US Bankruptcy Judge: Bitcoin Is Intangible Personal Property Not Cash
Feb 22, 2016 08:00 am UTC| Digital Currency Law
During a hearing held last Friday, a bankruptcy court judge said that bitcoin is property not cash. The hearing relates to a suit filed by the trustee of bankrupt bitcoin mining firm HashFast Michael Kasolasagainst Marc...
Feb 22, 2016 06:33 am UTC| Digital Currency
Just a few days back, Bitcoin Roundtable, a community of bitcoin businesses, exchanges, wallets, miners, and mining pools, released aletterrejecting contentious hard-fork proposal and coming out in support of Segregated...
Blockchain Startup Chainalysis Raises $1.6 Mln; Signs MoU With Europol
Feb 22, 2016 05:20 am UTC| Digital Currency
Chainalysis Inc., ablockchain startup based in New York, has announced that it has raised $1.6 million in a seed funding round led by Point Nine Capital. Techstars, Digital Currency Group, Funders Club, and Converge VP...
PwC Appoints Former UK Regulator To Explore Blockchain Potential
Feb 22, 2016 05:00 am UTC| Digital Currency
PricewaterhouseCoopers(PwC), one of the Big four companies, has been consistently making efforts towards blockchain research. It announcedthe appointment of a new team comprising of 15 leading technology experts who will...
Leading-Edge Information on Smart Contracts, Payments and More at the Chicago ATB Blockchain Event
Feb 19, 2016 23:12 pm UTC| Digital Currency
A newly updated agenda has been issued for The Mankoff Companys After the Bell Panel Discussion on Blockchain: Beyond the Hype. To be held in Chicago on February 24th, this hour-long panel followed by a networking...
Bitcoin's Rapid Growth Likely To Continue Across the Board
Feb 19, 2016 12:44 pm UTC| Insights & Views Digital Currency
Bitcoins journey from 2009 has been long and difficult, but over the last 6 months itsdollar pricehas risen by nearly 100% - from $209.13 onAugust 24thto $403.74 on February 16th. Although its popularity has essentially...
Bitcoin Exchange OKCoin Rolls Out New Features For Mobile App
Feb 19, 2016 11:38 am UTC| Digital Currency
OKCoin, one of the leading bitcoin exchanges, has announced a number of new features to its mobile app to improve user experience. As the most popular Bitcoin trading app in the world, we have made significant...
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