Decentralized Marketplace OpenBazaar Raises $1 MillionOpenBazaar has raised US$1 million in seed funding with the help of Andreesen Horowitz, Union Square Ventures, and angel investor William Mougayar.Jun 11, 2015Alyssa Hertig
UK Gov’t Report Backs Mass ‘Extra-Territorial’ Data Collection, Mentions Bitcoin, Ethereum & MaidsafeToday, the UK government has published a report on digital privacy supporting the compulsory mass collection of data for both domestic and “extra-territorial” web traffic.Jun 11, 2015Charlie Richards
JUN 11 DIGEST: Nick Szabo weighs in on Block Size Debate; BitShares integrates SmartChain technologyNick Szabo believes that the block size debate needs more computer science and less noise; BitShares 2.0 integrates SmartChain technology and more newsJun 11, 2015Daniel O. Nyairo
Max Keiser: Banker Suicides ‘Likely to Increase as the Fiat Bubble Continues to Implode’Max Keiser discusses raising over US$1.5 million, who the number one basher of Bitcoin is, and why bankers’ arrests are needed if he becomes the economic advisor to the Mayor of London.Jun 11, 2015Daniel O. Nyairo
Bitcoin Wallet Software Providers Express Support for Block Size IncreaseWhen Cointelegraph asked the Bitcoin Wallet software providers listed on bitcoin.org, they showed broad support for increasing the Bitcoin block size limit from 1 to 20 MB.Jun 11, 2015Aaron van Wirdum
Become a Super Writer: Get Published on Cointelegraph and Win up to 5 BTC!If you hadn’t noticed, Cointelegraph has changed to provide a fresh angle on the wider world of FinTech – and now, we’re giving readers the chance to be the face of our resource.Jun 11, 2015William Suberg
Vitalik Buterin to Audit La’Zooz Decentralized Ridesharing ProjectVitalik Buterin, co-founder of Ethereum, has accepted the professional auditing role for the La’Zooz crypto-based ridesharing project.Jun 10, 2015Allen Scott
Kim Dotcom Vouches to Raise $100 Million for MegaNet’s January DebutControversial entrepreneur Kim Dotcom has announced his mysterious MegaNet venture will become a reality early next year, vouching to raise US$100 million in funding.Jun 10, 2015William Suberg
JUN 10 DIGEST: Max Keiser’s ‘Bitcoin Capital’ Investment Fund Raises over $1M, Bitso Acquires Unisend MexicoA cryptocurrency fund managed has raised over US$1 million; GoCoin and Ziftr announce merger agreement; rewards programs exempted from New York’s BitLicense and more newsJun 10, 2015Diana Ngo
Bitfortip: Combining ‘Yahoo! Answers’ with Digital CurrencyNew service that allows users to post questions and pay Bitcoin to people who submit the best answers.Jun 10, 2015Walid Dib
Bridging the Gender Gap: 400 ‘Power Women in FinTech’SWIFT Innotribe released a white paper entitled “Power Women in FinTech Index: Bridging the Gender Gap” at the Digital Finance Conference 2015 in Vancouver on June 3.Jun 9, 2015Cheryl Hulseapple
BitLicense Exemption a ‘Huge Deal’ for RibbitRewardsFollowing the June 3 release of the final NY BitLicence, but the new ruling excludes rewards programs, which has been a boon for RibbitRewardsJun 9, 2015Charlie Richards
Bitcoin.org Adds ‘Popular’ Ninki Wallet that Features Networking and InvoicingNinki Wallet is the first PGP Bitcoin wallet that allows users to create a payment network, send and receive invoices, and send and receive Bitcoin without having to deal with addresses.Jun 9, 2015Jamie Redman
First-Ever iPhone App for Trading Every ‘Major’ Digital Currency ReleasedShapeShift CEO Erik Voorhees has spoken out against exchange security protocols at the launch of its multi-currency iOS app, calling them “archaic and insecure.”Jun 9, 2015William Suberg
Australia’s ‘Big Four’ Banks ANZ & Westpac Test Out Ripple PaymentsTwo of Australia’s “big four banks,” Westpac Banking Corporation and the Australia and New Zealand Bank Group (ANZ), are trialing Ripple payments for faster and lower-cost cross-border payments.Jun 9, 2015Diana Ngo
44,000 Work in London’s FinTech Sector, More Than in NY and SVFinTech startups are relocating to London to engage with large financial institutions and banks through connections from accelerators and mentorships.Jun 9, 2015Joseph Young
Web-Wallet Providers Divided over Andresen’s 20 MB Block Size Increase ProposalOf all Bitcoin web-wallet providers as listed on bitcoin.org, Blockchain.info, Coinbase and Xapo are in favor of raising Bitcoin’s block size limit from 1 to 20 megabytes as advised by Bitcoin Core developer Gavin Andresen.Jun 8, 2015Aaron van Wirdum
Fintech ‘As a Bridge Out of Poverty’ to Fight Financial ExclusionBeyond the business opportunities, financial innovations have a larger socio-economic role to play and could help pull billions of people out of poverty, according to a new report.Jun 8, 2015Diana Ngo
JUN 8 DIGEST: Online Drug Sales Booming, First Finance Social Network LaunchedA global drug survey has shown an increase in online drug business; an Australian based startup has launched a finance social network and more news.Jun 8, 2015Daniel O. Nyairo
Bitcoin Price Analysis: One Strong Bear (Week of June 7)Bitcoin Price Analysis from Cointelegraph , Week of June 7Jun 8, 2015George Samman
5 Must-Dos for Any Bitcoin BusinessStarting your own business is always difficult. Launching a cryptocurrency business amidst legal uncertainty and Bitcoin’s image problem is even harder.Jun 8, 2015Allen Scott
NXT Releases Voting System and Escrowed TransactionsNXT, the 2.0 blockchain platform, has released a bundle of new features in their latest 1.5.10 releaseJun 8, 2015Juan S. Galt
Leaders in Bitcoin Broadcasting: ‘Pandora’s Box Is Open and There’s No Going Back’Out of the buzz surrounding Bitcoin has come unique journalism and multimedia.Jun 7, 2015Jamie Redman
Weekend Roundup: Facebook Announces PGP Feature, NY’s BitLicense Raises ControversyWeekend Roundup from Cointelegraph.Jun 7, 2015Diana Ngo
Taringa! Social Network Sees 40% Spike in Content Creation Following Bitcoin IntegrationTaringa!, Argentina’s largest social network, has seen an average increase of 40% in content creation since the integration of bitcoin last month.Jun 7, 2015Joseph Young
Overstock to Offer $25M Corporate Bond as the World’s First Crypto SecurityOverstock became the first company to offer a corporate bond, valued at US$25 million, as crypto securities to qualified institutional investors.Jun 6, 2015Joseph Young
Apple ‘Pushing Retailers Hard’ to Accept Apple Pay, in Spite of Low Customer DemandApple said in January that 2015 would be “the year of Apple Pay.” A recent Reuters report suggests otherwise, however.Jun 6, 2015Jamie Redman
Eris Industries on Leaving the UK: ‘It Would Be Easier to Do Business from Antarctica’Cointelegraph spoke with the co-founder and COO of Eris Industries, Preston Byrne, on why the company decided to leave the UK and move its operations to the United States.Jun 6, 2015Allen Scott
FinTech Digest: BitLicense Released, Dwolla Drops Transaction Fee, No Samsung Pay Until SeptemberFinTech Digest from CointelegraphJun 6, 2015Connie Kearney
Is Cloud Mining Really a Ponzi Scheme? (Op-Ed)Whether Bitcoin mining is profitable is not a simple question to answer.Jun 6, 2015Walid Dib