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MORE US COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES OFFERING BITCOIN COURSES IN THE FALL

cryptocoinsnews.com / JUSTIN OCONNELL / 27/08/2015 Bitcoin penetrated American academia for the first time in 2014, as top-ranked US universities New York University and Duke University offered their...

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Barclays set to become first UK high street bank to accept bitcoin as it...

dailymail.co.uk / By TIM MACFARLAN FOR MAILONLINE / 30 August 2015 19:08 GMT Company set to partner with a ‘bitcoin exchange’ or spending platform Has two bitcoin ‘labs’ in London and has been...

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BitPay: ‘Silicon Valley is Becoming a Bitcoin Hub’

cointelegraph.com / Joseph Young / 2015-08-30 02:27 PM Bitpay Chief Commercial Officer Sonny Singh, whose responsibility is to bring bitcoin to the masses and to small businesses worldwide, led a...

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BitFury stamps its footprint on future of green Bitcoin mining with ASIC chip

ibtimes.co.uk / Ian Allison / September 2, 2015 14:00 BST Bitcoin mining giant BitFury is stamping its zero-carbon footprint intentions on the Bitcoin network with the design completion and tape-out of...

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Granite Geek: The Many (Possible) Uses of Block Chain

nhpr.org / PETER BIELLO / SEPTEMBER 8, 2015 When you buy or sell a home, at some point in the process, you’ve got to check the property against a central database, usually at the town clerk’s office....

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$1.87 BILLION CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS SETTLEMENT STRENGTHENS NEED FOR BLOCK...

cryptocoinsnews.com / ELLIOT MARAS / 15/09/2015 Credit those who are trying to bring the transparency and security of the block chain to the chaotic financial markets. They recognize the need for a...

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CRYPTOVOTER BRINGS DECENTRALIZED VOTING TO BITCOIN; ON OCT. 23, VOTE TO...

cryptocoinsnews.com / ELLIOT MARAS / 16/09/2015 A decentralized, open-source voting platform called CryptoVoter allows bitcoin holders to vote on bitcoin development issues. The value of each voter’s...

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BITCOIN PRICE IS NOT HEADED TOWARD $300,000

cryptocoinsnews.com / P. H. MADORE / 25/09/2015 The World Economic Forum’s recent report that the Bitcoin block chain would be worth 10% of the world’s GDP by 2027 did not give solid figures, for...

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UPS PRIVATE EQUITY STRATEGIC INVESTMENT OFFICIAL SEES BLOCK CHAIN ROLE FOR...

cryptocoinsnews.com / ELLIOT MARAS / 28/09/2015 While financial institutions explore the capabilities of the block chain as a tool for managing finance, the supply chain industry is taking an interest...

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Bitcoin’s Database Now Powers Monegraph, A Digital Art Marketplace

observer.com / Brady Dale / 09/30/15 9:43 am Kevin McCoy describes the key features of Monegraph in the Sky Room at the New Museum. (Photo: Brady Dale for Observer) The block chain makes it possible...

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Virtual Frenzies: Bitcoin and the Block Chain

huffingtonpost.com / Stephen G. Cecchetti / 10/01/2015 2:59 pm EDT Bitcoin has prompted many people to expect a revolution in the means by which we make and settle everyday payments. Our view is that...

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This is why banks are frantically studying Bitcoin

portfolio.hu / October 9, 2015, 12:43 pm Block chain, the technology serving the base of cryptocurrency Bitcoin, is researched by an increasing number of banks and startups, as it could fundamentally...

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DEVELOPERS PROPOSE ‘PROOF OF BITCOIN NODE’ TO REINVENT BITCOIN MINING INTO...

cryptocoinsnews.com / ELLIOT MARAS / 12/10/2015 SpreadCoin, a cryptocurrency, has released a “Proof of Bitcoin Node” (PoBN) that proposes using the block chain to fund bitcoin miners and pay anyone...

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IMPOSTORS ATTEMPT TWITTER PHISHING ATTACK ON USERS OF BITCOIN WALLET ELECTRUM

cryptocoinsnews.com / P. H. MADORE / 21/10/2015 A bit of a public service announcement today as Reddit user ZoidbergCoin reported a phishing attempt on the part of a false Electrum Twitter account. The...

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BIT GOLD DESIGNER NICK SZABO MAKES RARE APPEARANCE AT LAS VEGAS BITCOIN...

cryptocoinsnews.com / JUSTIN OCONNELL / 30/10/2015 Nick Szabo, who designed an early Bitcoin-like digital currency called “bit gold,” made an appearance on Thursday at the D Hotel & Casino in Las...

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Ahmedabad Based Bitcoin Startup GreenCoinX Gets Legal Nod To Start Operations...

inc42.com / Shweta Modgil / November 3, 2015 Ahmedabad-based bitcoin startup GreenCoinX, developer of the world’s first identifiable crypto currency, has won legal recognition to start operations in...

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BITCOIN PROJECTED TO BE SIXTH LARGEST GLOBAL RESERVE CURRENCY BY 2030

cryptocoinsnews.com / ELLIOT MARAS / 04/11/2015 Bitcoin will be the sixth largest global reserve currency by 2030, according to research by Silicon Valley investment firm Magister Advisors, which...

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DEVELOPER READIES BITCOIN-BASED VOTING MACHINE FOR 2016 ELECTION

cryptocoinsnews.com / ELLIOT MARAS / 05/11/2015 Blockchain Technologies Corp., a New York City-based company that has developed a bitcoin ATM, has developed what it calls a secure, open-source voting...

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THE WALL STREET JOURNAL WEIGHS IN ON BITCOIN’S SURGE AND WHAT IT MIGHT MEAN

cryptocoinsnews.com / ELLIOT MARAS / 06/11/2015 Bitcoin is back, thanks to its spiraling price, and The Wall Street Journal, the U.S. largest financial newspaper, took note today with a headline...

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SINGAPORE PRIME MINISTER CITES BITCOIN AS A SIGN OF THE FUTURE DURING SPEECH

cryptocoinsnews.com / ELLIOT MARAS / 16/11/2015 Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Long cited bitcoin and block chain technology as innovations changing the banking industry during a congratulatory...

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Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS) Inspired By Bitcoin

bidnessetc.com / Troy Kuhn / Dec 3, 2015 at 1:10 pm Est Goldman Sachs to increase settlement efficiency with its very own version of bitcoin Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) has jumped on the...

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BitPlutos Explains Benefits of Trading Binary Options with Bitcoin

newsbtc.com / Guest Author / December 18, 2015 Renowned and reputed binary options trading platform BitPlutos believes that Bitcoin provides a smoother way to trade in binary options. The broker, which...

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Why Bitcoin’s founder matters, as spotlight hits Australian

oceansidepost.com / Jose Becker / 21/12/2015 Bitcoin is an experimental digital currency used over the Internet that is gaining in popularity worldwide. What is Bitcoin anyway? Bitcoin’s elusive...

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Bitcoin Difficulty Jumps – A 50% Miner Is Possible

i-programmer.info / Mike James / 30 December 2015 Bitcoin is one of the most interesting algorithmic experiments ever. It has a unique mix of clever procedures designed to stop cheating, however it is...

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Councils could be at forefront of ‘Bitcoin government’

ukauthority.com / Michael Cross / Wednesday 27 January 2016 Distributed ledger technology could change the shape of public services, the Government’s chief scientific adviser reports Local authorities...

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Bitcoin Group Delays Stock Exchange Float for the Sixth Time

cryptocoinsnews.com / Samburaj Das / 09/02/2016 Australian bitcoin miner Bitcoin Group has delayed its public float on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), yet again. The revelation comes soon...

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Boosters say bitcoin’s underlying technology will transform the economy. Not...

slate.com / By James Grimmelmann and Arvind Narayanan / 16 Feb 2016 Bitcoin is passé. But if the buzz is to be believed, the “block chain” technology behind bitcoin is going to revolutionize your...

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The Search for Bitcoin’s Creator: Where in the World is Satoshi Nakamoto?

sputniknews.com / Denis Bolotsky / 18:19 18.02.2016 Seemingly overnight, terms like “block chain” and “hash” crossed the threshold from underground online Bitcoin forums into popular culture....

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What to Think About Before You Invest Alot into Bitcoin

themerkle.com / reminesjoseph / August 31, 2016 Bitcoin and block chain areas have received a lot of attention the past couple of years as investors are starting to see the massive opportunities in the...

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Bitcoin is unstable without the block reward

freedom-to-tinker.com / ARVIND NARAYANAN / OCTOBER 21, 2016 With Miles Carlsten, Harry Kalodner, and Matt Weinberg, I have a new paper titled On the instability of Bitcoin without the block reward,...

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