Thursday, April 16, 2015

M-Pesa Shuts Down as They Move Servers from Germany to Kenya


Safaricom customers were greeted with the news that they should prepare themselves for an M-Pesa service shutdown over the coming weekend, on April 18 and 19.
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Only Companies with Strongest Engineering Teams Will Survive ‘Mining Arms Race’


Spondoolies CEO, Guy Corem, has a broad mix of professional experience that ranges from founding start-ups through working in the corporate world for Voltaire and as a software and firmware engineer a
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More than Luck: How Gold Trading is letting the Unbanked Secure Wealth


In 2015, amid currency swings in the Russian ruble and the Euro among others, an increasing number of traders are looking to gold as a natural fit for their bitcoin holdings.
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Africa Sees Record VC Funding in Q1 2015


Africa has achieved yet another milestone in the world of cryptocurrency as the first quarter of 2015 drew to a close.
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APR 16 DIGEST: Peter Todd Foresees Greater State Interference in Crypto, Stellar adopts SCP Protocol


Peter Todd has outlined his view that more regulation on all levels is on the way for the digital currency sector; Stellar adopts SCP protocol; Gavin Andresen has called Shrem and Karpeles a “black ey
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Meet Alt-Options: Profit on Bitcoin Volatility without Buying a Single Coin


Joe, Marco, Andrei and Kevin are students and alumni of Boston University by day, and they are building Alt-Options, a solution to the liquidity challenges in virtual currency markets.
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Danish PensoPay Teams Up With Coinify to Enable Bitcoin Payments


European digital currency payment provider Coinify has announced a new Certified Payment Service Provider (PSP) partnership agreement with PensoPay.
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Wednesday, April 15, 2015

CoverYou: The first European Insurer to Accept Bitcoin for Premium Payment


CoverYou, an insurance company offering covers for mobile devices such as smartphones, tablets and iPads to Belgium and Dutch clients, has announced that it is accepting bitcoin for premium payment.
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All Things to All People: The Rise of Bitcoin Universal Services


As Bitcoin edges ever closer to mainstream consumers, its interface is changing to provide maximum convenience to those who transact.
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Kaspersky and Dutch Police Unveil a CoinVault Ransomware Removal Tool


Kaspersky and Dutch police released a program that can help remove ransomware CoinVault.
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APR 15 DIGEST: IWF and Bitcoin Exchanges Fight Child Pornography, BTC Emerging as an Everyday Currency


The IWF is planning to collaborate with bitcoin exchanges to fight against online child pornography, bitcoin marketplace Brawker to shut down, uTorrent removes hidden bitcoin miner, and more news.
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Ripple Will Require Verified User ID to Use its ‘Compliant’ Network


In a change to its terms and conditions, Ripple has announced that in future users will need to provide personal ID in order to create an account with the service.
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