Russia’s Qiwi Proposes Commodity-Backed Bitcoin Alternative
A Russian payments company backing an idea for a digital currency has said that it could be backed by commodities.
A Russian payments company backing an idea for a digital currency has said that it could be backed by commodities.
21 Inc has announced it will begin accepting pre-orders for the 21 Bitcoin Computer, its first consumer product, on Monday.
Jim Mellon, executive director of Kuala Innovations, told CoinDesk the group now owned 10% of SatoshiPay, a bitcoin micropayment processor.
The USPTO has published a patent filed by Bank of America that seeks to protect a system for wire transfers using cryptocurrency.
Two ideas aiming to disrupt IPOs and flight insurance came top at 'Hack The Block' this Sunday, bringing London FinTech Week to a close.
With bitcoin, banks are now embracing what many already feel to be "inevitable", according to TechStars managing director Jenny Fielding.
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon issued new remarks on bitcoin and the blockchain as part of today's Barclays Global Financial Services Conference.
BAFT, a global financial services association, is set to drive bitcoin and blockchain awareness with the launch of a new FinTech scheme.
ChangeTip, the popular bitcoin tipping platform, is adding USD support to woo users currently put off by bitcoin's reputation.
Bitcoin payment startup PEY has raised €300,000 ($339,780) in seed funding for a new payroll service.
A Russian official is speaking out against plans by a leading domestic payment company to release a bitcoin alternative.
IBM is reportedly working on a new project for smart contract creation using the bitcoin code base.
BitPagos has acquired Unisend Argentina, the country's first order-book exchange as part of an undisclosed deal.
A round up of the best bitcoin and blockchain quotes from Consensus2015, CoinDesk's inaugural conference held in New York.
Check out this art technology installation that creates music using live bitcoin market data.
Société Générale's group legal director has called out for the establishment of an international bitcoin regulatory framework.
A number of the world's largest investment banks are teaming up to develop standards for blockchain technology.
Chinese bitcoin exchange BTCChina has a new name: BTCC.
BNP Paribas Fortis has denied it is gearing up to enter the bitcoin space as a digital vault provider.
Bitcoin-based platform Bitnexo has joint-won the Latin American final of BBVA's Open Talent competition.
CoinDesk recaps Day 2 of Scaling Bitcoin, a two-day developer conference held this weekend in Montreal.
Over 500 attendees and speakers gathered inside New York's TimesCenter for CoinDesk's inaugural conference, Consensus 2015. Check out our highlights.
Billed as a potential venue for debate on issues surrounding the viability of the bitcoin network, Scaling Bitcoin took place in Montreal yesterday.
Check out our round up of the afternoon sessions at CoinDesk's inaugural conference held in New York.
Check out our roundup of the morning sessions at Consensus 2015, held in New York.
Coinalytics has raised $1.1m as part of a seed round led by Palo Alto-based incubator The Hive.
Abra, the startup developing a bitcoin powered remittance app, has raised just over $12 million in new funding.
Live blogging from CoinDesk's inaugural bitcoin and blockchain conference: Consensus 2015.
Case has raised an additional $1m in funding, bringing its total amount raised to $2.25m.
DOJ Digital Currency Crimes Coordinator Kathryn Haun discusses the common ground her agency shares with innovators in bitcoin and blockchain.