Looking inside BitEnsure: Bitcoin savings account or Ponzi scheme?
BitEnsure claims to be a "bitcoin savings account". But is it any different from Trendon Shavers now-exposed Ponzi scheme?
BitEnsure claims to be a "bitcoin savings account". But is it any different from Trendon Shavers now-exposed Ponzi scheme?
The Bank of Thailand declaring bitcoin illegal makes it a likely spot for a bitcoin black market.
Litecoin's creator Charles Lee has left Google to go and work on Coinbase full time.
Headlines this week wanted to show Thailand being idiotic, or that cryptocurrencies were in serious trouble; ideally, both.
Crypto St. is a US-based exchange focusing its attention on supporting up and coming altcurrencies.
DATA's founders spoke exclusively with CoinDesk about their virtual currency regulation plans for the organization.
Three young brothers in Utah have created a successful honey business that accepts bitcoin.
There are meetups for bitcoin trading all over the world. Where can you find them? What can you expect?
It's time for a world of frictionless financial transactions, said Shakil Khan at the Inside Bitcoins conference.
Bitcoin has taken hold in a number of countries of late, with the latest being Turkey.
Bitcoin Deutschland GmbH will be registered with BaFin, Germany's Federal Financial Supervisory Authority, from 7th August.
Two charities began accepting bitcoins today: The BitGive Foundation, and Songs of Love.
Lawyers, analysts, academics and government officials debated bitcoin's regulatory implications today – and none of them seemed to agree.
A representative working with the Web’s standards body envisioned a web-based payments standard at Inside Bitcoins today.
BitInstant CEO Charlie Shrem extended a friendly hand to banks at the Inside Bitcoins conference.
UNOCS has announced a new payment system to enable instant payments between consumers and merchants.
Kickstarter has suspended a fundraising campaign for a bitcoin movie on the socio-economic of the digital currency.
Bitcoin's finest have launched a self-regulatory group. Will it be enough to mitigate regulatory pains?
Did the Bank of Thailand really just make bitcoin illegal? If so, at least some exchanges are still trading.
As more real money pours into bitcoin, it seems that the potential for and risk of fraud increase.
A new way to pay by bitcoin is on the horizon, a bitcoin debit card called iBTCard.
CoinDesk takes a look at the top bitcoin apps that are currently available on iPhone, Android and Windows Phone.
Daniel Cawrey examines the non-regulation issues associated with bitcoin, such as fraud and dispute resolution.
Ken Abe reviews the regulation and compliance challenges faced by bitcoin exchanges in the US.
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.
Bitcoin payment processor BIPS has thrown out its traditional exchange provider, Mt. Gox, in favour of Bitstamp.
Two anonymous authors have published what amounts to a manifesto for preserving decentralized control in Bitcoin.
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.