CoinDesk, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST The 2015 edition of the St Petersburg Bowl is currently undergoing a branding change that may diminish the event's association with bitcoin. |
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CoinDesk, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST More than 70 digital currency industry businesses and execs are backing a petition meant to ease onerous components of New York's BitLicense. |
Bitcoin Magazine, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST Being one of the richest couples in the world has allowed Bill and Melinda Gates the freedom to help alleviate world poverty in the ways that they think work best. In their view, shifting financial payments for the world’s poorest from cash to digital, can only make their lives easier and help bring them into the formal economy. According to its 2013 annual report, the Gates Foundation distributed almost $1.8 billion in funding in the 2013 calendar year to global development programs, with 5 percent, approximately $90 million, going to the Financial Services for the Poor program. Rodger Voorhies, director of Financial Services for the Poor recently appeared as a witness before the Senate of Canada’s Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce to talk […] The post Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Keeps Its Options Open on Bitcoin appeared first on Bitcoin Magazine. |
CoinDesk, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST Factom has raised 579 BTC, or roughly $140,000, through the first day of its software sale. |
CoinDesk, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST Taking advice from r/bitcoin’s best-loved mascot, ToTheMoonGuy, CoinDesk is shutting down its operations on planet earth today. |
Bitcoin Magazine, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST On the Nasdaq website, Martin Tillier asks, “Could Bitcoin Destroy the Global Banking System?” Tillier imagines a possible “Kodak moment” for the whole banking industry. In the early days of mobile phones, only a few enthusiasts dared to imagine that camera-equipped phones could ever threaten established camera manufacturers, but Kodak was forced to declare bankruptcy only a few years later, in 2012. Tillier’s answer is that yes, Bitcoin could seriously hurt the banking system. The reason is very simple: “Banks are so used to taking a cut every time money changes hands that they cannot imagine life without that particular revenue stream.” Transaction fees are only a small part of banks’ revenue, and therefore banks could survive without that particular […] The post Martin Tillier Asks “Could Bitcoin Destroy the Global Banking System?” appeared first on Bitcoin Magazine. |
Bitcoin Magazine, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST Commentary by Mark Rees. Why Virtual Reality is different this time: The celebrated release in January of the Samsung Gear VR, co-created by Oculus, set into motion an official paradigm change. Mark Andreesen’s early investment in the virtual-reality maker already is bearing fruit as the hot item is flying off shelves. And a newer,slightly improved version being slated for the release of the Samsung Galaxy 6 beginning in April. Virtual reality is not just about games anymore. By some accounts, the hottest ticket at last month’s annual Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah was to the Oculus Virtual World Simulator demonstration. Some are convinced it is the future of filmmaking. Several Hollywood studios are actively exploring and creating content […] The post Converging Virtual Reality and Blockchain Technology appeared first on Bitcoin Magazine. |
CryptoCoins News, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST Invoiced.com, a billing service that allows businesses to create invoices and accept online payments, has started to allow its customers to accept bitcoin in addition to other forms of online payment. The system’s customers can offer their own customers the option of paying in bitcoin in addition to using a payment card or PayPal. Invoiced.com […] The post Online Billing Service Invoiced.com Now Accepts Bitcoin appeared first on CryptoCoinsNews. |
CoinDesk, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST Czech police have seized a luxury property purchased with bitcoin by a couple previously linked to online drug bazaar Sheep Marketplace. |
CryptoCoins News, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST CCN received the following press release this morning from ShapeShift.io: SWITZERLAND, April 1, 2015 – ShapeShift.io has integrated Winklecoin (WNK), into its instant exchange platform. Customers anywhere in the world can now buy or sell WNK instantly with Bitcoin or over two dozen other leading cryptocurrencies with ShapeShift.io. Winklecoin, masterminded by Olympic rowers and internet […] The post ShapeShift.io Doubles Down With Winklecoin appeared first on CryptoCoinsNews. |