In an announcement, Coinpayments.net says that it is offering Canadian dollar fiat settlements to all of their verified merchants. The service is now available to over 13,000 Coinpayments.com merchants via the Company’s 100% owned Cointrader.net Bitcoin Exchange. This is expected to help a large number…
In March of 2015, two federal agents who helped conduct one of the major investigations in the Silk Road case allegedly stole thousands in bitcoin confiscated from the online dark marketplace. The two agents, Shaun Bridges and Carl Force from the Drug Enforcement Administration and…
After weeks of calm waters, the price of bitcoin broke out this week, spiking to a high of $257 on 17th June.Of particular focus for many observers was the speed at which the market made its gains, with most of the run occurring between 13:00…
Bitcoin and cryptocurrency software products company Newnote Financial Corp has announced that Canadian fiat settlement is now possible on online cryptocurrency marketplace Coinpayments.com using its Cointrader.net Bitcoin exchange. Newnote has a 20% equity stake in Coinpayments.com.The integration makes it possible for over 13,000 Coinpayments merchants…
JoyStream is a new BitTorrent client that incentivizes users to make file-sharing both faster and monetarily rewarding. Bitcoin micropayments, enabled by JoyStream's built-in smart contracts, allow seeders to be paid as they contribute their bandwidth to the sharing of a given file.Founder and developer Dr.…
According to information provided last week to the Russian newspaper Izvestia , the Russian Central Bank will meet with representatives of the financial community to establish a position on Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies in general.A source close to the Bank of Russia told Izvestia that the…
LONDON – 12 June 2015 – The Mankoff Company along with the UK Digital Currency Association is hosting a high-level panel discussion on issues involved with Bitcoin geared towards Institutions, Traders, Hedge Funds and those in the FinTech market space.With a panel of financial experts…