Facebook Twitter G+PinterestIf Scotland votes to secede this should be extremely positive for Bitcoin.In chaos theory, there is a famous metaphor called the butterfly effect: it states that small changes in one place in a complex system can have large effects elsewhere. What is a complex…

Capital Treasury Services (CTS), the company that links bitcoin businesses to banks in the Isle of Man, is to cut ties with the digital currency sector as of next month. CTS, which is a subsidiary of Capital International Group , currently works with a number…

plugchain cex.io The team behind cryptocurrency exchange CEX.io and bitcoin mining pool GHash.io has launched a new venture – an open API for building bitcoin applications. With the announcement, CEX.io joins the fast-moving race to launch a comprehensive API for the bitcoin network, competing against…

Reddit has issued new statements suggesting that it is currently conducting a trial to determine whether to integrate bitcoin payments more fully into its overall marketing strategy. In a post on the bitcoin subreddit, a moderator informed the community that one of its advertising partners,…

Boston Fed The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston has released a new report that suggests the technology underlying digital currency could reshape global payments. Authors Stephanie Lo and J. Christina Wang note in their September policy perspective, “Bitcoin as Money?” , that it’s far from…

digitalBTC and Cryptsy are building a new platform called Mintsy that will offer tradable mining contracts as well as mining infrastructure, enabling users to mine with their own equipment as well as the hashing power they purchase. As part of the deal, Cryptsy will invest…

The Republican Party of Louisiana (LAGOP) is now accepting contributions in bitcoin via its official website, making it the first major state-level executive committee to turn to bitcoin payments for monetary support. Only the Libertarian Party has made the same move – in Louisiana and Texas…

Rodrigo Benzaquen Moneero has announced that Rodrigo Benzaquen, the former R&D director of Latin American e-commerce giant MercadoLibre, has officially joined its board of directors. The announcement is the latest milestone for Uruguay-based bitcoin service provider Moneero, which exited stealth mode  in July . Speaking to CoinDesk, Moneero…

Bitcoin API developer Gem has announced the completion of a $2m seed funding round led by First Round Capital and Tekton Ventures. The firm’s first major investment round was also supported by RRW Ventures, Mesa+, Amplify.LA, Idealab, Baroda Ventures, Crypto Currency Partners, QED associates, Bitcoin Shop…

idea, doom Following its May launch, QuickCoin captured attention with its novel integration of Facebook’s ubiquitous social media platform and simple bitcoin wallet technology – and the wider tech world took notice. Soon, the self-funded company began to capitalize on its momentum, and on 11th…