Breaking: Bter Hacked, 50M NXT Stolen50 million NXT, one of the most popular and more powerful alternative digital currencies on the market, has been stolen from the popular Chinese based exchange Bter.Aug 15, 2014Ian DeMartino
Let the Bit Drop: Coinapult sets to Transform a Caribbean Island into Bitcoin Test GroundA small Caribbean island, which has yet to be named, will soon become the largest Bitcoin community in the world.Aug 15, 2014Bogdan Ulm
WSJ: EBay, Paypal In Talks With CoinbaseThe Wall Street Journal is reporting that Paypal executives are in talks to bring Bitcoin payments to its Braintree division, with eventual aims to bring the digital currency to EBay and Paypal as well.Aug 15, 2014Ian DeMartino
On the New York BitLicense Proposal by Circle CEO, Jeremy AllaireNYSDFS has recently received detailed comments about the virtual currency ecosystem from consumer finance company, Circle.Aug 14, 2014Bogdan Ulm
PeerNova, Bitbond Announce Funding RoundsA Silicon Valley tech company and a Berlin crowdlending platform each announced they had received rounds of funding on Wednesday.Aug 14, 2014Armand Tanzarian
GAW Buys Controlling Stake in ZenMiner for $8 MillionThe Geniuses at Work Corporation (GAW) announced in a statement Wednesday that the company had acquired a controlling stake in cloud mining company ZenMiner.Aug 14, 2014Armand Tanzarian
Shift’s Debit Card: Crypto, Fiat and Loyalty Points All-In-OneY Combinator-backed startup Shift Payments, announced its upcoming debit card, a financial instrument that will process payments in digital currencies, regular money and loyalty points.Aug 14, 2014Diana Ngo
Bitcoin VC Investments Now Targeting Emerging MarketsWhile the success of cryptocurrencies has been much highlighted in developed countries in 2013, 2014 is certainly the year when digital currencies will embrace emerging markets.Aug 14, 2014Diana Ngo
Op-Ed: How Bitcoin Could Change How We Interact With SportsMajor sports teams around the nation are offering their season ticket holders special reward points. Could blockchain technologies be more effective? And what would we gain from using them?Aug 13, 2014Ian DeMartino
Alex Jones’ Infowars Accepting BitcoinsIn a video published Wednesday on YouTube, Infowars host Alex Jones announced that his show’s store would accept Bitcoin payments both online and, um, over the phone.Aug 13, 2014Armand Tanzarian
An Introduction to the New Economy MovementConceived in January on the Bitcointalk.org forum, the New Economy Movement ups the rhetorical ante on all these crypto 2.0 efforts.Aug 13, 2014Armand Tanzarian
$1 MM in BTC Sales: A Look at 3 Big CompaniesMore companies are taking Bitcoin everyday, but how are they doing?Aug 13, 2014Armand Tanzarian
Introducing Coinhr.com: Connecting Talent with OpportunityToday, the Cointelegraph is proud to announce that it is launching a dedicated web portal for its highly successful Human Resource service: Coinhr.com.Aug 13, 2014Allen Scott
Florida Law Professor Names Cryptocurrencies “Super Tax Havens”A University of Florida law professor, Omri Marian says that while cryptocurrencies are already considered taxable assets (under US tax law), the inability of the gov. to monitor blockchain transactions could mean a lot more people opting out of the tax system.Aug 12, 2014Carlo C
Singapore’s Monetary Authority Managing Director: “Digital Currencies Have a Role to Play”Ravi Menon from MAS (Monetary Authority of Singapore) discussed several monetary and economical topics, including the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy, China’s growth, the global economy and digital currencies.Aug 12, 2014Diana Ngo
Op-Ed: Is Bitcoin Ready for the Major Leagues?Before answering the question whether if Bitcoin is robust enough to handle the workload of an entire national or global economy, we must first determine the hurdles still in front of the nascent digital currency.Aug 12, 2014Carlo C
The Coinsis Bitcoin Credit Card Will Also Support BlackcoinCoinsis Is a new entrant into the Bitcoin debit card game, and it appears that they plan to use Blackcoin to stand out from the crowd.Aug 12, 2014Ian DeMartino
Recap: #CryptoForum Conference in St. Petersburg RussiaThe first ever CryptoForum conference titled “Bitcoin and Cryptocurrencies: Prospects for Development in Russia” was held on August 9, 2014 in St Petersburg, Russia.Aug 12, 2014Allen Scott
Op-Ed: No, Bitcoin Was Not Created By The CIAClaims of evidence that bitcoin was created by the CIA or NSA surfaced by a supposed hacktivist group calling itself CIAproject. But should we take them seriously?Aug 12, 2014Ian DeMartino
Blockchain.info Surpasses 2M Wallet UsersBlockchain.info, one of the oldest and most prominent Bitcoin wallet and block explorer services, surpasses 2 million wallet users.Aug 11, 2014Diana Ngo
NXT Announces Digital Goods Store for Artists and Creative ProfessionalsNXT launches Digital Goods Store for independent artists, musicians, game developers, writers, and other creative professionalsAug 11, 2014Armand Tanzarian
U.S. Regulators are Slowing Pulling Bitcoin into the Existent Regulatory FrameworkNew York’s ‘BitLicense’ draft, which recently made head waves for its heavy-handed approach, was another reminder that regulation is unavoidable.Aug 11, 2014Alyssa Hertig
BTCJam Loses Small Amount of BTC, Shuts Down, Then ReopensBitcoin peer-to-peer lending site BTCJam was shut down for a short amount of time. Some user have claimed to have lost some bitcoin, at this time BTCJam denies that any bitcoins have been lost.Aug 11, 2014Ian DeMartino
Bitcoin Expo goes 100% virtualThe Bitcoin Expo (March 1-15, 2015) will be held online only, and thus, will be accessible to the community around the world.Aug 11, 2014Bogdan Ulm
New Places accepting BTC: Avalancha, Shave.com and moreBitcoinis ruling over the crypto currency marketplace, and increasingly more companies are starting to accept bitcoins as payment mode.Aug 11, 2014Bogdan Ulm
BitX Opens First Bitcoin Wallet and Exchange in KenyaBitX launched the first wallet and exchange service in Kenya on August 6.Aug 11, 2014Diana Ngo
New York Promises BTC Foundation More Information on BitLicenses ProposalThe time constraints still apply, but at least the Bitcoin community has been promised a fuller description of what New York thinks the benefits of its proposed BitLicenses program would be.Aug 10, 2014Armand Tanzarian
Nasdaq’s LaValle: Bitcoin ETF is “A Turning Point”To break down barriers for Bitcoin to turn into a mainstream investment class, the acclaimed Winklevoss brothers filed SEC documents in an attempt to register the first Bitcoin related ETF.Aug 10, 2014Bogdan Ulm
Weekend Roundup: Visa Warms to Bitcoin, Xapo Promises Reimbursement, and 3 Big Governments Speak About RegulationWeekly roundup by Cointelegraph.Aug 10, 2014Armand Tanzarian
Bitcoin Analysis: Week of Aug 10 (Intro to Volume)This week Tone Vays introduces you to the intricacies of the Bitcoin trading Volume. Friday Aug 1st started out as an impressive day yet sold off near the end.Aug 9, 2014Cointelegraph