The Sacramento Kings (NBA) made news in mid-January when they announced they’d be accepting bitcoin for everything from merchandise to game tickets, and now another sports team is hopping on the ...
South Korean-based bitcoin services company Coinplug has reportedly raised $400,000, according toCoinDesk. The news comes from an announcement made this week, in which VC firm DFJ Partners contributed the capital along ...
New reports indicate that Chinese bitcoin exchange OKCoin and FXBTC have been contacted by financial partners recording the closure of certain accounts used to conduct business. OKCoin was reportedly contacted ...
Just this morning we learned that digital currency payments processor BitPay had opened a new office in Amsterdam. In addition to that, the company announced the addition of a new ...
The European Central Bank (ECB) has said that it is investigating how it might apply blockchain technology for its own purposes. The statement was made in a new consultation report on the technologies used ...
21 Inc has announced that its mini bitcoin-mining and micro-transaction device, the 21 Bitcoin Computer, is now officially shipping outside the US. The option is initially available only to buyers in Canada, however, ...
Mizuho Financial has announced it is seeking to develop a blockchain application for internal recordkeeping. The move, according to Mizuho, marks the “beginning of a strategic program” that will find the Japan-based ...
New York-based bitcoin exchange itBit has hired a securities services and technology veteran to head operations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The hire of Jason Nabi comes as the ...
iGaming Business, publishing, research and events company, has signed a deal with GoCoin to accept cryptocurrency including bitcoin, litcoin and dogecoin. The deal will allow iGaming Business to take virtual ...
Computer and software conglomerate IBM has unveiled its plans for ADEPT, an Internet of Things system based on the blockchain technology behind bitcoin. IBM’s draft paper for ADEPT explains: “Applying ...