Japanese Retail Giant Rakuten Hints at Bitcoin Acceptance
The CEO of e-commerce empire Rakuten has praised bitcoin and suggested the company could eventually accept the cryptocurrency.
The CEO of e-commerce empire Rakuten has praised bitcoin and suggested the company could eventually accept the cryptocurrency.
New exchange joint venture BitOcean Japan will launch in August, with the aim of buying Mt. Gox's remaining assets.
Cryptocurrency exchange platform MintPal has suffered a successful hack attack that stole 30% of all vericoins.
LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman talks about the potential of bitcoin's underlying platform in a new interview with CNBC.
The report explores how banks, consumers and investors may embrace bitcoin, should it succeed, over the next few years.
The new funding is the cryptocurrency-buying service's first since its formal launch earlier this year.
Mining hardware manufacturer Butterfly Labs is accused of buying satirical blog Buttcoins.org to manage its online reputation.
Has bitcoin reached a point where its technology infrastructure is safe from attack? Or is it still vulnerable?
The world of bitcoin is about to get its first comic book, courtesy of three Spanish artists.
A number of trends have emerged this year that could shape the direction and velocity of bitcoin's growth.
Hass McCook compares the relative sustainability of the bitcoin network with the legacy banking system.
David Irvine describes how ants, neurons, and other natural marvels guide the structure of MaidSafe's decentralized data platform.
The politician hopes his bitcoin-only fundraising will be a means to improve bitcoin education across Sweden.
A candidate running for Congress in Missouri is going to fund his campaign entirely on bitcoin.
In this week's roundup: PeerNova gets new funding while BitFury enters the investment game with a new venture fund.
The regulations call for bitcoin exchanges and other companies to report the identity of transaction participants.
During the second day of CoinSummit in London, miners talked nomenclature while exchange operators discussed banking.
A mystery donor is leaving aluminium bitcoin wallets all over San Francisco, as part of an educational scavenger hunt.
Three Italian institutions have issued new warnings on bitcoin, calling for legislation to eliminate regulatory ambiguity and illicit use.
Argentina's Financial Information Unit (FIU) cites the risk of money laundering as it mandates bitcoin reporting by financial companies.
CoinSummit's first day in London brought a wide range of discussions focusing on investment, finance and bitcoin's future.
The bitcoin exchange raised its latest funding from Barry Silbert’s notable investment vehicle.
A new UK exchange lets users trade gold, pounds sterling and bitcoin with British banking facilities.
JADA is a new advocacy group for bitcoin businesses in Japan that has industry and official backing.
What is claimed to be the world's first regulated bitcoin fund will launch on the island in August.
This report focuses on data and events in the second quarter of 2014 through to the present day.
The UK exchange has appointed Adam Knight, a former MD at Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse, as executive chairman.
The index was created by the investment firm to forecast "what may happen to bitcoin in the medium term".
A US district judge has denied the alleged Silk Road leader's request to have all charges dismissed.
Former US Mint director Ed Moy explains what's wrong about bitcoin regulation and how the community can fix it.