Wednesday, January 14, 2015

IBM's Blockchain-Inspired Project Moves Forward Without Leader


The man leading a blockchain-based Internet of Things project at IBM is now leaving his position at the company, according to Gigaom. But don't panic, the compelling project will live on without him.
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UK-Based Firm Becomes First Bitcoin Company to Receive KPMG Accreditation


Elliptic, a UK-based digital currency services company, announces it had received ISAE 3402 accreditation from "Big Four" Dutch firm, KPMG.
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Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Silk Road Reloaded Ditches Tor and Accepts Multiple Cryptocurrencies


The Silk Road saga lives on, and this time, the code has been forked. The newest Silk Road player, called Silk Road Reloaded (SRR), is distinctly different in at least two ways from previous Silk Road
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UK May Attempt to End Anonymity in Bitcoin Transactions, May Cause a Rise in the Use of DarkWallet


A proposed UK bill could end anonymity in Bitcoin transactions by logging of all content accessed via UK ISPs. This will leave only services such as DarkWallet as truly anonymous options, placing them
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Fools' Gold Rushes (Op-Ed)


The Bitcoin market is entering a phase of faux innovation that seems to be driven by either frustration over having entered the field late in the game, or by outright fraud; sometimes, it is a bit of
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Russian Authorities Blacklist 5 Bitcoin-Related Websites


The Federal Supervision Agency for Information Technologies and Communications (Roskomnadzor in Russian) has blacklisted five Bitcoin-related websites.
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Perianne Boring Talks Anti-Money Laundering Compliance and the Boot Camp Offered at TNABC


Perianne Boring is the president of the Digital Chamber of Commerce. The chamber will be hosting an Anti-Money Laundering Boot Camp at the North American Bitcoin Conference 2015 in Miami on January 16
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New BTMs in Australia, Switzerland and the United States


After a week’s break to start the new year, CoinTelegraph and content partner Coin ATM Radar are tracking some new BTMs that have been installed since New Year’s Eve in Australia, Switzerland and Nort
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Join CoinTelegraph in Choosing the Winners of Our 2014 Bitcoin Industry Awards


We at CoinTelegraph would like to invite you, our readers, to participate with us in choosing the winners of our 2014 Bitcoin Industry Awards.
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Pure-Central Facilitates Peer-to-Peer Crypto Lending


Cryptocurrency enables you to “be your own bank,” and banks are more than just a place to put your money—they're also a place from which to borrow. Pure-Central launched in late 2014 and aims to conne
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Monday, January 12, 2015

Cash Buys Charlie Hebdo Massacre, Bitcoin says Adieu aux Armes


The Charlie Hebdo terror and other Paris attacks renew concerns about the ease with which terrorist cells in Europe can get illegal arms. Media outlets have even started to speculate that some of the
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Game time! CT, Ziftr and ziftrCOIN announce contest to win a wallet's worth of coins


Ziftr the online price comparison add-on and its altcoin offspring ziftrCOIN have teamed up with CoinTelegraph to offer our readers a chance to win bitcoins!
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