11 Dec 2013 / The Guardian – Bitcoin does not need to replace normal currency in order to have a future, according to an expert on digital currencies from professional services firm Ernst & Young. Speaking at an event in London, Roger Willis, who has been following
Read more →11 Dec 2013 / Tech Crunch – PubNub has built a business around offering APIs that let developers stream different services such as messaging and other interactive services in their apps and websites. Today it’s adding a new module that focuses specifically on Bitcoin, the cryptocurrency du
Read more →11 Dec 2013 / International Business Times – Billed as the ideal Christmas present for the bitcoin user in your life, the Neptune mining rig claims to produce 2.1 coins per day – meaning you’ll have $2,000 worth by Boxing Day. Sweden-based KnCMiner is offering the Neptune
Read more →11 Dec 2013 / Reuters – The price gap between bitcoins trading in Chinese yuan and those sold for other currencies has evaporated in recent days, highlighting the porous nature of China’s capital controls. Chinese bitcoin chat rooms buzzed last month as investors noticed that the digital
Read more →10 Dec 2013 / Tech Crunch – There have been a few Bitcoin wallets available for Chrome and other browsers but how about one that searches for Bitcoin addresses on the pages you visit and allows for one-click payment from your BTC stash? KryptoKit, launched today at
Read more →10 Dec 2013 / Zerohedge – If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em, copy ’em, and then beat ’em. While everyone’s attention has been glued to Bitcoin (and its various smaller and less viable for now alternative digital currencies), JPMorgan has submitted a patent which appears to
Read more →10 Dec 2013 / The Guardian – Apple has forced a secure messaging app to remove the ability to send bitcoin payments or be booted off the the iOS App Store. The move reinforces belief that the company has an unstated policy against allowing bitcoin apps on
Read more →10 Dec 2013 / CNET – PARIS — Online payments will look completely different in the next decade, and Bitcoin has a better chance at revolutionizing commerce than the NFC tap-to-pay technology, PayPal President David Marcus predicted Tuesday. “I really like Bitcoin. I own bitcoins,” Marcus said
Read more →10 Dec 2013 / PC World – As Bitcoin’s popularity grows, so does talk about its standing as legal tender, but there are lingering issues that need to be sorted out before people start using Bitcoin to buy everyday things, experts said on Monday. Bitcoin has been
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