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Bitcoin mining firm BitFury has revealed plans to market a light bulb that mines digital currency to the general public sometime in 2015.

The Ecuadorean government has ordered the nation's banks to comply with a new electronic money initiative within the next year.

The amount of content created on Taringa has risen by an average 40-50% since the company started tipping its content creators with bitcoin.

Digital currency startup Ripple Labs has appointed Donald Donahue, former CEO of the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) as an advisor to the company. DTCC is the main clearing house for US securities and derivatives, processing more than $1.6 quadrillion in transactions per year. In his role as COO and then CEO, Donahue is […]

Reid Williams and Joe Gerber examine how the technology behind bitcoin could make supply chains much more transparent.

Following a court ruling that sentenced Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht to life in prison, fervent debate about the ruling quickly spread online.

More details emerged in the ongoing dispute between OKCoin and Roger Ver after former OKCoin CTO Changpeng Zhao released a statement.

Ross Ulbricht has been sentenced to life in prison for the operation of Silk Road, the now-defunct online dark market.

Koinify has announced that it will pivot away from offering a token sales platform for decentralised applications, citing a lack of returns.

Despite featuring its fair share of salacious material this week's news cycle was more mature in its assessment of bitcoin as a financial technology.

Circle’s bitcoin Android app has received an honourable mention at Google’s I/O Conference. The two-day event, which showcases the tech giant’s latest products, featured Circle’s app in its best-in-class category, which “recognises excellence in applying material design in the creation of engaging user experiences”. As the only bitcoin or financial application showcased, Circle‘s offering was featured […]

Australia's Commonwealth Bank announced it would use Ripple technology at its subsidiaries, with a view to incorporating digital currencies in future.

Convicted Silk Road operator Ross Ulbricht faces decades, if not life, in prison at a sentencing hearing tomorrow in New York.

Users of virtual relationship service Dream Lover can now spend bitcoin to communicate with adult models.

European bitcoin exchange BTC-e is reportedly experiencing problems with US bank wires.

Bitcoin attackers present "a new frontier" for cybercrime, a gathering of top security specialists heard in Barcelona this week.

Addy Yeow, the developer behind Bitnodes, has released a new hardware bitcoin node. According to the website, which monitors bitcoin node performance worldwide, the Bitnodes Hardware B1 model comes equipped with the latest version of Bitcoin Core and is said to be a “low footprint quad-core single-board computer built and configured to operate a dedicated bitcoin full node”. In […]

Pinn placed first at a recent demo day for a solution that enables bitcoin and fiat payments without the user every touching their cell phone.

Block Chain Summit, the exclusive bitcoin event held on Richard Branson’s private island, has revealed a surprising advocate of blockchain technology. According to tweets from Necker Island, actress Lucy Liu – better known for her work in Hollywood blockbusters and Sherlock Holmes reboot Elementary – joined participants for a Skype discussion on how the blockchain could play a […]

A bill submitted to the New Jersey legislature proposes tax incentives for digital currency businesses that support local jobs.

An Australia-based sustainability think-tank has claimed that bitcoin could eventually consume 60% of annual global electricity production.

Two New Jersey legislators have introduced a Digital Currency Jobs Creation Act that calls for tax breaks for bitcoin businesses.

Kathryn Haun, Digital Currency Crimes Coordinator at the US Department of Justice, will discuss blockchain and transparency at Consensus 2015.

The New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs has reached a settlement with the students behind controversial hackathon project Tidbit.

Nearly two years after initial filming began, the official trailer for the documentary "Life on Bitcoin" has been released.