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21 Inc unveiled the Bitcoin Computer, a Raspberry Pi-based device with an integrated mining chip, priced at $399 and designed to let developers earn bitcoin while selling digital services.
Ledger, a company known for its hardware wallets, is moving Bitcoin security to your phone. The Ledger Trustlet runs inside a trusted execution environment (TEE) on smartphones, a protected zone withi
Funderbeam, a startup intelligence firm, has unveiled an ambitious new initiative: a blockchain-backed marketplace designed to enable the syndication and trading of early-stage investment stakes. The
Bitcoin payments processor Bitnet has attracted tens of millions in capital investments throughout the preceding year. The organization was founded by professionals with deep roots in the traditional
Silicon Valley's venture capital firms hunt for Bitcoin's killer app with the intensity of prospectors searching for gold. These investors believe some breakthrough use case will drive Bitcoin into th
People hear OpenBazaar and picture Silk Road. The developers building it have something different in mind. OpenBazaar aims to create an open marketplace without censorship. That doesn't mean it exist
Bitcoin's transition into everyday commerce has stalled at a practical bottleneck: merchants struggle with the inherent delays of blockchain confirmation. While a typical clearing takes around ten min
A Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis official has signaled confidence in bitcoin's potential to hold value over the long haul. David Andolfatto, vice president of research at the regional Fed, discusse
ShapeShift.io blocks access from New York residents, placing the cryptocurrency exchange in rare company. Only North Korea prevents users from reaching the platform. ShapeShift made this move after Ne
Greg Maxwell recently presented Blockstream's Sidechain Elements while laying out a technical case against altcoins as a solution for Bitcoin's continued evolution. The Bitcoin Core developer and Bloc
In Australia, Bitcoin remains a polarizing subject. Relations between the technology and authorities have been contentious, especially following early 2015 when the government declared digital currenc
Bitcoin researcher Tim Swanson traced Bitcoin's 2013 surge to wealthy speculators accumulating coins. His reading of Nathaniel Popper's Digital Gold identified large purchases of bitcoin as the source
A recent development from Bitreserve is poised to reshape the landscape of global finance. The company has unveiled Bitreserve Connect, a platform designed to fundamentally alter how financial transac
The European Commission has awarded €1.905 million to D-CENT, a project building blockchain tools for citizens to engage in democratic decision-making. The initiative, which launched in October 2013,
The question of how to handle growing transaction volume remains central to bitcoin's future, and developers across the community are exploring various strategies to address this challenge. While the
Cryptocurrency exchange platform Bitreserve has made a significant move by announcing the elimination of conversion charges for its newly launched membership tier. Members can now transition between B
A hacking blog written in Chinese and hosted on the dark web has posted technical instructions for stealing mining rewards using trojaned machines and man-in-the-middle attacks to redirect mining pool
Citi named GetGems and Billon as the top prize winners from its Mobile Challenge spanning Europe, the Middle East and Africa. GetGems, a mobile bitcoin wallet paired with messaging capabilities, captu
A survey of UK bitcoin users produced three findings that stood out: spending was more common than expected, LocalBitcoins beat larger platforms in popularity, and most respondents felt little concern
Bitcoin exchanges and wallet services have been vulnerable since the start. The protocol's decentralized design removes intermediaries from money storage, yet merchants and traders still need to buy a
A poll in the United Kingdom about bitcoin usage found the main barriers to adoption. Price swings and technical barriers stand out. Nearly 60 percent of non-users pointed to one of these two issues.
Arvind Narayanan, an assistant professor of computer science at Princeton, wrapped up his Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Technologies course with a warning: not everything that can be decentralized should
Paycoin's implosion stands without parallel in crypto. I don't say that lightly—Mt. Gox, Silk Road, Sheep Marketplace, each involved sums that dwarf what vanished from Paycoin. But Paycoin is somethin
Fold wants to put bitcoin in your pocket at Starbucks, Whole Foods, and Target. The startup rolled out a web version of its app for Starbucks purchases today, offering customers a 20% discount when th
ItBit raised $25 million in seed funding and won approval from New York's Department of Financial Services to operate as an exchange, becoming the first virtual currency company to earn a charter for
Activity in the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust has surged dramatically on its fourth day of trading, with investors showing considerably more appetite for the investment vehicle after a sluggish launch perio
Bitcoin's biggest scaling debate appears headed toward resolution, at least according to one of the protocol's lead developers. Gavin Andresen plans to submit a pull request for Bitcoin Core 0.11 that
Melotic, a Hong Kong-based exchange, is closing. The company determined it couldn't generate sufficient revenue to cover the maintenance and security costs of running a crypto exchange. Low liquidity
Nepal's earthquake, which struck last weekend, left tens of thousands of people in need of relief assistance. The Bitcoin community moved to support the response, as multiple platforms launched initia
Circle is raising $40 million for a $200 million valuation, Fortune reports. The company hasn't confirmed the funding round, but Fortune verified the details through multiple sources. Circle offers we
Wired broke the story Monday morning: Overstock plans to issue stock on a blockchain system with cryptographic security through an alternative trading system. In the securities industry, this
The cryptocurrency exchange ItBit submitted an application for a New York State banking license. If approved, ItBit would become the first Bitcoin company to gain legal recognition as a bank. Reuters
TradeBlock and BitGo announced plans to develop shared \"modular infrastructure\" that would connect TradeBlock's trading and analysis platform with BitGo's multi-signature security systems. BitGo has o
Saturday brought together Bitcoin enthusiasts and curious onlookers alike at the Ghent Bitcoincity initiative, a coordinated effort showcasing digital currency acceptance across a single city. With tw
ShapeShift has added Tether USD₮ to its exchange platform, following recent integrations of Counterparty and Monero. The token represents the first blockchain-based form of fiat currency, joining over
Andrew Vegetabile, director of the Litecoin Association and CEO of the forthcoming Koinyx exchange, released a statement Wednesday attacking GAW, Paycoin, and founder Josh Garza. He describes Garza as
The Paycoin project has devolved into chaos. As the cryptocurrency's value plummets and the ecosystem crumbles, fingers are pointing everywhere—though notably toward individuals who are no longer dire
An upcoming Ghent Bitcoin initiative has been generating significant buzz in local media circles, with a coalition of nearly 30 brick-and-mortar establishments signing on to accept the digital currenc
The FBI, NSA, and Justice Department want access to encrypted communications. James Comey told Congress the bureau needs backdoors into Americans' phones. The DOJ claimed Apple's default encryption wo
CoinPayments becomes the first platform to integrate TREZOR Connect for user authentication, offering customers a hardware wallet-based login option. SatoshiLabs, the firm behind the TREZOR hardware
Gavin Andresen identified two former board members as the primary source of the Bitcoin Foundation's damaged reputation: Charlie Shrem and Mark Karpeles. Speaking with IBTimes, the Bitcoin core develo
GAW Being Sued By Their Electric Company, Power Bill demonstrates $72,000 Consumed In January Print this article Font Size -16+ Ian Demartino April 10, 2015 Share <!-- wpa2a.script_load(); //--> GAWMi
Bitcoin payment processors have been fighting hard for merchant adoption. Igot, the world's fastest growing Bitcoin exchange, is making a major move into that battlefield. The company is launching mer
Olivier Janssens dropped a bombshell on Reddit. A newly elected Bitcoin Foundation board member, he disclosed that the organization faced severe financial trouble and that Executive Director Patrick M
Olivier Janssens, a newly elected member of the Bitcoin Foundation's board, posted a lengthy message on Reddit late Thursday night describing the organization's collapse. The Foundation, he claimed, h
Josh Garza's latest maneuver defies logic. One week after burying Paybase, the exchange he presented as Paycoin's foundation, he unveiled Mineral—another trading platform designed to retain the invest
Twenty-One Inc's Silent Capital Raise Points Toward Internet of Things Strategy The startup behind 21 Inc managed to quietly amass more than $118 million in venture backing over the past year—marking
Since bitcoin emerged, there's been tension between the world's first cryptocurrency and Ripple. Bitcoin advocates dismiss Ripple as a centralized altcoin. Ripple's promoters view bitcoin as fundament
Operating a mining farm has become increasingly complex as the industry has matured. When you're juggling multiple rigs across different locations, the administrative overhead turns into a genuine hea
Mobile Bitcoin wallet provider AirBitz rolled out a streamlined authentication system for both Android and iOS devices as of today, marking a significant step forward in protecting user assets on smar
SFARDS, formed through the merger of Chinese ASIC manufacturers Wiibox and Gridseed, announced plans to release a new 28nm chip for dual-algorithm mining. The SF3301 can operate on both Scrypt and SHA
Bitmain showed off a new upgrade kit for its Antminer S2 mining rig at Inside Bitcoins Berlin last week. The company's Yoshi Goto presented the product to reporters at the Bitmain booth, and we were t
At Inside Bitcoins Berlin last week, Bitmain was the sole mining company on the exhibitor list. Yoshi Goto, representing Bitmain, detailed the company's new cloud mining contract and explained how it
Users are angry after UTorrent's latest update bundles software that mines Litecoin. The application, called Epic Scale, claims to use idle processing power for cryptocurrency mining and other mathema
DigitalBTC, the Australian investment group, is preparing to launch DigitalX Mintsy, a cloud mining platform where people can lease computing power to others. The Cryptsy exchange will handle the tran
Steam doesn't take Bitcoin, and Gabe Newell shows no sign of changing that policy. So cryptocurrency holders shopping for PC games need alternative retailers. Five major platforms accept Bitcoin paym
Pegging cryptocurrencies to traditional assets sounds appealing in theory—offering the security of blockchain with the predictability of fiat. Yet skeptics abound, questioning whether such instruments
Accepting Bitcoin payments is quick these days. BitPay and Coinbase both offer integrations that require only a code snippet pasted into a website. A merchant is ready to accept payments in minutes.
Creating new cryptocurrency assets through smart contracts has been a goal for years, but finding the right approach has proven difficult. Bitshares and NuBits lead the current platforms in this space
