Uniting the globe, reigniting old scams, and the power of hungry geeks
An Israeli, an Afghani and an Iranian walk into a bar, and John Law gets hungry for bitcoin-powered noodles.
An Israeli, an Afghani and an Iranian walk into a bar, and John Law gets hungry for bitcoin-powered noodles.
Bitbetex will offer peer-to-peer bitcoin betting, allowing anyone to bet on anything with someone else.
The higher the bitcoin price, the more funding that seems to pour out of VCs and into bitcoin businesses.
Bitstamp has revealed itself as a serious contender for the title of the world's most popular bitcoin exchange.
Bits of Gold has partnered with Global Money Transfer, enabling Israelis to purchase bitcoins at their local exchange bureau.
Citizens of Iran now have their own bitcoin market website, CoinAva, to buy and sell bitcoins.
Robert Viglione makes possibly the first recorded bitcoin transaction in Afghanistan.
The house definitely wins in bitcoin's first major acquisition, SatoshiDice, and is art the sophisticated man's bitcoin?
Boost VC's summer program is well underway, helping seven bitcoin-related companies to transform their ideas into working businesses.
Vikings and core bitcoin code nurturing - John Law looks at the week's events in the cryptocurrency world.
A New York-based bitcoin exchange called Atlas Inc. has launched a crowdfunding campaign.
Bitfloor, the bitcoin exchange which closed in April, has begun to enable customer withdrawals.
BillPin is an app for splitting bills with friends. It has just added 40 more currencies including bitcoin.
No bank accounts? No credit cards? Snowden could use bitcoin in order to survive.
The Bitcoin Foundation comes out guns blazing against the state of California, and John Law theorises about the Vatican's secret bitcoin-mining operation.
Stanford University is offering a course to young entrepreneurs which requires them to build a bitcoin crowd funding system.
CoinDesk examines what’s behind the decline in the bitcoin price witnessed over the past six weeks.
Mt. Gox has announced US dollar withdrawals have resumed following temporary suspension while testing its new transaction processing system.
With space travel soon to be on the increase, has bitcoin got what it takes to be the inter-galactic currency of the future?
A panel of investors displayed a certain level of scepticism today when they discussed the arguments for and against investing in bitcoin companies.
Show Edward Snowden your support in bitcoins or get yourself an understated Swedish KnC mining rig. Just don't let the DEA seize your bitcoin stash.
A man from Tennessee has been indicted for attempting to extort $1 million in bitcoin by claiming that he had undeclared tax records of Mitt Romney.
Bitcoin donations to WikiLeaks increased 1,894% yesterday after Julian Assange pledged his support to whistle-blower Edward Snowden.
Can Mt. Gox bounce back, after yet more system problems early this week that left people unable to access the site?
The US Drug Enforcement Administration has posted a notice stating that it seized bitcoins from an individual for purchasing a controlled substance.
Crowdfunding in bitcoins will be an uphill struggle, it seems.
Bitcoin money laundering? Not such a big deal. But bitcoin could well get big in Kenya, and is already seeing action in London pubs.
Bitcoin seed investment firm BitAngels has invested in a seafaring community of entrepreneurs called Blueseed.
Bitspend has been forced to stop operations after its bank accounts were frozen for being "too high risk".
Two binary options brokers have begun offering trades in bitcoin: SetOption and TradeRush.