Bitcoin Magazine, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST Three days of focused, structured business development and information exchange about the state of mobile payments. USA: Industry leaders are predicting a drastic climb in mobile payments over the next four years. Researchers estimate that Mobile payment transactions will reach $800 billion by 2019, and that number will continue to grow. As customers continue to demand a convenient and seamless mobile checkout process, merchants are scurrying to keep up with those demands. Organizations have been spending up to six or seven figures on building mobile apps or mobile sites for the company. These companies have been seeing extensive growth in mobile traffic and engagement, but they lack direct ROI from these upgrades. One of the biggest challenges is the checkout […] The post ANNOUNCING THE NOV 8 – 11 MOBILE PAYMENTS EXCHANGE appeared first on Bitcoin Magazine. |
CoinDesk, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST Several officials from India’s central bank have spoken out about cryptocurrencies during recent conference appearances. |
Bitcoin Magazine, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST It has been little over a week since Mike Hearn and Gavin Andresen included Bitcoin Improvement Proposal 101 (BIP 101) into the alternative Bitcoin implementation Bitcoin XT. BIP 101 is designed to create a hard fork in the blockchain to allow for blocks of up to 8 megabytes, doubling every two years. Despite a major uproar on forums, chat rooms and in the media, not to mention a significant drop in bitcoin’s exchange rate, support among miners is minimal. Bitcoin XT will need 75 percent of newly mined Bitcoin blocks to trigger a maximum block-size increase, but only some 1 percent of new blocks so far included such a message – all mined by Slush Pool. Moreover, it seems unlikely that […] The post Updated: Major Mining Pools Make a Stand Against Bitcoin XT Fork, Support for BIP 100 Grows appeared first on Bitcoin Magazine. |
Bitcoin Magazine, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST Regulation has always been a contentious issue in the Bitcoin industry. Some members of the community wish to avoid any regulation at all costs, while others want to work closely with regulators to bring clarity to the space as soon as possible. A panel on Bitcoin regulation was recently featured at the American Banker Digital Currency Conference, and it was during this discussion that Gem CEO Micah Winkelspecht, Chainalysis VP of Business Development Jonathan Levin, Chamber of Digital Commerce President Perianne Boring, and Bitcoin Foundation Regulatory Affairs Committee Chairman Marco Santori were able to discuss the various challenges for Bitcoin startups in the face of impending digital currency regulations around the world. Is the BitLicense Too Broad and Flexible? The […] The post Gem CEO: Bitcoin Regulations are Trying to Fit a Round Peg in a Square Hole appeared first on Bitcoin Magazine. |
CryptoCoins News, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST Bitcoin price has failed to push higher in the chart and now cannot avoid the strong bearish influence of the green 20MA crossing below the red 200MA in the daily chart. Our outlook changes from consolidation into advance, to correction into decline as bitcoin value is repriced. 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: 13h46 UTC Bitstamp 1-Day Chart From the analysis pages of xbt.social, earlier today: In the […] The post Bitcoin Value: An Unsafe Haven appeared first on CCN: Financial Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency News. |
CryptoCoins News, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST In response to customer requests, one of Mexico’s largest coffee shop chains has begun accepting bitcoin at a university coffee shop. The Café Punta del Cielo coffee shop at the Universidad de las Americas Puebla (UDLAP) has begun accepting bitcoin payments through Bitso, a Mexican bitcoin exchange. Café Punta del Cielo is a gourmet coffee producer and distributor operates more than 100 coffee shops throughout Mexico. The agreement marks another stage of growth for BitsoPagos (BitsoPay) since the Bitso-based merchant service business launched this past February. Another Payment Option For Students “With BitsoPagos, Punta del Cielo can offer another payment solution […] The post Mexican Coffee Chain Begins Accepting Bitcoin At University Coffee Shop appeared first on CCN: Financial Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency News. |
CoinDesk, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST Not to be outdone by Stanford, MIT Media Lab has announced its own course to inspire bitcoin's young talent. |
CoinDesk, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST Bitcoin XT and Black Monday – CoinDesk takes a look at the topics that have dominated the bitcoin Twittersphere over the past week. |
CryptoCoins News, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST After several few weeks of uneasy quiet following the June and July disruptions international markets, on Monday, began showing signs of volatility that finally erupted into equity and commodity sell-offs that spilled into the currency markets. This is the kind of turmoil that results from investor psychology and is beyond the control of central banks and policy makers. This post is powered by the Bitcoin Trading Network xbt.social - CCN29 and get 29USD off! Economic Indicators World Indexes and Forex Rates Commodities In the Calendar This Week Tue 25 August UK CPI y/y (expected: 0.0% previous: 0.0%) US Consumer […] The post Global Economic Outlook: Market Turmoil appeared first on CCN: Financial Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency News. |
CoinDesk, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST The price of bitcoin on the CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index has fallen below $200 for the first time since January. |