70,000 Caribbean Island Residents to Receive Bitcoin in 2015
All residents of the Caribbean nation of Dominica will receive free bitcoin as part of The Bit Drop project.
All residents of the Caribbean nation of Dominica will receive free bitcoin as part of The Bit Drop project.
CoinDesk speaks to Reeds Jewelers' Mitch Cahn to learn more about the company's experiences in accepting bitcoin payments.
New analysis from Citi says miners and merchants are quickly selling their bitcoins, putting downwards pressure on the price.
Santander has commissioned a study investigating the potential impact of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies on the banking sector.
Retail giant Newegg is now accepting bitcoin via its Canadian website and offering new deals to all bitcoin customers.
Seoul-based bitcoin multi-services company Korbit has announced $3m Series A funding from some major venture capital investors.
Agora Commodities recently dropped credit card payments, favoring bitcoin as both an investment and means of value exchange.
CoinDesk looks at six unconventional and cool gadgets that accept bitcoin.
BitPay co-founder Tony Gallippi revealed today that his company paid ESPN in bitcoin for its bowl game sponsorship.
As the mining industry evolves, the Arctic Circle is attracting broader interest from bitcoin companies.
CoinDesk speaks to BitPay's Moe Levin for insight into the company's European merchant market strategy.
Newly created Indonesian travel agency BitcoinTour accepts bitcoin for flight, train and hotel reservations.
Storj has closed its crowdsale, having raised 910 BTC to fund its decentralised cloud storage platform.
Following accusations that China's top exchanges were fractional-reserve businesses, OKCoin's audit shows it holds 104.86% of customer bitcoins.
Out in the Nevada desert, Burning Man's bitcoin-themed camp has morphed into 'Camp Dogecoin'. Carrie Kirby uncovers why.
In a new interview, PeerNova investor and FireEye founder Ashar Aziz discusses bitcoin, cryptography and digital infrastructure.
A new report from Wedbush finds that bitcoin's volatility isn't likely to affect its use as a payment network.
Isle of Man Bitcoin ATM operator QwikBit will launch its first Lamassu machine at an event later today.
Precious metals dealer Amagi Metals takes a giant leap for bitcoin acceptance: it won't accept US dollars after 2016.
Bitcoin company Chain has raised $9.5m in a funding round led by Khosla Ventures.
BlinkTrade launched bitcoin exchange SurBitcoin in Venezuela last week, and today will unveil its West African venture, UbuntuBitX.
Libra has announced it will soon launch LibraTax, a software suite to help bitcoin users meet IRS requirements.
Emerging market-focused bitcoin exchange BitX has raised S$1m as part of its latest seed funding round.
Crypto travel agency BTCTrip has announced it is now accepting dogecoin and litecoin payments.
Bitcoin payment processor Coinbase has acquired Blockr.io, a popular block explorer service, in an undisclosed deal.
BlockTrail is the newly launched block chain explorer founded by tech magnate and VKontake co-founder Lev Leviev.
A Tokyo-based bitcoin security consultancy says its ongoing analysis of Mt Gox's trading data is yielding promising results.
Swedish bitcoin exchange Safello has launched a new service for charities that lets them easily create free fundraising campaigns.
Exchange BTC China has relaunched its iOS mobile exchange app, and has a wallet app awaiting approval.
A new wallet service called 'Ninki' aims to be a social network for payments and streamline bitcoin payments.