CryptoValley Zug To Start Accepting Bitcoin Payments For Public Services
May 10, 2016 04:26 am UTC| Digital Currency
In a move to set a precedent for corporate digital finance industry, the city of Zug, Switzerland, has announced a pilot project that will allow local residents to pay for public services using bitcoin. The decision was...
Gemini Becomes World’s First Licensed Ether Exchange, Offers ETH/BTC And ETH/USD
May 09, 2016 09:27 am UTC| Digital Currency
The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYSDFS) has authorized New York-based virtual currency exchange Gemini Trust Company, LLC to offer the trading of Ether, an emerging cryptocurrency, on its...
Blockchain Platform 'Waves' Partners With Bitcoin Wallet 'Mycelium'
May 09, 2016 09:22 am UTC| Digital Currency
Blockchain tokens platform WAVES has entered into a strategic partnership with bitcoin wallet provider Mycelium, which will allow users to send fiat money tokens through their smartphone app. Both WAVES and Mycelium are...
WRIT Media Group To Acquire Pandora Venture Capital Corp.’s Digital Currency Technology
May 09, 2016 06:53 am UTC| Digital Currency
WRIT Media Group, Inc. last week announced that it has entered into exclusive negotiations with private equity firm Pandora Venture Capital Corp. to acquire its digital currency technologies. This would be the first...
German-Austrian Initiative To Fight Organized Financial Crime Committed With Virtual Currencies
May 09, 2016 04:19 am UTC| Digital Currency
The governments of Austria and Germany are funding a research initiative that aims at prevention and prosecution of organized financial crime committed with virtual currencies. The project will seek to develop actionable,...
Why we should treat Craig Wright's claims to being Bitcoin inventor with scepticism
May 03, 2016 00:02 am UTC| Digital Currency
Australian Craig S. Wright has stepped forward to claim that he is indeed the illusive creator of Bitcoin Satoshi Nakamoto. Furthermore, he claims to have proof of the claim that he has demonstrated under somewhat...
Realtime Crypto Market Data Site CoinCap.io Launches Android App
Apr 29, 2016 12:07 pm UTC| Digital Currency
CoinCap.io, a realtime bitcoin and cryptocurrency market data site, has released its CoinCap application for Android devices. It is now available on the Google Play store for free download. In addition to iOS app,...
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