Coinkite Announces TOR-enabled ‘Bitcoin Pay Button’Coinkite announces a new kind of “Bitcoin Payment Button” that lets anyone accept bitcoin as payment for products or services.Jun 30, 2015Walid Dib
JUN 30 DIGEST: Coinbase Waves Fees for Europeans; BnkToTheFuture Passes $10 million Investment MarkCoinbase has waived fees for buying Bitcoin with Euros; Bitcoin exchanges are reporting a surge of transactions from Greece; BnkToTheFuture has passed the $10 million investment mark and more newsJun 30, 2015Daniel O. Nyairo
Tim Swanson on the Rise of Blockchains without BitcoinBlockchains without bitcoin? The idea has been swirling around in bitcoin conversations as of lateJun 30, 2015Alyssa Hertig
How to Fight Capital Controls in GreeceThe overnight implementation of capital controls in Greece, as the government looks set to default on its IMF loan repayment, has led citizens to explore other methods for moving their savings out of the country.Jun 29, 2015Charlie Richards
A Russian Farmer Sows His Own Currency to Aid Rural PopulationMikhail Shlyapnikov, a farmer in the isolated Russian village of Kolionovo believes the answer to the woes of the cash-strapped Russian rural population is “kolions.”Jun 29, 2015Raunaq Vaisoha
‘Without Projects That Express Principles, You Have Nothing of a Revolution’Cody Wilson, 27 — founder and CEO of Defense Distributed (DD) and the creator of the world’s first 3D printable gunJun 29, 2015Jamie Redman
JUN 29 DIGEST: Learn Bitcoin Playing Minecraft; LocalBitcoins Competitor LaunchesKids’ Minecraft Server Includes Bitcoin as In-Game Money; a competitor has finally launched to the popular P2P bitcoin exchange service and more top stories for June 29.Jun 29, 2015Daniel O. Nyairo
The Dutch National ‘B-Word’ Congress: ‘The Future of Money Isn’t Bitcoin’The Dutch National Bitcoin Congress was held on June 24 and attended by bankers who appear to be enthusiastic about the blockchain.Jun 29, 2015Aaron van Wirdum
Bitcoin Price Analysis: Bulls Looking for a Breakout (Week of June 29)The bitcoin price continues consolidating above the 50 & 100 day Moving Averages since breaking through them.Jun 29, 2015George Samman
Will Grexit Force Bitcoin Price to Spike like the 2013 Cyprus Collapse? (Op-Ed)Bitcoin prices are on the move upward. Bitcoin volume trading is on the move upward. Greece is on the move downward to a total collapse. Coincidence? I think not.Jun 29, 2015Evander Smart
Indian IT Firms to Focus on Bitcoin’s Blockchain TechnologyIndian IT consulting firms are seeking to implement a blockchain application that could greatly benefit their clients in the financial sectors.Jun 28, 2015Joseph Young
The Timechain: Improving Smart Contract Technology Using Time-LocksMatthew Roberts and Elías Snær Einarsson, two developers who have been active in the crypto space, recently proposed and published a new technology known as timechain.Jun 28, 2015Alireza Beikverdi
Skype Alternatives, Part 2: Edward Snowden’s RecommendationsSkype, Microsoft’s voice over IP software, has been shown to be insecure on various levels over the years. The Snowden leaks have revealed it to be more of a mass surveillance malware than a secure communications platform.Jun 28, 2015Juan S. Galt
Tomer ‘IamSatoshi’ Kantor: ‘I Still Look at Bitcoin as Political Activism’Tomer Kantor is a London-based film producer who, for the past three years, has been documenting the Bitcoin phenomenon under his “IamSatoshi” labelJun 27, 2015Aaron van Wirdum
Top 5 Ways Bitcoin Beats the Dollar (Op-Ed)It is time to reveal the top five reasons why bitcoins are superior to dollars, both now, and in the future.Jun 27, 2015Evander Smart
FinTech Digest: Alibaba Enters Into Online Lending, Credit Karma Has $3.5B Valuation, Mobile-Only Banking Application Receives LicenseAlibaba and Chinese banks do battle over online lending, Credit Karma secures new funding to expand its service as it looks to become the default for consumers’ complete financial identity, and more newsJun 27, 2015Connie Kearney
Your Last Chance to win 5BTC as a Cointelegraph SuperWriter! Join our team!You can still become a crypto and FinTech SuperWriter with Cointelegraph – and win up to 5BTC in July!Jun 27, 2015William Suberg
The Greek Dilemma: Hyper Inflation, Austerity, or Bitcoin?The never ending tragedy known as the Eurozone is flirting with disaster and the unknown consequences of what would happen if Greece is ejected by brute force or leaves by sheer will from the EU.Jun 27, 2015George Samman
US Investments in FinTech to Lead Globally in 2015, Following Triple Increase in 2014A new report says that U.S. banks and corporations have outpaced every other country in global investments in FinTech over the past few years.Jun 26, 2015Joseph Young
New York Releases 31-Page BitLicense Application FormThe New York State Department of Financial Services has released the application forms that Bitcoin companies in the state must complete by August 8 in order to register their businesses.Jun 26, 2015Tom Jackson
Trezor, We Have a Problem: Interview with Case Wallet Creator Melanie ShapiroGetting started with Bitcoin is not the easiest thing to do. One of the things holding Bitcoin back is its highly technical nature. In a very convenient world, Bitcoin is not very convenient to use.Jun 26, 2015Evander Smart
JUN 26 DIGEST: Blythe Masters Acquires Hyperledger and Bits of Proof; Seals With Clubs Operator Agrees to Plea DealBlythe Masters’ Digital Asset Holdings acquires Hyperledger and Bits of Proof; Seals with Clubs operator Bryan Micon reaches plea deal to avoid jail time and more news.Jun 26, 2015Aaron van Wirdum
UK’s First Licensed App-Only Bank Still Reliant on TraditionA first-of-its-kind app-based bank with no branches or online banking has won a banking license to operate in the UK from next year.Jun 26, 2015William Suberg
Visa Exec: Bitcoin Won’t Grow ‘Unless there is Trust in the System’Visa has a dedicated team in London looking at specific use cases involving blockchain technology but argues that bitcoin won’t reach mainstream acceptance “unless there is trust in the system”Jun 26, 2015Diana Ngo
The Financial Needs of Banked and Unbanked Meet in BitcoinWhile billions of people around the world lack access to bank accounts and credit cards, those who have easy access to such services are choosing to give them up.Jun 25, 2015Joseph Young
‘Future of Money’ Poll: 1 in 3 Australians Would Ditch Bank for Bitcoin & FintechA survey conducted in Australia has uncovered that at least 1 in 3 citizens would ditch their bank for digital currency such as Bitcoin and other innovative financial services technologies.Jun 25, 2015Evander Smart
Bitcoin Brings ‘100% Mathematical Certainty’ to Comply With Islamic LawCointelegraph spoke with Matthew J. Martin on why Bitcoin is better for financial services companies that want to attract Muslim clients and offer “sharia-based” financial products.Jun 25, 2015Jamie Redman
Nasdaq picks chain for its blockchain ‘private market’Nasdaq has named blockchain API developer Chain as the first company that will be trialing a blockchain backed version of the group’s Private Market for trading pre-IPO company’s shares.Jun 25, 2015Charlie Richards
JUN 25 DIGEST: Ascribe Raises $2 Million in Seed Capital, Onename Releases API to the WorldAscribe raises $2 million in seed capital; Onename announces API enabling developers to build apps with blockchain identities; Ripple discontinues Smart Contract platform Codius and more newsJun 25, 2015Daniel O. Nyairo
Iceland’s Pirate Party Tops Opinion Polls, Leader Seeks to Create ‘Switzerland of Bits’Following recent successes of the Finnish Pirate Party’s Bitcoin funding in the country’s 2015 election campaign, its Icelandic counterpart is now causing an even greater stir.Jun 25, 2015William Suberg