Stealth payments are a technique for protecting the privacy of recipients in a Bitcoin transaction, and are being supported by technology specialists despite anonymity having been Silk Road's Achilles heel
Read moreCharlie Shrem has been sentenced to two years' imprisonment for indirectly helping retail customers swap cash for Bitcoins on the Silk Road marketplace
Read moreFor the first time, retail customers and institutional investors from 114 countries are able to buy and sell Bitcoins for USD and EUR as well as GBP continuously and securely via Netagio's peer to peer platform
Read moreThe U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is asking for public comment on related applications submitted by LedgerX, LLC (LedgerX), for registration as a derivatives clearing organization and registration as a swap execution facility. LedgerX plans to list and clear fully collateralized, physically settled options on bitcoin. Comments should be submitted on or before January…
Read moreVenezuelan businessman Guido Ochoa has purchased HashFast's assets, combining Bitcoin mining technology with a nation which is subject to strict capital control laws. Could Venezuela be the next nation to embrace virtual currency?
Read moreMicrosoft products including apps, games, and other digital content from Windows, Windows Phone, Xbox Games, Xbox Music, or Xbox can now be purchased from accounts funded by Bitcoin
Read moreThe Australian Crime Commission has launched a probe into anonymous Bitcoin activity for organized crime, under the name of Project Longstrike with a view to stemming illicit trade by means of anonymous market places
Read moreChangeTip, the popular social media tipping platform, announced today that it has raised a $3.5 million Series A Round. Bitcoin investment firm Pantera Capital is leading the round, with participation from Bold Start Ventures, DCG, CryptoCurrency Partners, 500 Startups, and others. This latest round of funding will be allocated towards product enhancement, platform engineering development,…
Read moreTradesmarter, a leading provider of binary options platform technology and B2B services today announced a product update worthy of note - binary options for Bitcoin is now available. The company claims that they offer the shortest time available on the market – just 5 minute expiration. Bitcoin prices have decreased significantly from the parabolic high…
Read moreThe outcome of the MtGox bankruptcy proceedings will deeply affect the Bitcoin community as a whole" - Jesse Powell, CEO, Kraken
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