Popular Chinese Bitcoin exchange BTER.com claimed that its exchange had been hacked, 7170 BTC valued at $1.66 million disappeared.
The Bitcoin Foundation elections are set to 19th February. However, there have been some issues with members not registering themselves to vote.
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) plans to hold the Bitcoin Expo during March 7-8th.
Lawrence H. Summers said that Bitcoin could maintain reducing costs and decrease inefficiencies in the global payments system and that the digital currency needs greater regulation.
Major Apple Inc shareholder Carl Icahn said the iPhone maker’s stock should be trading at $216, far above its record high of $124.92 hit on Wednesday, February 11, 2015. Is Bitcoin going to struggle for supremacy?
New York City Councilman, Mark Levine, is going to introduce a bill allowing the municipality of the city to receive bitcoin payments for fees.
The Business Forum 2015, which will be held by SWIFT in March, will address key challenges of using bitcoin in the banking system.
On 1st April, Bitcoin services provider Coinbase is going to close officially its tip feature advising users to switch over to ChangeTip.
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority warned public against investing in digital currencies amid local media reports that a bitcoin exchange had run off with $387M in client funds.
20Mission, a co-working space in San Francisco for art and technology creators, has announced that it is launching Nakamoto’s electronics, the first Bitcoin retail store in San Francisco.
Vice Media will release a report filmed inside a Chinese bitcoin mining company on Snapchat.
BitPay, a provider of bitcoin payments, is going to sponsor the Kyle Busch Motorsports team at the NASCAR event that will start on February 20th.
After a trial which lasted 3 weeks, a Manhattan federal jury has found Ross Ulbricht, 30, mastermind of the web-site Silk Road, guilty on all criminal counts.
Adam Draper has recently selected 24 startups for its collection of new bitcoin businesses, which enlarged its total portfolio to 50 companies.
New possibilities in bitcoin acceptance have arisen with the announcement of a partnership between Bitpay and giant payment processor Adyen.