Bitwage Launches International Bitcoin Payroll for US Employers
Bitwage has launched a new bitcoin-based payroll product that allows American companies to pay employees outside the US in their local currency.
Bitwage has launched a new bitcoin-based payroll product that allows American companies to pay employees outside the US in their local currency.
KPMG has published a report which identifies bitcoin as both a threat and an opportunity to the banking sector.
The bitcoin price crashed below $200 last week, leaving market watchers trying to figure out just what had happened.
Talking to CoinDesk, St Louis Fed VP David Andolfatto suggests the bitcoin network isn’t that much different from the Federal Reserve.
The world's mainstream media offered a wide variety of opinions yesterday following bitcoin's price drop. CoinDesk has rounded up the top stories.
The US Marshals Service has revealed it expects its next bitcoin auction to take place in Q1 of 2015.
As the bitcoin price plummeted today, notable figures from within the bitcoin community took to Twitter to share perspectives on the decline.
Trading volume has surged at the sub-$200 bitcoin price, making it the busiest day for exchanges since last November.
The bitcoin price fell below the landmark $200 point at 07:24 GMT today, putting it back into territory not seen since late 2013.
CoinDesk assesses the potential impact of Bitstamp's recent $5m hack on its business and wider market perception.
New bitcoin advocacy centres in South Korea and Japan aim to enlighten both enthusiasts and the general public about the digital currency.
The bitcoin price has broken the $250 mark and appears to be headed lower, as sell orders pile up at exchanges.
CoinDesk speaks to Buttercoin CEO Cedric Dahl about his US bitcoin marketplace and its drive to become the Amazon Web Services of the industry.
A decentralized platform for buying and selling secrets is sparking whispers in the industry about the future of transparency.
The amount of academic research centred on bitcoin has risen sharply in the last year, financial analyst and author Brett Scott has found.
CoinDesk looks into the recent controversy surrounding US-based crypto mining company GAW Miners and its recently launched digital currency, paycoin.
Coinbase has launched its redesigned Android and iOS mobile apps, allowing users to instantly buy and sell bitcoin in 19 countries.
Bitcoin entrepreneur and activist Roger Ver has been denied a non-immigrant visa to visit his native USA for a third time.
In a new report, Wedbush predicts bitcoin will continue to improve its infrastructure while taking hold in certain use cases in 2015.
Non-profit advocacy group Coin Center has launched its website with a focus on public policy issues related to cryptocurrencies.
The surprise closure of leading bitcoin exchange Bitstamp today caused a small but visible ripple throughout the larger ecosystem.
Bitcoin micropayments startup ChangeTip has introduced a new feature that lets users receive tips without a social media account.
Bitcoin's price crashed over the New Year weekend, losing $51 over two days. Why?
We've all heard them before. As such a novel and complex innovation, bitcoin is ripe with myths and misunderstanding from those not 'in the know'.
In the spirit of the new year, here are 10 bitcoin resolutions that will help you look at 2015 with a fresh perspective.
It has been a momentous year for bitcoin, with both good and bad news making the headlines. Here are CoinDesk's most popular news stories of 2014.
The amount of funding for bitcoin startups tripled in 2014 compared to the previous year, taking total funds raised to over $410m.
Belgian nonprofit APOPO is now accepting bitcoin donations to fund its land-mine and tuberculosis-detecting giant rats in Africa and Asia.
The bitcoin price has plunged into the low-$300s in December, as a bearish month closes out 2014.
It's been a roller coaster year in bitcoin, and not just for the price. We look back on events that caught the not-so-serious side of the currency.