Digital currency is the way of the future, says Winklevoss Twins
May 13, 2016 08:05 am UTC| Digital Currency
Entrepreneurs Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, co-founders of Gemini which is a virtual bitcoin exchange, speaking to Bloomberg during SALT conference in Las Vegas said that cryptocurrency is the way of the future. When...
Palantir Technologies Refutes Ownership Claims Of Bitcoin Mining Service CoinFac Limited
May 13, 2016 05:29 am UTC| Digital Currency
In rather surprising news, Palantir Technologies has clarified that it is not involved with CoinFac Limited, a technology company, that recently announced its plans to introduce the next generation quantum computing...
Mystery Mining Pool BitClub Gives $65,000 To Bitcoin Foundation
May 13, 2016 05:27 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Bitcoin Foundation on Thursday received 146 BTC ($65,000) from BitClub after half of the proceeds from bitcoin transaction was sent as a fee, given by the recipient mining pool. The bitcoin mining pool BitClub,...
In Search Of Mysterious Bitcoin Founder, Satoshi Nakamoto
May 12, 2016 12:33 pm UTC| Digital Currency
An Australian entrepreneur Craig Wright on Monday claimed to be the creator of digital currency revolution Bitcoin. Craig Steven Wright has become known last December when both Wired and Gizmodo reported that he might...
Barack Obama To Make A Move On Bitcoin, Says Former CFTC Comissioner
May 12, 2016 11:45 am UTC| Digital Currency Technology
The former commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Bart Chilton advised Obama to take a reasonable approach to digital currency and blockchain technology. Writing for the Op-Ed section in CNBC, Bart...
Japanese Blockchain Company Tech Bureau Raises $6.2 Mln
May 12, 2016 11:08 am UTC| Digital Currency
Tech Bureau, a blockchain company headquartered in Osaka, has raised $6.2 million through a third party allocation as part of the Series A round. According to the official press release, Tech Bureau drew support from...
Cashila Launches User-Friendly Platform To Buy And Store Ether ‘ICONOMI’
May 12, 2016 10:34 am UTC| Digital Currency
European payment processorCashila has announced the launch of ICONOMI a platform to buy, sell and store ether, the cryptocurrency of the Ethereum project. It will enable experts as well as newcomers to make fast and...
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