MIT Bitcoin Expo 2014 took place on May 3rd and it had consisted of participants ranging from faculty, to staff and to more than 300 students.
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Seattle-based startup CoinMe has created an interesting infographic, explaining what Bitcoin is all about and how to use the new CoinMe’s Kiosk.
The Dogecar, a dogecoin and reddit-sponsored NASCAR car, placed 20th of 43 in Aaron’s 499, a NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday, May 4th.
German Fidor Bank integrated Ripple payment protocol into its transaction infrastructure.
Chinese bitcoin exchange FXBTC is set to be closed on May 10th due to the growing restrictions from the People’s Bank of China.
The California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) has given the green-light for bars and other alcohol-serving establishments and allowed them to accept Bitcoin as a form of payment.
Bitcoin ATM company Robocoin has announced that this summer it will introduce online banking and convert their ATMs into ‘Robocoin bank branches integrated with Robocoin Online Banking.’
Dark Wallet developers Amir Taaki and Cody Wilson have lunched a new hyper-anonymising version of bitcoin wallet.
Charlie Shrem, the former Bitcoin Foundation Inc. vice chairman, denied charges that he tried to launder more than $1 million in the virtual currency in a case tied to the illicit online bazaar Silk Road.
Buyers of digital currency mining hardware developer KnCMiner’s ‘Super Jupiters’ are reporting serious problems with shipments.
The group of U.S. investors seeking to buy and revive Mt. Gox has pulled another unexpected tactical move aimed at blocking liquidation of the failed bitcoin exchange and instead getting a rehabilitation plan accepted by the Japanese bankruptcy court.
Last month, members of /r/Dogecoin, a subreddit dedicated to the meme-inspired cryptocurrency, helped raise more than $50,000 for NASCAR driver Josh Wise
The State of Ohio canceled the use of bitcoin for buying and selling alcohol.
BTC China, the country’s largest bitcoin trading platform, has halted deposits to accounts at China Merchants Bank, as lenders close tie-ups with bitcoin exchanges amid rising government regulations.
Coinality, a job board for digital currency, in cooperation with Andreas M. Antonopoulos will be hosting the world’s first ‘Bitcoin Job Fair’ on Saturday, May 3rd at the Plug and Play Tech Center in Sunnyvale, California.