P2P bitcoin lending service BTCjam shuts down
BTCjam, a P2P marketplace started in 2012 to borrow and lend using bitcoin announced the company has made "the difficult decision" to close up. The...
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Bitcoin
Bitcoin is a consensus network that enables a new payment system and a completely digital money. It is the first decentralized peer-to-peer payment network that is powered by its users with no central authority or middlemen. From a user perspective, Bitcoin is pretty much like cash for the Internet. Bitcoin can also be seen as the most prominent triple entry bookkeeping system in existence.
56 companies commit to support Bitcoin protocol upgrades
This week during the Consensus conference in New York, Digital Currency Group (DGC) has put out the following notice regarding Bitcoin scaling. They stated that...
Read moreDetailsMGT Capital announces major expansion of bitcoin mining
John McAfee's MGT Capital Investments, Inc. (OTC: MGTI) announced today that it has closed on financing to allow the company to materially ramp up its...
Read moreDetailsLuno introduces dynamic send fees for bitcoin transfers
Bitcoin exchange Luno has announced the switch to a new scheme whereby a dynamic fee will be charged when sending to a Bitcoin address as...
Read moreDetailsAthena Bitcoin warns of severe delays on transactions
Athena Bitcoin, the bitcoin wallet, and ATM provider issued a notification today regarding significant delays to users on its service due to record congestion on...
Read moreDetailsJapan exchange Coincheck launches interest-paying accounts for bitcoin
Nikkei Asian Review from Tokyo reported this morning that popular Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck is introducing interest-bearing accounts to bitcoin holders. One of the larger...
Read moreDetailsNewly launched Bitmoney.eu offers purchasing bitcoin with SOFORT, Giropay and more
New European centered bitcoin buying portal Bitmoney.eu went live last month allowing anyone to purchase bitcoin fast and easy. The bitcoin broker launched with the...
Read moreDetailsCoinsource completes bulk installation of 14 bitcoin ATM machines in New York City
Coinsource, the world’s largest bitcoin ATM network, has reached the 100 machine milestone after a Q1 expansion in New York, which has now added 14...
Read moreDetailsBATS petition to review disapproval of Winklevoss Bitcoin ETF granted by SEC
It has been over a month now since the non-approval decision by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to allow the listing of the first Bitcoin ETF...
Read moreDetailsNetCents launches direct purchase of bitcoin with MasterCard
NetCents Technology (CNSX: NC), a Vancouver-based financial merchant services provider today announced that it has expanded its global services by bolstering its processing capabilities with MasterCard for...
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