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The ClearingHouse smart contract protocol is now live and available through a new Web client.

The company believes it can be a source of BTC-related datasets, making it a "Bloomberg for bitcoin".

Bitcoin took Money 20/20 by storm in 2012, and since then the topic of digital currency has remained a topic that has raised eyebrows of many in the financial services industry. This, the third year of the conference, Money 20/20 has remained supportive of its newest payment technology. This week, the organizer announced an incentive for all attendees to drive registrations. Only during the week of August 11, Money 20/20 is offering 0.1BTC for anyone registering as a paid attendee. The five-day event is one of the leading global events for innovations in money. To be held the first week of November, the conference will bring together more than 6,500 attendees, as well as feature over 500 CEOs of over […]

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Money20/20 is entering its third year in a big way. As one of the leading financial-anything events in the industry, Money20/20 attracts thousands of attendees from the biggest companies in the industry. Though Money20/20 is a payments and financial services conference first and foremost, the innovative properties of Bitcoin have unquestionably become a significant part […]

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Virtual currencies could cause you to lose "real" money, according to a new report

First Data's Mark Putnam talks about his company's acquisition of Gyft and its initial interests in the bitcoin space.

Rakuten Super Logistics, a subsidiary of Japanese retail giant Raktuen Group, is now accepting bitcoin.

As online currencies grow in popularity, federal regulators offer a caution.

 In the San Francisco Bay Area and elsewhere in the world, 100 people are testing out a debit card that lets them pay with bitcoin and Ripple, and, in the future, regular money and loyalty points. These users are a part of a pilot program run by the Y Combinator-backed startup called Shift Payments, a company working to make it as easy to spend digital currencies, cryptocurrencies and… Read More

 In the San Francisco Bay Area and elsewhere in the world, 100 people are testing out a debit card that lets them pay with bitcoin and Ripple, and, in the future, regular money and loyalty points. These users are a part of a pilot program run by the Y Combinator-backed startup called Shift Payments, a company working to make it as easy to spend digital currencies, cryptocurrencies and… Read More

Xapo's bitcoin debit card has encountered a lot of problems in its short history, but what's the product like?

Stepping into the Bitcoin market is like "stepping into the Wild West"

The next upcoming Bitcoin convention is in Raleigh, North Carolina on August 15th and 16th. Interestingly Cryptolina.com will have as keynote speaker Edmond C. Moy, the 38th Director of the US Mint as well as Adam Draper, Founder/CEO of Boost VC. The Raleigh/Durham area in North Carolina is an important tech hub so it does make sense that a figure representing Venture Capital will be among the speakers. As for Mr. Moy, I’ve heard from the organizers that he is actually in favor of Bitcoin. I can only suppose the love is mostly about the payment system and the certification of information in a decentralized manner that the block chain is giving us. I guess we’ll find out. I’m bringing […]

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The Bitcoin Foundation announced today that it has collaborated with BitGo to increase its treasury controls and financial operations.

LakeBTC users can now use the Ripple network for deposits and withdrawals to avoid cumbersome international bank transfers.

LakeBTC users can now use the Ripple network for deposits and withdrawals to avoid cumbersome international bank transfers.

Artikel ini menjelaskan apa transaksi Bitcoin itu, tujuan dan hasil penjelasan yang dibuat di bawah ini cocok untuk pengguna baru Bitcoin. Sebagai pengguna cryptocurrency anda harus memahami dasar-dasar transaksi demi pengetahuan anda sendiri dengan inovasi yang berkembang saat ini, dan sebagai dasar untuk memahami apa yang baru muncul seperti  transaksi multi-signature dan kontrak, keduanya akan dibahas nanti. […]

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As bitcoin adoption increases, so does the value. However, despite the massive number of companies and individuals transacting with bitcoins, it’s still not a household name. How can you help to increase the value of a bitcoin by using your influence? I’ll show you five ways you may not be aware of that will increase bitcoin […]

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 Despite some early moves that raised questions about Bitcoin’s legality in the country, the Indian market and its sheer size is still enticing to investors. Barry Silbert, a longtime Bitcoin enthusiast and founder of SecondMarket, just invested $250,000 in Unocoin. The company, which handles trading, merchant processing and storage for the currency, is based just outside Bangalore in… Read More

American venture capital in Bitcoin continues to cross the ocean. 

On Monday, Barry Silbert's Bitcoin Opportunity Corp. announced it had invested $250,000 in Bangalore-based Unocoin.

The firm is less than a year old but already claims the title as the largest and fastest-growing bitcoin company in India. It does a little bit of everything, including trading, storage, and merchant processing. 

Year to date, India ranks 18th worldwide for number of overall raw Bitcoin protocol downloads according to SourceForge, more than many European countries, including Romania, which was just highlighted by Reuters as a Bitcoin hub.

India's central bank has clarified that it would allow Bitcoin businesses to continue operating while warning of the cyptocurrency's risks to average investors. 

Bitcoin evangelists have long said the opportunity in places like India that are home to large populations of "unbanked" citizens is enormous. In a joint statement, BOC and Unocoin noted 40% of India's urban population and 61% of its rural population lacks access to basic financial services. At the same time, remittances in India totaled over $70 billion in 2013.

"Bitcoin technology has the potential to provide sustainable solutions and smarter financial options to all sectors of India," the firms said. 

Of the nine investments Silbert's BOC has made in 2014, four have been in overseas companies. In July, a report from CoinDesk showed the absolute number of firms receiving investment in Q2 was now split 60-40between America and the rest of the world.

When we talked with Silbert last month about his investment in a Swedish-based Bitcoin firm, he insisted America would continue to lead the world as the top destination for Bitcoin investing. And we aren't suggesting there isn't significant interest here.

But the needs of Bitcoin users in America are different from those elsewhere. And the U.S. (and Canada) continue to trail other countries in terms of Bitcoin interest: Here's the year-to-date chart in Google Trends for "Bitcoin" — a crude measure to be sure but nonetheless telling:

And the Unocoin investment marks the largest known to date in India’s Bitcoin space, as well as one of the largest investments made by BOC outside of United States.

So it seems reasonable to say the makings of a trend are emerging.

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