Jason Attar Releases World’s First Movie Profit Share Cryptocurrency ‘Kevcoin’
Mar 31, 2016 10:49 am UTC| Digital Currency
Actor and writer Jason Attar has come up with a completely new way of funding a film. In order to fund his new UK independent film, Attar has started the release of a film profit share cryptographic currency using the...
Bitdefender Labs Releases New Tool To Protect From Bitcoin Ransomware Attacks
Mar 31, 2016 09:05 am UTC| Digital Currency
The instances of ransomware attacks have been consistently growing. Ransomware encrypts files, so that people can no longer access their data and demands payment for decrypting the files. Digital currency bitcoin has...
Microsoft, ConsenSys Add Ethereum Solidity To Visual Studio
Mar 31, 2016 07:24 am UTC| Digital Currency
ConsenSys, a developer of decentralized applications and end-user tools for blockchain ecosystems, has announced the support forEthereums high-level programming language, Solidity into Visual Studioas a Decentralized...
Russian Presidential Advisor Lashes Out At Bitcoin Developers
Mar 31, 2016 06:33 am UTC| Digital Currency
Russia is gearing up for criminalizing bitcoin use in the country. The countrys anti-bitcoin stance has been once again stated by Russian Presidential Advisor on the Internet, German Klimenko. Speaking to a Russian News...
Bitcoin Could Be The World's Next Great Safe Asset, US Banker Argues
Mar 31, 2016 06:02 am UTC| Digital Currency
David Andolfatto, Vice President and Research Director at the Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis,has shared his views on why he considers Bitcoin to be a safe asset. In a blog post, Andolfatto describes safe asset as an...
Don't blame Bitcoin for the madness of men
Mar 31, 2016 06:02 am UTC| Digital Currency
Virtual currency Bitcoin is much-maligned, partly due to its shady history and its treatment as a trading commodity. However, with the dismantling of Silk Road and the collapse of Mt Gox, Bitcoin is no longer a mere play...
Blockchain Startup Stratumn Raises €600k In Funding Round
Mar 31, 2016 04:46 am UTC| Digital Currency
Stratumn, a Paris-based blockchain startup, has raised 600,000 in a funding round led by the French VC firm Otium Venture, and includes Business Angels such as Ledger CEO and Maison du Bitcoin founder, Eric...
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