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Barry Silbert, the founder of the Bitcoin Investment Trust, was interviewed by Mauldin Economics’ Worth Wray about the future of Bitcoin.
An API-based internet payment system provider Stripe has updated its advice on setting up its service to accept bitcoin. The feature is set to come out of beta in January 2015 with a fee of 0.5% per transaction.
When 50 Cent was asked on ‘Late Night with Seth Meyers’ to expand on why he accepted Bitcoin, the famous rapper stated simply: ‘All money is money.’
The adoption of cryptocurrency is held back by the governments regulation and banks, refusing to deal with bitcoin businesses.
Bitcoin professionals revealed their thoughts on how easily explain the digital currency to their mothers.
The world of Bitcoin is coming to the Consumer Electronics Show 2015, sponsored by a partnership between BitPay, Circle, Kraken, Bitmain, Blockchain, Bitstamp, Private Internet Access, Robocoin, and yBitcoin.
“Bitcoin is gold for nerds. It is something that a whole new generation of people believe in. The online nature of their lives and their economy, and so bitcoin, resonates with them.” — Nicholas Colas, Convergex
Bitcoin entrepreneur Charlie Shrem was sentenced for two years in prison after being accused of illegal activities on Silk Road marketplace.
PeerNova, a vendor of hardware and software for enterprises, has obtained investments of $8.6 million that will be used to finance the company’s new blockchain enterprise software.
Canada-based bitcoin wallet provider Coinkite announced that its starter memebership will imply no charges and will be completely free.
The Russian rouble is doing very badly. The country’s Central Bank is trying to stem the damage with a huge interest-rate hike. And now the currency is performing worse than bitcoin.
Living Room of Satoshi has recently reopened for business after closing for two months due to introduced unfavourable tax laws.
Kenneth I. Chenault, American Express CEO, spoke on digital currency at the DealBook conference on Thursday.
Although bitcoin attracted a lot of attention last year, the cryptocurrency is in its stagnancy now.
Microsoft is now accepting Bitcoin as a payment option to buy apps, games, and other products for Windows, Windows Phone, and Xbox. Check the Coinspeaker’s list of 10 other large websites now accepting bitcoin, along with each company’s Alexa Global Rank, indicating their Web traffic ranking.