinDesk, 3/13/2014 12:23 PM PST There are ways to prove an exchange has the asset holdings it claims, but implementation will be a challenge. |
CoinDesk, 3/13/2014 11:03 AM PST Bitcoin holders can now splash their digital currency on various tipples at The London Distillery Company in Battersea. |
CoinDesk, 3/13/2014 10:07 AM PST Leading mobile app monetization platform Vungle is now offering bitcoin payouts for its app publishers. |
The Economist, 3/13/2014 9:01 AM PST UK Only Article: standard article Issue: The new age of crony capitalism Fly Title: Bitcoin’s future Rubric: How the crypto-currency could become the internet of money Main image: Bitcoin: the original Bitcoin: the original THE father has been found in time for his child’s funeral. That would appear to be the sorry state of affairs in the land of Bitcoin, a cypto-currency, if recent press coverage is to be believed. On March 6th Newsweek reported that it had tracked down Satoshi Nakamoto, Bitcoin’s elusive creator. And on March 11th Mt Gox, the Japanese online exchange that had long dominated the trade in the currency before losing $490m of customers’ Bitcoins at today’s prices, once more filed for bankruptcy protection, this time in America. In reality, things are rather different. Evidence is mounting that Dorian Satoshi Nakamoto, whom Newsweek identified as Bitcoin’s father, is not the relevant Satoshi. More importantly, Bitcoin’s best days may still be ahead of it—if not as a fully fledged ... |
The Economist, 3/13/2014 9:01 AM PST UK Only Article: standard article Issue: The new age of crony capitalism Fly Title: Free exchange Rubric: Chronic deflation may keep Bitcoin from displacing its fiat rivals Main image: 20140315_FND000_0.jpg BITCOIN, to its most ardent fans, is more than a useful way to pay for drugs. It is also a technological marvel that could disrupt much of the consumer-finance industry. But is it money? The Bitcoin economy keeps growing, despite the periodic disappearance of large quantities of currency in hacker heists. The total value of Bitcoins in circulation has risen to $7.9 billion, from just $490m a year ago, while daily transaction volume is up by almost 60%. If Bitcoin aspires to match dollars and euros for money-ness, it will need to be more than just a Mastercard for nerds. Economists reckon money is anything that serves three main functions. It must be a “medium of exchange”, which can reliably be swapped for goods and services. It should be a stable store of value, enabling users to tuck some ... |
CoinDesk, 3/13/2014 9:00 AM PST CoinDesk has added Hong Kong-based exchange Bitfinex to the Bitcoin Price Index (BPI) as of 16:00 GMT today. |
CoinDesk, 3/13/2014 7:15 AM PST The payment platform has announced plans to support dogecoin, as developers release version 1.6 of its wallet client. |
CoinDesk, 3/13/2014 4:09 AM PST The Monetary Authority of Singapore has announced new regulation of virtual currency intermediaries, including bitcoin exchanges and ATMs. |
CoinDesk, 3/13/2014 3:52 AM PST Macro Energy plans to enter the digital currency space through the acquisition of Digital CC and its subsidiary digitalBTC. |