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 This week on TCBTC, TechCrunch’s bitcoin podcast, our own John Biggs sat down with Nathaniel Popper, author of Digital Gold: Bitcoin and the Inside Story of the Misfits and Millionaires Trying to Reinvent Money, a new book focused on the cryptocurrency. Read More

Bitstarz.com has partnered up with established gaming company FENgaming, allowing Bitstarz to include popular NetEnt games in their offerings. Bitstarz.com now offers more than 550 casino games, instantaneous transfers and no fees for Bitcoin players. Bitstarz.com is pleased to declare their co-operation with iGaming software supplier FENgaming. The new partnership empowers BitStarz to add NetEnt games currently popular on the European market to their portfolio. Bitstarz is now making their way to the top of the internet gaming industry with their vast range of games and their fiat and cryptocurrency payment system. Bitstarz.com offers huge stakes holding the Guinness World Record with the Mega Fortune jackpot of €17,800.000. With the new slots included, the online gambling platform now has more […]

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From DIGITAL GOLD by Nathaniel Popper Headphones on and an oversize can of MadCroc energy drink by his side, Martti sat at his dorm room desk, giddy. Slashdot, a go-to news site for computer geeks the world over, was going to post an article about Martti’s pet project. Bitcoin, largely ignored over the last year, was on the verge of receiving global attention. The campaign to get Bitcoin real press coverage had begun a few weeks earlier, not long after Martti finished his three-month internship at Siemens. A new version of Bitcoin, version 0.3, was being prepared for release by Satoshi, and the regulars on the forum saw a perfect opportunity to get the word out. Martti agreed with a […]

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BTC-China was leading a decline of today’s price wave to the downside. The decline reversed at $235.02 (Bitfinex) and 1460 CNY (BTC-Cina). Technical analysis looks at the prospects for the coming days, and we examine the lull in Bitcoin price movement during the past few weeks. This analysis is provided by xbt.social with a 3 […]

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The authors of the much-discussed Bitcoin Sidechains paper “Enabling Blockchain Innovations with Pegged Sidechains,” released in October, have formed the company Blockstream to develop new ways to accelerate innovation in digital currencies, open assets and smart contracts. In November, Blockstream closed a $21 million seed funding round with nearly 40 investors, including well-known pioneers of the Internet and financial services sectors. The Bitcoin Sidechains paper envisages an ecosystem of “sidechains” separate from the main Bitcoin blockchain but interoperable with it. A sidechain can carry bitcoin as currency, in which case users will be able to seamlessly transfer bitcoin between the sidechain and the main blockchain. At the same time, the sidechain can implement changes from Bitcoin Core. For example, a […]

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Despite featuring its fair share of salacious material this week's news cycle was more mature in its assessment of bitcoin as a financial technology.

Fox Business published a list of 30 top fintech startups to watch in the Bay Area. The list includes two Bitcoin companies that offer simple and effective solutions for important real-world problems. BTCjam allows users to invest their bitcoin and earn a high rate of return. This process is secure and allows investors to participate in peer-to-peer lending. BTCjam is also a great place for those seeking loans, and especially for the residents of developing countries without a national credit scoring system who are subject to aggressive predatory lending practices when they need to borrow money from traditional lenders. Using cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin, and tapping foreign lenders, helps BTCjam avoid regulatory issues, TechCrunch reported in 2014. “We are one […]

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Bitspark is a bitcoin remittance company operative under the power of block chain technology. Based out of Hong Kong, they are a pioneer in remittance for the crypto age. Operating a cash-in cash-out platform leveraging bitcoin as the means of transmission, they are taking leading steps in developing remittances for the new age. The most […]

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Foamspace is the bitcoin equivalent of Monopoly. Participants learn about bitcoin through a simplified, fun version of the currency. But where Monopoly is competitive, Foamspace is communal. And at the end of the game, the play money has real worth that can be poured back into new ideas.

Circle's bitcoin Android app has received an honourable mention at Google's I/O Conference. The two-day event, which showcases the tech giant's latest products, featured Circle's app in its best-in-class category, which "recognises excellence in applying material design in the creation of engaging user experiences". As the only bitcoin or financial application showcased,Circle's offering was featured […]

Australia's Commonwealth Bank announced it would use Ripple technology at its subsidiaries, with a view to incorporating digital currencies in future.

Boston-based Bitcoin wallet and provider Circle received an honorable mention at Google I/O. The company’s Android wallet application was, in fact, the only finance app to make the “best in class” showcase, and the first-ever Bitcoin-related application to receive such an accolade. For perspective, Circle’s wallet was listed alongside such visible brands as Evernote, Tumblr, […]

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Bitstarz.com takes ground in the European casino market by announcing a partnership with FENgaming: allowing Bitstarz to implement NetEnt games popular with European players. Bitstarz offers over 650 online games including NetEnt and instant Bitcoin pay-outs with no additional fees. Online casino platform Bitstarz.com has entered a long term joint venture with software company and […]

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The developers of the altcoin EmerCoin (EMC) recently released the details of a new block chain technology, EMCSSL. The system provides passwordless logins and identity management via its block chain. The technology has been designed to solve many of the login and authentication issues that plague the Internet. EMCSSL provides a scalable infrastructure for passwordless […]

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