CoinDesk, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST A soon-to-be-released study has found evidence that bitcoin’s market is now a venue for "legitimate" commerce. |
Bitcoin Magazine, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST Editor's Note: This is a guest post by Richard Howlett, Solicitor at Selachii LLP London. There can be no debate that technological... The post A Lawyer’s Perspective: Can Smart Contracts Exist Outside the Legal Structure? appeared first on Bitcoin Magazine. |
CryptoCoins News, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST No Man’s Sky – arguably 2016’s most anticipated game, or at least a contender for the distinction – is seeing its developers accept bitcoin as a payment method to purchase the game, due to launch in August. Integrating bitcoin is a no brainer for digital distribution platforms which are waking up to the realization that […] The post Bitcoin Allows You to Buy 2016’s Most Anticipated Game appeared first on CCN: Financial Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency News. |
CoinDesk, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss take another step closer to SEC approval with a request submitted by their new listing exchange, BATS. |
Bitcoin Magazine, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST Urbit, the computing platform described as a “city in the cloud” by its inventors, raised more than $200,000 in four hours through a... The post Urbit: The Bold Pitch to Re-Decentralize the Internet, on Top of the Internet appeared first on Bitcoin Magazine. |
Bitcoin Magazine, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST Deutsche Börse Group has announced the launch of DB1 Ventures, a corporate venture capital platform. The DB1 Ventures team, based in... The post Deutsche Börse Launches Blockchain and Fintech Venture Capital Fund appeared first on Bitcoin Magazine. |
CryptoCoins News, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST HempCoin is a Scrypt algorithm coin like Litecoin and countless other Bitcoin alternatives, but unlike most, it has a publicly traded company, Rocky Mountain Ayre, backing it. Interest seems to be increasing in the coin, which is one of the many currencies targeting marijuana dispensaries and other legal marijuana entities which have banking issues due […] The post Traders Getting High on HempCoin appeared first on CCN: Financial Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency News. |
CryptoCoins News, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST HempCoin is a Scrypt algorithm coin like Litecoin and countless other Bitcoin alternatives, but unlike most, it has a publicly traded company, Rocky Mountain Ayre, backing it. Interest seems to be increasing in the coin, which is one of the many currencies targeting marijuana dispensaries and other legal marijuana entities which have banking issues due […] The post Traders Getting High on HempCoin appeared first on CCN: Financial Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency News. |
CryptoCoins News, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST Bitcoin price has spent another day in the vicinity of its consolidation pivot level of $640 (Bitstamp). Consolidation leads to break-out, but traders are advised to mind the possibility of a fake-out. This analysis is provided by xbt.social with a 3-hour delay. Read the full analysis here. Not a member? Join now. Bitcoin Price Analysis […] The post Bitcoin Price Consolidating At $640 appeared first on CCN: Financial Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency News. |
CryptoCoins News, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST Bitmain, currently the largest miner, held a semi-private event in Chengdu, one of southwest China’s provincial capital with almost 15 million inhabitants, where representatives from “Inner Mongolia, Yunnan, Sichuan and other government agencies” were invited to “share power grid and local power resources.” Representatives from local governments were in attendance with speeches given on behalf […] The post Chinese Bitcoin Miners Hold Energy Conference appeared first on CCN: Financial Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency News. |
CoinDesk, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST CoinDesk analyzes activities in the bitcoin and ether markets over the first six months of 2016. |
CryptoCoins News, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST Controversial online content entrepreneur Kim Dotcom’s announcement that he plans to reintroduce the Megaupload site next year and hinting that it will accept bitcoin has created a stir among bitcoiners. Bitcoiners have varying views about Megaupload 2.0’s chances for success and about being associated with a file sharing platform that ran afoul of the law. […] The post Kim Dotcom Looks to Revive Megaupload, with Bitcoin Helping appeared first on CCN: Financial Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency News. |
CoinDesk, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST A conference series started in the wake of bitcoin's ongoing block size debate will see a third installment in 2016. |
CryptoCoins News, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST Bitcoin wallet and services provider Coinapult has revealed an integration with Punto Pago, a kiosk operator, which will see 300 kiosks now sell bitcoin to Colombians across the country. Panamanian startup Coinapult, co-founded by Erik Vorhees in 2012 and headquartered in Panama City has announced a new development which will see bitcoin buying made easier […] The post Coinapult Enables 300 Bitcoin Kiosks in Colombia appeared first on CCN: Financial Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency News. |
Forbes, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST Invest in oil and gold? In this episode of the Unchained podcast, the co-authors of a compelling white paper explain why you may soon be investing in digital oil and digital gold instead. |
CryptoCoins News, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST The Grantcoin Foundation, a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization that has its own digital currency, distributed “basic income grants” to people this month in 17 countries. The organization is devoted to providing a universal basic income. The currency is traded on exchanges, the largest being Bittrex. The average recipient received $5.19 USD. Applicants can sign […] The post ‘Universal Basic Income’ Proponent Grantcoin Distributes First Quarterly Income Grants In 17 Countries appeared first on CCN: Financial Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency News. |
CryptoCoins News, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST Bitcoin Press Release: Breakout Coin, an unprecedented new gaming ‘multicurrency’, finished its successful 851 BTC crowdsale on July 7. Enthusiasts worldwide can now trade BRK on the reputable cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex. Breakout Coin will now launch their second crowdfund campaign for Breakout Stake (BRX) on the same exchange at 5:00 pm PDT, today Sunday July […] The post The World’s First ‘Multicurrency’ Gaming Token Breakout Coin Begins Its Second Crowdfunding Round on Bittrex After Raising 851 BTC appeared first on CCN: Financial Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency News. |
CryptoCoins News, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST U.S. President Barack Obama has admitted that the White House has been the target of hacking incidents while adding that the state of cybersecurity “throughout the government, in general.” The post Obama: Cybersecurity in Government Concerns Me appeared first on CCN: Financial Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency News. |
CryptoCoins News, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST Twitter has seen the latest high-profile user account hacked. Arguably, the biggest one yet – the company CEO’s account. The post Twitter CEO’s Twitter Account Was Hacked appeared first on CCN: Financial Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency News. |
CryptoCoins News, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST Is the cost of proof of work in bitcoin mining fair? Tomaso Aste of the UCL Centre for Blockchain Technologies at the University College London’s Department of Computer Science thinks the current cost large and wasteful, but nonetheless, fair. Aste recently examined the factors that determine the current proof of work cost in a study […] The post Bitcoin Mining Proof of Work Costs: Large, Wasteful but Fair appeared first on CCN: Financial Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency News. |