The Silk Road trial is heating up as sittings have entered the third week. Most importantly, the first hints of an alleged murder-for-hire plot are now surfacing, while the Federal prosecutors have ad
Saturday, January 31, 2015
'Dirty' Bitcoins, Murder-for-Hire Plots Surface in Silk Road Trial (Week 3)
The Silk Road trial is heating up as sittings have entered the third week. Most importantly, the first hints of an alleged murder-for-hire plot are now surfacing, while the Federal prosecutors have ad
Google Now App Offers Coinbase Support for Android Users
Google has added Coinbase support to their Google Now app, enabling Android users to receive updates about Bitcoin price fluctuations and other information about their Coinbase accounts in a card via
Friday, January 30, 2015
The Bitcoin Super Bowl Betting Guide
In the United States, the Super Bowl might as well be a de facto gambling holiday. According to the American Gaming Association almost US$4 billion will be gambled on this Sunday’s game between the Ne
'Lower Bitcoin Prices are More in Favor for Bad Actors and Ponzi Schemes’
Genesis Mining has grown quickly amidst a rapidly-expanding cloudmining market in to become one of the scrypt mining leaders in 2014.
Rumors Swirling around Robocoin’s Hardware Exit, Major Restructure
Network issues at Robocoin, which affected its BTM network yesterday, have led to rumors of more serious problems with the company, it has emerged.
Bitcoin Top News WrapUp: Silk Road Trial, ISIS, Cointerra Bankruptcy and more
CoinTelegraph’s news roundup for Thursday, January 29.
The ‘Age of Cryptocurrency’ Book: Two Outsiders Look In at Bitcoin and Digital Money
Adam B. Levine calls “The Age of Cryptocurrency” by Paul Vigna and Michael J. Casey “a very positive book about Bitcoin and cryptocurrency.”
Gatecoin Launches Bitcoin Exchange with ‘Segregated Bank Accounts’
Honk-Kong based Gatecoin Limited launches new Bitcoin exchange with "bank-grade security measures," including segregated client bank accounts, multi-signature cold storage, as well as continuous monit
Reddit Suddenly Drops Redditcoin, Fires Chief Developer
Former BitPay engineer Ryan X. Charles, until yesterday a chief developer of Reddit’s Redditcoin cryptocurrency, has been let go from his position amid a U-turn by the resource.
Thursday, January 29, 2015
Dread Pirate Roberts: Imprisonment vs. Innovation (Op-Ed)
A young man named Ross Ulbricht sits on trial facing life in prison. His alleged crime: building and running a website, which enabled anonymous trade of all kinds of goods, particularly illegal ones.
Cointerra Files for Bankruptcy With Up to 999 Creditors Owed
Mining computer designer and cloud mining operation Cointerra files for bankruptcy, leaving debts up to 50 million USD and potentially 999 creditors unpaid. The Bitcoin mining sector is now in dire st
Israeli Paper Ties Bitcoin to ISIS, Again (Op-Ed)
Israeli web analyst claims that Islamic State is continuing to use Bitcoin as a means of funding. But the evidence he quotes is not enough to point at a trend as the amount mentioned was only 5 BTC. T
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