Before I got into bitcoin, I was not too much of a gambler. In fact, back in those days, I was a compulsive gamer. I would spend my whole time playing Role Play Games . Once I got into bitcoin, my gaming days ended. I…
cineramaFebruary 29, 2016
An IBM executive has been named as the chairman of the technical committee for the Hyperledger Project, the open-source blockchain initiative launched late last year under the umbrella of the Linux Foundation. Chris Ferris , CTO of open cloud in the IBM cloud division's open…
cineramaFebruary 29, 2016
Share with:Led by a duo of Blockchain experts, the open source dapp & custom blockchain platform Lisk will allow developers and programmers worldwide to build, publish, distribute and monetize their decentralized applications with ease. Lisk is now one week into their ICO, and has already…
cineramaFebruary 29, 2016
Bitcoin wallet providers haven't focused on increasing privacy to promote consumer financial independence and safety over the last year, according to the Open Bitcoin Privacy Project’s (OBPP) second edition survey.As no provider received a score of more than 50 out of 100, the OBPP suggests…
cineramaFebruary 29, 2016
SAN FRANCISCO – February 29, 2016 – BitFury Group, the world’s leading Bitcoin Blockchain infrastructure provider and transaction processing company, announced today that it has made an investment in the company BitPesa.BitPesa is a universal bitcoin payment and trading platform that seeks to give the…
cineramaFebruary 29, 2016
Bitcoin mining giant BitFury has today announced a ‘strategic investment’ through its investment arm BitFury Capital in BitPesa, a Pan-African and universal payment and bitcoin trading platform. The BitFury Group, the best-funded miner in the Bitcoin industry through investments has today announced an investment of…
cineramaFebruary 29, 2016
Bitcoin provides an excellent tool to make online payments, and the gambling industry is one of the biggest sectors where the digital currency has been making an impact. CloudBet is one of those gambling platforms banking big on Bitcoin acceptance, as this sports betting solution…
cineramaFebruary 29, 2016
BitFury announced on Monday that it has invested in BitPesa , a universal payment and trading platform for the African continent, via its investment wing BitFury Capital.The platform allows individuals and businesses to send payments to and from African countries; namely, Kenya , Nigeria ,…
cineramaFebruary 29, 2016
The long-lasting block size dispute and the recent introduction of several new Bitcoin implementations highlighted that not all Bitcoin nodes apply the exact same rule – and, perhaps more important, that not all development teams apply similar policies when it comes to implementing these rules.The…
cineramaFebruary 29, 2016
Bitcoin Price Key Highlights Bitcoin price has been trading inside a narrow ascending channel on its 1-hour chart, following a quick pullback to a previously broken resistance area. Recall that bitcoin broke above a longer-term symmetrical triangle pattern, indicating that bulls are gaining traction. However,…
cineramaFebruary 29, 2016
In late last year, Bitcoin surged past the established resistance to rise in value. In the month of August and early September, the digital currency was valued at around $200 plus with minimum volatility. However, thanks to the global economic conditions, bitcoin price picked up.…
cineramaFebruary 29, 2016
Last week was a pretty good week for our intraday, bitcoin price strategy. We managed to get in and out of some decent trades, and limited our downside to just a few, negligible chop outs. With any luck, we’re in for a similar week this…
cineramaFebruary 29, 2016
The status of Bitcoin in Russia seems to be changing on a day-to-day basis. One day, government officials want to abolish the digital currency and make using Bitcoin punishable by law. The next day, the Bank of Russia announces they are looking to explore the…
cineramaFebruary 29, 2016
While Russian authorities and regulators take a notoriously hardline stance against Bitcoin, the country’s central bank has announced the establishment of a ‘working group’ that will seek to study distributed ledger or blockchain technology, the same underlying technology that powers Bitcoin . In a confirmed…
cineramaFebruary 29, 2016
Bitcoin Press Release: Led by a duo of blockchain experts, the open source dapp & custom blockchain platform , will allow developers and programmers worldwide to build, publish, distribute and monetize their decentralized applications with ease. Lisk is now one week into their ICO, and…
cineramaFebruary 29, 2016
Bitcoin price was pushed higher by eager buying today. The price move shows signs of being a corrective advance that will soon give way to the declining scenario discussed in weekend analysis. This analysis is provided by xbt.social with a 3-hour delay. Read the full…
cineramaFebruary 29, 2016
The Bank of Russia has announced plans to "analyse and evaluate" potential applications of blockchain technology within finance.The country's central bank revealed on Sunday it had established a working group that will provide analysis of "advanced technologies and innovations in the financial market", with the…
cineramaFebruary 29, 2016
The blockchain could serve as the foundation of a system for connecting energy grids, delivering more efficient and environmentally sustainable energy, according to Greentechmedia.com , a news site for the global clean energy market. One company, L03 Energy , is building an “open source cryptographically…
cineramaFebruary 29, 2016
In what has been one strange and cryptic piece of news after another about the troubles that Cryptsy and its founder have been surrounded by, an update of the class action lawsuit against them has been released and it expands the subjects of whom is…
cineramaFebruary 29, 2016
As if anyone needed another example, even those who are most opposed to bitcoin can no longer deny the usefulness of the innovative technology behind it. While various sections of the Russian government and financial establishment have taken a very harsh anti-bitcoin stance recently, such…
cineramaFebruary 29, 2016
When people venture into the world of Bitcoin and digital currency, one thing they might want to do is find a way to check the value of the portfolio at any given time. A lot of traders have currencies stored across multiple wallets and exchange…
cineramaFebruary 29, 2016
This guest article was written by Gavin Smith. With 25 years’ experience working in financial markets, Gavin Smith is First Global Credit’s CEO and the futurist guiding the company so that it will grow alongside the developing digital currency capital market. His experience developing and…
cineramaFebruary 29, 2016
Bitcoin, a web-based “cryptocurrency” used to move money around quickly and anonymously with no need for a central authority, is an increasingly popular alternative. —file photo: Reuters ast year, in a report, the Reserve Bank of India acknowledged the transformation the technology can bring to…
cineramaFebruary 28, 2016
A few less common types of Bitcoin ransomware are still in circulation right now, although most people will have never heard of these variants. Every type of malware has its own quirks, and CryptoFortress is no different in that regard. On top of encrypting files…
cineramaFebruary 28, 2016
