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Tuesday, October 27, 2015

JP Morgan Partners with Walmart & Best Buy to Crush Apple Pay

American multinational banking and financial services holding company JP Morgan Chase & Co. has announced the launch of its own version of a mobile payment system

‘Cheap Money’ Means Expensive Bitcoins (Op-Ed)

It's no secret how the world's economy works - it's a balance of supply a demand. Little money is bad; a lot of money is bad; but it's always necessary to print more so that a dollar will buy what it

Bitcoin Investment Slows in Q3; Startups Feel the Pinch

2015 has been a banner year when it comes to Bitcoin venture capital investment.

Visa & Bitcoin's Blockchain to Turn Cars into Mobile Wallets

Many people dread the process of buying a car. Selecting the car itself can be fun, but the pressure to test drive, the forced banter with the sales rep, and the dreaded negotiation are major turn-off

Monday, October 26, 2015

Multi-Million Dollar ‘Grandmother Scam’ Using Bitcoin Ends in Miami

A Canadian man who devised an elaborate scheme to defraud elderly U.S. citizens while using monetary transmitters like Western Union and Bitcoin has been caught.

Bitcoin Price Analysis: Price Thwarted at Key Resistance! Stay Bullish?

Bitcoin Price Analysis from CoinTelegraph

Georgia’s UniPAY Brings Bitcoin to 55,000 Active Users

Leading bitcoin wallet and payment processor Snapcard has entered into a strategic partnership with UniPAY

PayPal Proposes Reputation Cryptocurrency & Blacklist in Patent Applications

United State Patent and Trademark Office published eBay patent applications “Distributed Crypto Currency Reputation System” and “Distributed Crypto Currency Unauthorized Transfer Monitoring System”.

Russia’s MinFin Wants to Jail Bitcoin Users for 4 Years

Russia’s Ministry of Finance (MinFin) has proposed jail sentences for the use of cryptocurrency, strengthening its opposition to the technology.

Bitcoin Price Charges towards $300 as China Cracks Down on Underground Banks

Bitcoin price and market value have been less than volatile for the majority of 2015, but a Bitcoin bull market run has been started in China recently.

Governments Seize the Opportunity to Control Bitcoin

CoinTelegraph highlights some recent events overlooked by the Bitcoin industry that immediately precipitated the announcement including an FBI “playbook” and European seizure survey.

Sunday, October 25, 2015

The Weekly Decrypt: Cryptsy Insolvent?; First Trustless Physical Bitcoin Released

What happened in cryptocurrency innovation this week? You asked, and The Daily Decrypt has answered. Here's a recap of the top headlines we reported on this week.