March 10, 2014
The Big Bitcoin Debate: Is Bitcoin More Than Money?
Today, the nattering nabobs of bitcoin negativity are smugly pointing to mounting evidence that Bitcoin is just one big bubble on its way to becoming something pretty itsy-bitsy. With prices...
March 10, 2014
Can Software Make Payments Smarter and More Secure?
Mobile phones can do more than enable a consumer to buy something anytime, anywhere and with any payment method. They actually can be used to make payments smarter, which can...
March 10, 2014
Bitcoin Mining: The Basics
One of the more misunderstood or outright confusing aspects of virtual currencies such as Bitcoin is the process called “mining.” The term conjures up images of resource extraction, when in...
January 09, 2014
Bitcoin Bubble Tracker: January 10
Link to live trading on the various markets Bitcoin Bubble Tracker | Week 6 Bitcoin Bubble Tracker: December 20 This last week saw bitcoin’s valuation soar thanks to Zynga’s embrace...
December 26, 2013
Bitcoin Bubble Tracker: December 27
Link to live trading on the various markets Bitcoin Bubble Tracker | Week 4 Was Bitcoin naughty or nice this week and how did Santa reward (or reprimand) the wishes...
September 20, 2013
Bitcoin Messaging App Gliph Raises $200K
Gliph, an application that allows users to send and receive bitcoin via a secure messaging application, has raised $200,000 in seed funding, VentureBeat reported on September 19. The app works...
August 14, 2013
Bitcoin Wallets Get Upgrade After Security Scare
Several Android bitcoin wallet applications have been upgraded after a report broke this weekend describing a critical security flaw in Android-based apps, according to PC World. Bitcoin Wallet, Blockchain, Mycelium Bitcoin...
August 11, 2013
Report: Android Bitcoin Wallet Apps Vulnerable To Theft
Bitcoin developers have announced that bitcoin wallet apps that run on Android are susceptible to theft, according to The Verge. According to the developers, apps such as Bitcoin Wallet, blockchain.info...
July 19, 2013
Bitcoin Gambling Site SatoshiDice Sells For $11.5M
An unnamed buyer purchased SatoshiDice, a popular blockchain-based bitcoin gambling service, for $11.5 million (126,315 BTC) on July 19, VentureBeat reported. The company was previously publicly traded on a Romanian...
Nine in 10 of the world’s central banks are pursuing digital currency projects, but private sector expertise and buy-in will be pivotal to their success. In this month’s “Blockchain Payments Tracker®,” a collaboration with Algorand, Anish Jain, CEO of WadzPay, explains how blockchain’s interoperability with legacy banking systems is the key to its adoption.