Bitcoin Academy launches South Africa
Aug 18, 2015 04:15 am UTC| Digital Currency
Sonya Kuhnel, founder of Bitcoin Payments and Bitcoin Events, has set up Africas first Bitcoin Academy at the Bandwidth Barn in Cape Town, South Africa, as reported by Memeburn . The academy will primarily focus on...
Bitcoin exchanges benefitting from key BitLicense exemption
Aug 17, 2015 12:26 pm UTC| Digital Currency
The August 8 deadline for BitLicense saw many companies suspending their operations New York while others applied for the same. However, some of the companies are taking advantage from some key exclusion :"The following...
Edward Snowden: “Bitcoin by itself is flawed”
Aug 17, 2015 11:19 am UTC| Digital Currency
Edward Snowden, former CIA employee and NSA contractor, spoke about privacy and security in an interview at The Internet Engineering Task Force, an international organization of professionals concerned with the evolution...
Bitcoin community threatened by Windows 10 privacy statement
Aug 17, 2015 10:45 am UTC| Digital Currency
With remarkable improvements from Windows 8, including sleek and user-friendly interface along with the integration of voice-driven assistant Cortana, Windows 10 is being praised and appreciated.However, one big hitch in...
Charges against Colorado bitcoin trader dropped
Aug 17, 2015 09:39 am UTC| Digital Currency
In a major turn of events, the indictment against Burt Wagner has been dismissed by a district court judge.Wagner, a Colorado-based bitcoin trader, had been charged by the US Attorneys Office for operating an unlicensed...
Cubits partners with BTCGreece
Aug 17, 2015 07:51 am UTC| Digital Currency
Cubits, a bitcoin services provider founded in 2014, and Greek exchange BTCGreece have joined hands in order to help Greek citizens transfer cash out of the country to suppliers and business partners. They hope to work...
California Assemblyman responds to EFF's Bitcoin Bill criticism
Aug 17, 2015 06:23 am UTC| Digital Currency
A bill, AB 1326, that deals with virtual currency businesses and penned by California assemblymember Matt Dababneh, passed the California Assembly with bipartisan support. It seeks to prohibit virtual currency businesses...
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