ZapChain launches micropayments tool
Mar 10, 2015 06:36 am UTC| Digital Currency
ZapChain, a bitcoin-based social network, has announced the launchof a new in-house tipping mechanism enabling micropayments. The launch suggests that the company is extending its efforts to experiment with content...
Wiper CEO aspires to make bitcoin an everyday tool
Mar 10, 2015 06:04 am UTC| Digital Currency
Wiper, a chat app launched in 2014, has added bitcoin to its chatting platform. Speaking to CoinDesk, CEO Manlion Carekki said that messaging could be the logical starting point for the cryptocurrency adoption. Carelli...
Bitcoin start-ups come together
Mar 10, 2015 04:34 am UTC| Digital Currency
Two start-up companies, Tether and Factom, have announced that they are entering into a partnership so as to further each others business development goals through the application of Bitcoin technology.Tether aims to use...
BTER announces re-launch of its trading platform
Mar 10, 2015 04:20 am UTC| Digital Currency
BTER, a China-based crypto exchange, has recently announced the re-launch of its trading platform. It said that it will also provide a robust cold wallet solution. It suspended all trading following the theft of 7,170...
Stellar to auction STR to cover expenses
Mar 10, 2015 04:08 am UTC| Digital Currency
In order to cover operating expenses, Stellar will be holding an auction of its currency (STR) commencing from March 16. It will be held on the "Stellar internal distributed exchange". It said that the amount auctioned...
SecondMarket unsuccessful in winning bitcoins in latest government auction
Mar 09, 2015 12:07 pm UTC| Digital Currency
In the third bitcoin auction held by the U.S. government, SecondMarket Inc., a New York based company, was unable to win any block of the total 50,000 bitcoins, which was seized by the authorities when the Sill Road online...
Bitspark adds six more currencies to its platform
Mar 09, 2015 11:29 am UTC| Digital Currency
Bitspark, a Hong-Kong based bitcoin exchange, has added six more currencies to its platform. It now includes US dollar, euro, Australian dollar, New Zealand dollar, Hong Kong dollar and Chinese Offshore Yuan.The company...
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