BitMEX to Launch Bitcoin ‘Fear’ Index
Bitcoin's answer to the VIX 'fear index' will soon arrive in the form of a volatility index published by derivatives exchange BitMEX.
Bitcoin's answer to the VIX 'fear index' will soon arrive in the form of a volatility index published by derivatives exchange BitMEX.
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.
Microsoft issues new details about its surprise decision to accept bitcoin for digital goods this December.
Reserve Bank of India governor Raghuram Rajan spoke out on bitcoin at a televised event late last week.
Chain's Eric Rykwalder examines how bitcoin APIs have been a boon for developers over the last year, and looks ahead to what 2015 might bring.
Belgian nonprofit APOPO is now accepting bitcoin donations to fund its land-mine and tuberculosis-detecting giant rats in Africa and Asia.
OKCoin offers international users a P2P lending system with the ability to set interest rates and duration, as well as a new Futures interface.
Will O'Brien, CEO and co-founder of BitGo, looks at the bitcoin security trends from the past year, and predicts what 2015 has in store.
MegaBigPower's Dave Carlson looks back at the changes to bitcoin mining in 2014, and predicts what the next year will bring.
The Russian Ministry of Economic Development has stated that a ban on "cash equivalents" could have a negative impact on businesses.
The bitcoin price has plunged into the low-$300s in December, as a bearish month closes out 2014.
The bitcoin core developer discusses his early disbelief in bitcoin's basic concept, how he helped develop sidechains and the issues facing bitcoin.
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.
What does The Pirate Bay's recent closure mean for decentralised file sharing? And could the blockchain help to improve the concept?
Bitcoin is notoriously volatile. Could 'bitbanks' help solve that issue, or are internal tweaks to bitcoin's protocol the answer?
The co-founder of Swedish exchange Safello has left the company to join a team of bitcoin security experts in Tokyo to establish a consulting firm.
Bitcoin's price has been buffeted by a mix of factors, both negative and positive, in 2014. See our interactive chart to the year's highs and lows.
The BitPay-sponsored Bitcoin St Petersburg Bowl was bitcoin's biggest public event yet, but did it reach new consumers?
Whether it was bankruptcy, allegations of fraud or clashes with the government, the bitcoin industry faced a fair share of scandal in 2014.
As 2014 draws to a close, CoinDesk examines the various trends in the growing bitcoin ATM ecosystem.
John Beccia, general counsel and CCO for Circle, shares his wish list for regulators focused on digital currency in 2015.
Here are five tips to help you nail 'What is bitcoin?' so you can get back to the real issue at hand: the food.
A poem for the season about bitcoin, family, unity and remembering the things that are most important at this time of year - Happy Christmas!
Brawker says it allows users to buy "almost anything" with bitcoin. But does it really live up to the claim? CoinDesk's Dan Palmer investigates.
Canadian digital currency startup BitGold has announced the successful completion of a $3.5m Series A funding round.
Members of the bitcoin community had a big impact on the digital currency this year. Here are CoinDesk's 10 most significant influencers of 2014.
Online payment solutions company Stripe's bitcoin service will come out of beta in January, the company has advised.
Ziftr, a US-based e-commerce company, is hosting a month-long crowdsale for its new altcoin, ziftrcoin.
As the bitcoin world hopes for the best in 2015, we look back at pundits' predictions for this year.