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Mobile wallets hold a certain appeal for consumers all over the world, as they seem to remove the need for credit cards and cash altogether. Although most of the traditional financial solutions are nothing more than appified credit cards, this is a booming market for sure. In fact, mobile wallet ...

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Banks including J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. and Citigroup Inc. have successfully tested the record-keeping technology behind bitcoin on credit-default swaps, a move that could help it gain a foothold in mainstream finance.

The swaps are essentially insurance contracts that pay off if a bond goes bad ...

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While Bitcoin may not have ended 2015 on a strong note, things could be turning around for the cryptocurrency.

For example, Q4 was "surprisingly anemic," but the first quarter has seen $160 million in investments, according to Mattermark, citing CoinDesk figures.

"Bitcoin had its best fundraising ...

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The year 2015 was a particularly good one for Bitcoin startups all over the world, as a lot of money was raised over the course of 12 months. A recent report by Consultancy in the Netherlands shows how FinTech, in general, has been booming last year, with close to US$19 bn invested in total. What is ...

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Smart contracts are the new hype right now. Although a lot of people would automatically look towards Ethereum for making this technology possible in the real world, it is certainly possible to use the Bitcoin blockchain for this purpose as well. Transferring ownership of a domain name, for example ...

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London, UK – Wednesday 30th March 2016 – Coinsilium, the London-listed blockchain technology investment and development company, is proud to announce its inaugural “Blockchain Tech Lab”.

The Blockchain Tech Lab has been launched to address growing concerns about the blockchain skills gap. Taking ...

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David Andolfatto, Vice President and Research Director at the Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis, has shared his views on why he considers Bitcoin to be a safe asset.

In a blog post, Andolfatto describes safe asset as an object with attributes that traders can mutually agree on very quickly and at ...

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Trading bitcoin seems like an interesting Idea and there hasn’t actually ever been a platform offering that kind of service. A few years ago, there were no trading Brokers dealing with bitcoins, and you wouldn’t be able to find any other than traditional Brokers who basically offered CFDs trading ...

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Investment bank and asset management firm Needham & Company has released a report that concludes that bitcoin is currently undervalued by 58% based on today's price.

The report values bitcoin at $655, compared to about $412 today and advises that investors buy shares in the Bitcoin Investment Trust ...

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When we started the Digital Currency Initiative (DCI) at MIT, our goal was to create an environment that enabled diversity of work and thought on cryptocurrencies among students, researchers and open-source developers.

Amidst block size debates and proclamations that Bitcoin is dead, we’re glad the ...

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An interesting shift in mining power is taking place in the Bitcoin world for quite some time now, as various mining pools have started supporting Bitcoin Classic. However, not too many Classic blocks were mined on a daily basis, begging the question as to whether or not miners were even interested ...

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Although mobile games are becoming increasingly attractive for developers looking to build something that can be monetized relatively easy, there are still a lot of misconceptions regarding the money earned by doing so. Despite the wide variety of games, most of the revenue is coming from a very ...

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While critics are still dubious of the future viability of the digital currency bitcoin, at least one group sure isn’t: venture capitalists. VCs pumped more investment into bitcoin and blockchain-related startups last year than in any previous year—nearly $1 billion. They're keeping this industry ...

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Some companies in the financial sector have been keeping an eye on Bitcoin and blockchain technology for quite some time now. J.P. Morgan is one of these companies, and they are starting to hire people from outside the realm of traditional financial to work on blockchain-based projects. Or to be ...

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Using Bitcoin for any financial reason ranging from payments to payroll and everything in between is the primary goal right now. Displaying more use cases for this alternative form of finance is an excellent way to inform people about why Bitcoin matters, and how it can change their everyday lives ...

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Treasurer Scott Morrison said digital currencies such as Bitcoin will be exempt from GST and restrictions on crowdfunding eased, under changes to boost the fintech sector.

The government will also reduce tax barriers for venture capital investing in fintech companies and is working with the ...

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Bitcoin services provider Coinbase has added stop orders to its Coinbase Exchange product, allowing customers to buy and sell the digital currency at a previously set price.

Coinbase describes the service as a way to allow users to protect profits while improving their experience with the exchange ...

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Even though some people might argue there is no growing demand for Bitcoin ATMs around the world, it is important to note there are now over 600 of these devices available to consumers. Market penetration remains incredibly low compared to the number of bank ATMs, though, and most of these devices ...

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The economic prospects for Latin America in 2016 are grim. With political instability in some of the region’s largest economies, as well as a general slump in prices in oil and other commodities, businesses and consumers are facing a depression and, in the case of Venezuela, economic collapse. The ...

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Global bitcoin payment service provider BitPay has revealed a commercial partnership with blockchain technology provider Bloq, in an announcement.

The partnership will see Bloq provide enterprise-grade implementation and support services for companies using BitPay’s open-source full node and ...

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HONG KONG, Feb. 22, 2016 -- Two indestructible state-of-the-art Bitcoin hardware wallets have entered the market; titanium encased 'BitLox Ultimate', and 'BitLox Advanced' securely encased in aerospace grade alloy.

With a sleek shockproof and weatherproof metal case the size of a credit card ...

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Israel is a well educated middle-eastern country with a population of only 8.4 Million and GDP of almost US$300 Billion, of which their technology sector accounts for 15.7%. Startups contribute an unusually large portion towards these numbers, and lately, this trend has manifested itself as an ...

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Bitcoin is considered to be the best companion of the tourists. Thanks to the universal nature of the digital currency, it can be used anywhere in the world, provided the merchant accepts it. But now we have bitcoin-powered debit cards. These cards are like normal debit cards issued by banks except ...

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Developers are always looking for ways to contribute to new or existing projects, although they hardly ever get the recognition they deserve. Moreover, without good developers, there would be very little usable software and platforms, especially in the Bitcoin world. 21 Inc has released the Git ...

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Bitcoin distribution in Las Vegas has broad appeal. Vegas and bitcoin seem destined for each other as more businesses accept payments in the cryptocurrency. Las Vegas is one of the world’s most popular gaming and entertainment destinations. Over the past few years, more Vegas visitors exchange ...

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Creating normal use cases for bitcoin enthusiasts to spend digital currency in things they need can be quite difficult. Even though there is a growing number of online merchants and brick-and-mortar businesses accepting Bitcoin payments, there still isn’t that one service nearly everyone can relate ...

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More good news for bitcoin prices, the bitcoin Blockchain may replace SWIFT (the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication) network. This prediction by Chris Skinner, a pro-bitcoin banking and technology veteran, has stirred controversy among mainstream banking circles.

Skinner ...

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Ever since Hugo Chavez came to power in 1999, Venezuela has been subjected to socialist policies. For example, it has undertaken a colossal social spending program, combined with price and labor-market controls. As the Government spent more and more, it was forced to rely on the profits of the State ...

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The second day of the MIT Bitcoin Expo, hosted by the MIT Bitcoin Club this weekend in Cambridge, Massachusetts, took a step away from technical debates surrounding Bitcoin development and focused on applications in the financial sector and beyond. Speakers included representatives of R3, the ...

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Following last week's DC Blockchain Summit at Georgetown University, the MIT Bitcoin Club kicked off its annual Expo this weekend, bringing together Core Contributors such as Peter Todd, academics such as Assistant Professor Arvind Narayanan of Princeton University and founders such as James D ...

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[2016-04-10] Mobile Wallet Sector To Explode By 2021

[2016-04-08] Bitcoin’s Blockchain Technology Proves Itself in Wall Street Test

[2016-04-07] Bitcoin Investing Improved Last Quarter

[2016-04-05] Venture Capitalists Injected Half a Billion in Bitcoin for 2015

[2016-04-03] Using Bitcoin Smart Contracts To Transfer Domain Ownership

[2016-02-04] Coinsilium Announces Blockchain Tech Lab Event in London

[2016-04-01] Bitcoin, The World's Great Safe Asset

[2016-03-31] Bitcoin Forex Trading

[2016-03-30] Bitcoin Undervalued By Over $200

[2016-03-29] $900,000 Bitcoin Developer Fund

[2016-03-28] Bitcoin Classic Mining Hashrate Increases By Over 50%

[2016-03-27] Can Bitcoin Boost Mobile Gaming Micropayments

[2016-03-25] List of Biggest Names in Bitcoin

[2016-03-24] Coinality Lists J.P. Morgan Blockchain Job Opening

[2016-03-23] PEY Brings BitPay Bitcoin Payroll To Germany

[2016-03-21] Australia is Working with Bitcoin

[2016-03-19] Coinbase Introduces Stop Orders

[2016-03-18] Nearly Three Bitcoin ATMs Are Being Installed Every Day

[2016-03-17] Latin American Economies Turning to Bitcoin

[2016-03-16] Bitcoin Payment Processor BitPay Announces Partnership with Bloq

[2016-03-15] BitLox Launches Indestructible Hardware Wallet

[2016-03-14] Bitcoin and Blockchain Startups Booming in Israel

[2016-03-13] Bitcoin Debit Cards — Savior of the Tourists

[2016-03-12] Git Money Creates Work-Based Bitcoin Payment Option For Freelancers

[2016-03-11] Las Vegas Sees Increased Bitcoin Distribution

[2016-03-10] Stampnik Sells USPS Postage In Exchange For Bitcoin

[2016-03-09] Insider Says Bitcoin Keeping Bankers Up at Night

[2016-03-08] The Stunning Rise of Bitcoin in Venezuela

[2016-03-07] MIT Bitcoin Expo Day Two: Emerging Market Opportunities

[2016-03-06] MIT Bitcoin Expo Day One Focuses on Technology

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