Zebpay Aims to Secure $5 mln, Increase Bitcoin Mainstream Adoption in IndiaIndian Bitcoin wallet service provider Zebpay is set to secure a $5 mln funding round by October 2016 from prominent US-based venture capital firms.Oct 13, 2016Joseph Young
Bitcoin’s Final Obituary? Quantum Computers May Kill “The Future of Money”Quantum computing can change the world and destroy Bitcoin within a matter of minutes.Oct 13, 2016Evander Smart
Iconomi’s Jani Valjavec: We Will Be Uber of Fund Management and Financial ServicesCointelegraph spoke to Jani Valjavec, co-founder of Iconomi, about how they are leveraging Blockchain DAOs to disrupt the financial industry.Oct 13, 2016Frisco d'Anconia
Vitalik Buterin Confirms Another Ethereum Hard Fork, With Geth Failing To Prevent DoS AttacksThe increasing number and intensity of denial-of-service attacks has affected the Ethereum network, causing delays in ETH deposits and withdrawals. As a result, Vitalik Buterin has confirmed the execution of the EIP150 hard fork.Oct 13, 2016Joseph Young
Blockchain Revolution in Russia: Bank of Russia Tests MasterchainBank of Russia has introduced Masterchain, an Ethereum-based Blockchain prototype. As stated in the official report, the Masterchain platform was created to serve interests of the financial market actors and is being tested.Oct 13, 2016Alicia Naumoff
Kim Dotcom: MegaUpload2/BitCache will take Bitcoin MainstreamCointelegraph gives you the latest progress report on the future mainstream website application that Kim Dotcom believes will single-handedly change Bitcoin forever.Oct 12, 2016Evander Smart
Blockchain.info Down, Users Have No Access to WalletsMore than eight mln registered Blockchain wallet users on Blockchain.info have not been able to access their account as the site has been down for hours.Oct 12, 2016Olusegun Ogundeji
As UK Pound Continues to Decline, Bitcoin Volatility Gets RevaluatedWhile the British pound reaches its 31-year low value, the price of Bitcoin continues to surge.Oct 12, 2016Joseph Young
ViaBTC Sees 50% Drop in Hashpower After Supporting Bitcoin UnlimitedViaBTC, one of the largest mining pools in the world, experienced a 50% drop in its hashpower after allocating all of its resources in mining Bitcoin Unlimited blocks.Oct 12, 2016Joseph Young
US Pentagon May Use Blockchain Tech For Nuclear Warhead DefenseThe U.S. Military and NATO are investing in the potential future use of Bitcoin’s cutting-edge technology.Oct 12, 2016Evander Smart
Counting Them All: How to Figure Out Actual Number Of Bitcoin UsersSome figures point at growth in Bitcoin use but the actual number of its users is hard to estimate.Oct 12, 2016Olusegun Ogundeji
Why End-to-end Micropayment Transaction Test Matters to Bitcoin CommunityEnd-to-end Lightning micropayment transaction test shows that payments on a public Blockchain is possible.Oct 11, 2016Olusegun Ogundeji
With 70% Population Unbanked, Future of Bitcoin in Ghana is BrightWith its smartphone penetration growing and many citizens unbanked, Bitcoin’s adoption in Ghana has a future.Oct 11, 2016Frisco d'Anconia
Jaxx Announces Inclusion of Monero Across 9 Platforms, Including Picky App StoreJaxx has announced it will be integrating Monero into its wallet. The popular multi-coin cryptocurrency wallet announced via Twitter that it planned to integrate the privacy-centric coin in the near future.Oct 11, 2016Joël Valenzuela
China Yuan’s Depreciation Fuels Bitcoin PriceA depreciating Chinese RMB fuels a rise in Bitcoin price particularly as it now has improved its grip globally.Oct 11, 2016Olusegun Ogundeji
MasterCard Rolls Out Selfie Payments Decreasing Privacy One Step FurtherMasterCard has rolled out facial recognition “selfie payments” across Europe, as privacy-centric cryptocurrencies push in the opposite direction towards anonymity.Oct 11, 2016Joël Valenzuela
Ethereum (ETH and ETC) Price Trends (Week of October 10th)Ethereum’s price is heading down. The short-term downward trend, which has held for almost the entire week, has reached a key level. It is time for a natural upward movement.Oct 11, 2016Denis Harrison
Apple Approves Two Scam-Like Bitcoin Apps Again, Due Diligence in QuestionApple’s inability to filter scam-like apps is creating a poor ecosystem for Bitcoin users.Oct 11, 2016Joseph Young
Blockchain Startup Factom Gets Over $4 Mln in Funding From Silicon Valley InvestorsTim Draper Believes His Blockchain Startup Factum Can Become Greater Than Oracle, Palantir and IBM.Oct 11, 2016Joseph Young
CEO of Decent: We Raised Over 5500 BTC Half Way Into ICOThe Blockchain startup Decent is half way into their Initial Coin Offering, and has raised more than $3 million.Oct 10, 2016Frisco d'Anconia
Rare Pepe Cards Become Tradeable CounterParty Asset, Now Has ValueThe popular meme known as Pepe the Frog is becoming a tradeable CounterParty asset through the Bitcoin Blockchain.Oct 10, 2016Angus Leung
Increased Economic Protectionism: Threat or Opportunity for Bitcoin?The slowdown in the global economy has resulted in many governments imposing protectionist measures in their countries. Could this pose a threat to Bitcoin?Oct 10, 2016Jacob J
Devilish Cartoon Takes Reddit By Storm; Spoofs Internet of Things, Ransomware, BitcoinA new cartoon produced over the weekend shows a potential downside view of where the “smart” technology is all headed.Oct 10, 2016Evander Smart
Google and Mozilla Begin “Privacy Shaming” Users for Accepting Insecure ConnectionsWeb browser giants Google and Mozilla have implemented practices encouraging users to take care of their online privacy and security in an ongoing shift towards data encryption.Oct 10, 2016Joël Valenzuela
Ripple Explodes Monday Morning Setting All-Time Best Market Cap - Glitch or Gain?With Trading doubling within half an hour, Ripple is starting to make an impact and may offer a future alternative to established global trading icons like SWIFT.Oct 10, 2016Evander Smart
McAfee’s MGT Goes Into Bitcoin Mining, With Massive Amount of HardwareMGT announces Bitcoin mining strategy successful and mined 90 Bitcoins to date.Oct 9, 2016Angus Leung
Why Bitcoin Will Beat Mobile Payment To Its Game In AfricaWith the growing Bitcoin use in Africa, industry insiders foresee its overtake of mobile payment in Africa.Oct 9, 2016Olusegun Ogundeji
Bruce Fenton: Onecoin Has No Value, When It Collapses, Regulators Will Blame All CryptocurrenciesBruce Fenton, founder of Bitcoin Foundation, adds his voice to the ubiquitous claims that OneCoin is a Ponzi scheme and its perpetrators should be arrested.Oct 9, 2016Frisco d'Anconia
Rootstock Developer Praises Privacy-Focused Solution Mimblewimble, Plans to Integrate ItRootstock (RSK) developer and Coinspect security consultant Sergio Lerner praised the development of privacy-focused proposal Mimblewimble after revealing his plans to integrate it into Rootstock 2.0.Oct 9, 2016Joseph Young
London-Based Bitcoin Company Plans to Open Bitcoin Exchange in JamaicaLondon-based Bitcoin wallet company Caricoin plans to start a Caribbean-dedicated Bitcoin exchange with the Bank of Jamaica.Oct 9, 2016Angus Leung