2.5 Years, 3.7 Million BTC: Gambling is the Dark Horse of Cryptocurrency
Cryptocurrency gambling is traditionally thought of as a marginal industry; in fact, it has earned 3.7 million BTC in less...
Companies
Bitcoin Bites Back: Wells Fargo in Court After Halting Exchange Transfers
The parent company of cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex, iFinex, is suing Wells Fargo over disruption to wire transfers. Bitfinex: Court Move...
Bitkan Experiment Shows Japan is No Bitcoin Mecca on the Ground
Bitkan has said the consumer Bitcoin scene in Japan is still “difficult to use” after staff conducted an investigation in...
BitPesa & BitBond Jumpstart Bitcoin Blockchain Loans to Kenya
German Blockchain loans provider BitBond has partnered with BitPesa to facilitate payments directly to Kenya mobile accounts. BitBond: Sub-Saharan Africa is...
IRS: Only 800 People Reported Bitcoin Earnings Per Year
Taxing times continue at Coinbase as the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) reveals only 800 people report Bitcoin gains on returns annually. IRS:...
CheapAir Records 74% Increase In Bitcoin Sales as Price Grows
Pioneering Bitcoin merchant CheapAir has seen equivalent 74% increases in Bitcoin purchases in the past six months. CheapAir: 'Accepting Bitcoin...
Bitpay Raises Invoice Minimum 2400%, CEO Says Bitcoin ‘Working Perfectly’
BitPay has announced it is raising its minimum invoice amount from 4 cents to $1 as an “exponential” increase in...
Google: It’s ‘More Urgent Than Ever’ to Use Bitcoin’s Encryption
Google has said the world should stop using SHA-1 cryptographic hash function and move on to SHA-256 - the cryptography...
