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CryptoCoins News, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST Imagine a future where like buttons are replaced by tip buttons and where a social network user always controls their own data. YouBase says it will have such a solution ready to go, in its flagship product, YouBase, an “individual-centric” decentralized data structure. Social networks are one aspect they cover in their whitepaper, among others, […] The post YouBase, a Decentralized Bitcoin-like Answer to Databases, Social Networks, and More appeared first on CryptoCoinsNews. |
CoinDesk, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST Mexico-based airline company TAR has become the first in Latin American to accept bitcoin payments. |
Bitcoin Magazine, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST With the current onslaught of bitcoin-related applications and services it’s an interesting time to be a part of the greater digital currency community. The blockchain possesses a seemingly infinite number of use cases, and those who can think creatively and be the first movers in a certain sector are pioneering some of the those brilliant ideas into our everyday lives. The creation of many of these apps allow for the seamless and frictionless transference of value in a myriad of ways. GoAbra, founded by its CEO Bill Barhydt, is currently preparing to disrupt the status quo and bring the future of cash to anyone with a mobile device. Bitcoin Magazine recently spoke with Barhydt on his personal history, and gained […] The post The Battle for Mobile Cash: An Interview with Bill Barhydt, CEO of GoAbra appeared first on Bitcoin Magazine. |
Bitcoin Magazine, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST The Greek crisis and the prospect of Grexit – the exit of Greece from the Eurozone and perhaps even from the European Union – continue to make headlines. The government of Alexis Tsipras and his euro-skeptic, anti-establishment party Syriza, is trying to negotiate solutions for the struggling economy of Greece that would keep the country in the E.U. and the Eurozone, but the worst-case solution – Grexit – continues to be seen as a perhaps inevitable alternative option. Greece’s Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis wrote a blog post in February proposing a similar IOU-based currency, which he dubbed Future Tax Coin (FT-Coin). Varoufakis is not impressed by bitcoin as a currency, but he is persuaded that its underlying technology could be […] The post Economists Disagree on Proposals for Alternative Currencies in Greece appeared first on Bitcoin Magazine. |
Bitcoin Magazine, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST The government of Ecuador is pushing forward to establish its national electronic currency, PanAm Post reports. The central bank has given 360 days to all financial institutions in Ecuador to get on board. Top financial institutions with assets of more than $1 billion USD will have only 120 days to comply. Ecuador’s official Resolution 064-2015-M, announced on May 25, states that all entities of the public, private, and cooperative financial sectors must join the government-run Electronic Currency System as “Macro Agents.” Financial institutions will have to provide an electronic tender option for all the services they currently offer and those they will subsequently offer. The text of the resolution (in Spanish) is available online on the government’s website. The new […] The post Ecuador Pushes Forward on Upcoming Electronic Currency System appeared first on Bitcoin Magazine. |
CryptoCoins News, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST Bitcoin price has wound sideways during today’s Asian and European trading sessions. At least one more wave of decline is due, as evident from technical analysis of the price chart. 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 […] The post Bitcoin Price Still Looking Lower appeared first on CryptoCoinsNews. |
CoinDesk, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST Bitcoin will not see a surge in Greece following this week's debt payment decision, BitMex's founder has said. |
Wired, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST![]() Using the same ideas that underpin Bitcoin, an Estonian company says it can ensure no one can alter digital files, not even an organization's most senior executives. The post How the Tech Behind Bitcoin Could Stop the Next Snowden appeared first on WIRED. ![]() |
CryptoCoins News, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST Streamium’s new technology will challenge streaming services such as Livestream – at least that’s what the Streamium team believes. By offering streaming in a decentralized and trustless manner, Streamium could be content producers way of getting paid in real time. The Streamium team envisions Streamium as a decentralized trustless video streaming platform, allowing audiences and publishers […] The post Streamium Decentralizes Streaming so Content Producers Get Paid Bitcoins in Real Time appeared first on CryptoCoinsNews. |
CryptoCoins News, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST Bitcoin price made a determined low to $226 (Bitfinex) and 1430 CNY (BTC-China), today. Selling pressure seems relentless and the decline may only be midway to the bottom. 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 post Bitcoin Price Falling Lower appeared first on CryptoCoinsNews. |
CoinDesk, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST Bitcoin mining firm BitFury has revealed plans to market a light bulb that mines digital currency to the general public sometime in 2015. |