Wirex Launches Buy Bitcoin Service and 2-way Bitcoin Card
Mar 17, 2016 05:59 am UTC| Digital Currency
Wirex Limited has launched the first 2-way bitcoin debit card with a buy bitcoin function. With this announcement, Wirex users will be able to fund their debit card accounts from anywhere around the world throughbank...
Coinify And DigixGlobal Working On A New Deal
Mar 16, 2016 12:22 pm UTC| Digital Currency
In a move to further strengthen their partnership, leading European digital currency platform Coinify and asset tokenization platform DigixGlobal have announced that they are composing a new deal that aims to allow users...
Bitcoin Payment Processor BitPay Partners With Bloq
Mar 16, 2016 10:54 am UTC| Digital Currency
BitPay, a global bitcoin payment service provider, has announced blockchain technology provider Bloq as its preferred commercial partner for its open source Bitcoin full node and development platform, Bitcore. Bloq will...
Secure Trading Appoints Cybersecurity Expert To Consult On Blockchain Project ‘Trustery’
Mar 16, 2016 09:37 am UTC| Digital Currency
Secure Trading, the payments and cyber security group, has announced that it has hired reformed hacktivist and renowned cyber security expert, Mustafa Al Bassam, as a security advisor on the companys technology and...
RSCoin Project Not Funded By Bank Of England – Report
Mar 16, 2016 09:28 am UTC| Digital Currency
A new report from CoinDesk suggests that RSCoin digital currency with more centralized design has, in fact, been developed independently of the Bank of England. Previously it was reported that RSCoin was created by...
PwC Survey Report Finds Low Level Of Familiarity With Blockchain Technology
Mar 16, 2016 07:59 am UTC| Digital Currency
Blockchain technology that underpins bitcoin has become the most talked about topics. Major banks and tech companies have undertaken research and investing billion to unlock the potential of the technology. However, a...
BitGems Terminates PinkCoin Offering
Mar 16, 2016 07:29 am UTC| Digital Currency
BitGems has announced that it is discontinuing offering PinkCoins the worlds first diamond backed cryptocurrency. In January, Precious Investments Inc. announcedthat tokens of PinkCoin could be purchased from its...
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