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 Hello friends and welcome back to another episode of TCBTC, TechCrunch’s weekly podcast on all things bitcoin. This episode we were joined by Sonny Singh of BitPay, one of the largest bitcoin companies around, to talk about the state of bitcoin itself, as well as the firm’s recent deal with Neteller. Read More

Attorney Jared Marx explores a recent SEC decision on crowdfunding - and the implications for startups.

Grayscale director Michael Sonnenshein discusses the launch of the newest among a group of companies in Barry Silbert's Digital Currency Group.

A Swedish bitcoin brokerage has gone to court with the country’s tax authority to prevent an audit of its customer information.

In a surprise move, e-wallet provider and payment processor Neteller quietly started to accept bitcoin deposits at zero fees. Neteller customers will now be able to top up their accounts by exchanging Bitcoin into one of the currencies offered by Neteller. Neteller, owned and operated by publicly traded British global payments company Optimal Payments PLC, is used by millions of consumers in more than 200 countries and especially popular in the foreign exhange and online gambling sectors. This announcement follows the entering into of an agreement between Optimal Payments and Bitcoin payment processor BitPay. “We recognize the important role that cryptocurrencies play in the future of payments,” said Optimal Payments President and CEO Joel Leonoff, “and we look forward to […]

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Bitcoin value (price) has made an intra-day high at $254 (Bitfinex) and 1580 CNY (BTC-China). This analysis is provided by xbt.social with a 3 hour delay. Read the full analysis here. Not a member? Join now and receive a $29 discount using the code CCN29. Bitcoin Value and Price Analysis Time of analysis: 16h44 UTC […]

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Many people know the symbol of Bitcoin. Many people might know the symbol of Litecoin. Even fewer know the symbol of a Dogecoin. There are hundreds of cryptocurrencies that have been developed, but what’s the symbol for “cryptocurrency?” Brand Me Crypto, a design contest sponsored by Vogogo and Cryptsy, is hoping that one concise brand can be created that will epitomize the true brand of cryptocurrency. “I found myself and our designers struggling to visually articulate cryptocurrency as a whole without inundating our designs with 5+ more coins just to communicate the overarching cryptocurrency conversation and message,” said Chantel Meeley, head of marketing and creative at Vogogo. But it wasn’t as simple as just hiring a design firm to come […]

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Many people know the symbol of Bitcoin. Many people might know the symbol of Litecoin. Even fewer know the symbol of a Dogecoin. There are hundreds of cryptocurrencies that have been developed, but what’s the symbol for “cryptocurrency?” Brand Me Crypto, a design contest sponsored by Vogogo and Cryptsy, is hoping that one concise brand can be created that will epitomize the true brand of cryptocurrency. “I found myself and our designers struggling to visually articulate cryptocurrency as a whole without inundating our designs with 5+ more coins just to communicate the overarching cryptocurrency conversation and message,” said Chantel Meeley, head of marketing and creative at Vogogo. But it wasn’t as simple as just hiring a design firm to come […]

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Many people know the symbol of Bitcoin. Many people might know the symbol of Litecoin. Even fewer know the symbol of a Dogecoin. There are hundreds of cryptocurrencies that have been developed, but what’s the symbol for “cryptocurrency?” Brand Me Crypto, a design contest sponsored by Vogogo and Cryptsy, is hoping that one concise brand can be created that will epitomize the true brand of cryptocurrency. “I found myself and our designers struggling to visually articulate cryptocurrency as a whole without inundating our designs with 5+ more coins just to communicate the overarching cryptocurrency conversation and message,” said Chantel Meeley, head of marketing and creative at Vogogo. But it wasn’t as simple as just hiring a design firm to come […]

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AllCrypt, the alt-coin exchange that was hacked some days ago, has posted a long explanation on their support blog. The explanation includes a Q & A, but mostly diverts responsibility away from the site’s owners. The process of verifying the provenance of a hack is an arduous one indeed. Many times, hackers delete all logs […]

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Could a decentralised system where off-blockchain bitcoin transactions are sent over a network of micropayment channels solve blockchain scalability?

The Bank of Canada (BoC), Canadian ministers and the Crown (England) face prosecution for crashing the Canadian economy. The Committee on Monetary and Economic Reform (COMER) has been accusing the mentioned institutions and individuals. COMER has put forward that the attorney general, the finance minister, and minister of national revenue have purposefully colluding with the […]

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Digital currency businesses will have to comply with the Isle of Man's anti-money-laundering laws from 1st April.

Americans overwhelmingly trust job titles referencing “digital currency ” over “virtual currency,” “bitcoin,” “cryptocurrency” and “litecoin,” according to a survey by the Digital Currency Council (DCC) this month. The survey was conducted March 8 and used a representative sampling of 506 people across the U.S. and was conducted by DCC via Google Insights polling. The […]

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Americans overwhelmingly trust job titles referencing “digital currency ” over “virtual currency,” “bitcoin,” “cryptocurrency” and “litecoin,” according to a survey by the Digital Currency Council (DCC) this month. The survey was conducted March 8 and used a representative sampling of 506 people across the U.S. and was conducted by DCC via Google Insights polling. The […]

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The United States is just now getting its first Bitcoin exchanges via Bitcoin merchant leader Coinbase. The Winklevoss twins’ will have their “fully-compliant” Gemini project up in New York later this year. Due to onerous state and federal regulations and costs for any financial services enterprise, the U.S. has been several steps behind the rest […]

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