December 09, 2012
European Bitcoin Exchange Secures PSP License
Bitcoin Central will become the first bitcoin exchange to receive a license to work with a bank. After months of hard lobbying and bargaining the European exchange has signed a...
November 20, 2012
WordPress Extends Payments Acceptance With Bitcoin
WordPress users worldwide will now be able to pay for upgrades such as ad-free blogging and custom design with virtual currency Bitcoins. The blog publishing platform decided to allow the...
November 19, 2012
WordPress Begins Accepting Bitcoin Payments
WordPress has begun to accept Bitcoin as a form of payment when its customers purchase account upgrades. The blogging platform has cited Bitcoin’s role as a “universal” currency as its...
November 19, 2012
First National Innovation Brokers Introduces Virtual Currency
Swiftcoin is a new virtual currency that, much like Bitcoin, provides its users with secure and anonymous method of payment. Also like Bitcoin, it is only exchanged electronically – through...
October 31, 2012
20121031-Bitcoin Black Friday: Reinventing Virtual Currency
Introducing Bitcoin Friday: an event mirroring Black Friday meant to increase Bitcoin awareness, engage in some image rehabilitation, and offer great deals for those already using Bitcoin as a currency. Read...
October 31, 2012
Bitcoin Black Friday: Reinventing Virtual Currency
If you’re considering trying out Bitcoin as an alternative to your nation’s currency, Friday, November 9 will be a good day to start. In an attempt to raise Bitcoin awareness,...
October 30, 2012
Virtual Currencies Unregulated But Not Threatening, ECB Says
The European Central Bank has decided that virtual currencies are gaining traction in the continent and decided to dedicate an analysis report to them. The report aims to provide “the...
October 18, 2012
More Than Half Of BitCoins Not In Circulation
According to a recent study 78% of BitCoin’s virtual currency is not in circulation and remains inactive in accounts that have not carried out outgoing transactions. Read the full story...
September 27, 2012
Bitcoin Foundation Launches As Nonprofit Corporation To Foster Bitcoin Acceptance
A new nonprofit corporation known as Bitcoin Foundation has launched to help accelerate the global acceptance and use of Bitcoins. The Bitcoin Foundation will follow the model for nonprofit corporations...