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Sunday, January 11, 2015

Weekend Roundup: Bitstamp Troubles, Lighthouse Project Beta, and More Paycoin Controversy

Bitcoin Weekend Roundup from CoinTelegraph.

Saturday, January 10, 2015

When Will the Price of Bitcoin Bottom Out?

People are wondering when and at what price bitcoin will bottom and there are many opinions on this matter.

GAW’s Josh Garza to Address Paycoin Controversy at TNABC in Miami

“Josh Garza will have an opportunity to speak, and attendees will have an opportunity to respond”, said conference founder Moe Levin. The news comes in the midst of the Paycoin controversy that CoinTe

Leading German Bank Sparkasse is Blocking Cryptocurrency Orders

Since a few days, German bank Sparkasse, has been blocking cryptocurrency orders, returning money to customers, said Dutch cryptocurrency exchange Anycoin Direct.

Friday, January 9, 2015

Bitstamp Back In Business

Bitstamp re-opened today and immediately began allowing BTC withdraws. Trading also resumed, but it took slightly longer, not opening up until 4pm EST.

Overstock Installs BTM at Corporate Headquarters, Offers to Pay Employees in BTC

Several interesting stories are coming from Overstock.com on Friday, two of which are Bitcoin-specific, and one that shines a sliver of light on CEO Patrick Byrne’s Medici project.

MadBitcoins Joins the CoinTelegraph Media Group!

CoinTelegraph is proud to unveil MadBitcoins as the latest addition to the CoinTelegraph Media Group.

How Pey Got 50 Merchants to Accept BTC and Create Hannover's Bitcoin Boulevard

Fifty shops in Hannover have signed up to Pey's beacon powered merchant and customer Bitcoin system. The app and hardware system is fighting to make Bitcoin payments easier for both parties to process

CoinSpark Developer Gideon Greenspan on His Mission to Build a 2.0 Platform for the Average User

Bitcoin is often called a currency, but eyes are opening to its may uses: moving assets around, notarization, storing data. “Bitcoin 2.0” is all the rage. CoinSpark, backed by venture capitalists, is

Coinbase Updates User Agreement to Access Customers’ Credit History

Coinbase has updated its User Agreement to allow the company, either directly or through third party intermediaries, to collect credit histories from its 1.9 million users.

Thursday, January 8, 2015

Paycoin Attempts To Explain Away Pay Floor, But Deleted Statements Appear To Tell A Different Story.

Paycoin has issued a statement attempting to explain why the US $20 pay floor everyone was never promised, but previous comments have some wondering if they changed their stories.

The Drum Beat of Deflation is Growing Louder: The Intermarket Picture

The global macroeconomic picture is sending out a message and that is one of deflationary forces starting to take hold.