BTC China Launches First 'Soft Bitcoin ATM' Interface for International Markets
A new web-based app from BTC China called 'Picasso ATM' allows anyone with a smartphone to become a 'walking bitcoin ATM', without the need to invest thousands of dollars in hardware. Sellers can use the app to upload and sell bitcoins nearly anywhere in the world, in a range of major currencies. It could be the first of many moves by Chinese bitcoin exchanges to appeal to international customers. BTC China is the most prominent of China's bitcoin exchanges overseas already thanks to its English language interface and its CEO Bobby Lee's appearances at major conferences like CoinSummit.....
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Shanghai-based bitcoin and litecoin exchange BTC China has announced the launch of USD and HKD deposits and withdrawals, becoming the latest China-based exchange to publicly extend its services to the international community. The news follows Beijing-based OKCoin's announcement at The North American Bitcoin Conference (TNABC) that it would be adding USD deposits this week as part of a broad push to court an international market that, for now, remains absent of large, professional US exchanges. Addressing the announcement, BTC China CEO and Bitcoin Foundation board member Bobby Lee framed....
As I mentioned yesterday, OKCoin and BTC China both announced “The First Bitcoin ATM in China” yesterday. BTC China Bobby Lee wanted to show the world that 4/15/14 is just another day for Bitcoiners. There isn’t a magical guillotine from the PBOC that will be dropped today, as rumors of a private PBOC notice circulated only to banks and 3rd party payment processors requiring stricter adherence to the 12/5/13 notice finally peter out. Bobby Lee took to CNBC for an exclusive interview to highlight to somewhat ignorant mainstream media that Bitcoin “defies talk of China crackdown.” At....
Exchange BTC China has relaunched the iOS version of its mobile exchange app, called simply 'BTC China', internationally on Apple's App Store. Furthermore, an iOS version of the company's wallet and person-to-person bitcoin trading app 'Picasso' is also awaiting approval by Apple, and will feature lowered sending fees. The new iOS exchange app is largely aimed at traders and has all the features currently present in BTC China's cross-platform HTML5-based offering, which was released in late July. These include live candlestick, market depth and trade history charts, and user interface....
BTC China has announced the launch of USD and HKD deposits and withdrawals, joining OKCoin in an effort to extend services to the international community. Launching USD and HKD deposits and withdrawals, BTC China is now the first Chinese exchange to support three fiat currencies. The launch began after an invite-only period. During this trial stage, BTC China collected several million USD worth of deposits. This service will be processed via its registered Hong Kong affiliate.
"It's both a liabilty and an opportunity." At least that's how BTCC CEO Bobby Lee describes his Shanghai-based bitcoin exchange startup's affiliation with its domestic market. Formerly known as BTC China, BTCC markets itself as the "world's longest-running bitcoin exchange", but it's now taking steps to expand its customer base internationally. BTCC announced today that it is launching a new service BTCC USD Exchange, one that boasts a new user-interface and that is operated by a separate legal entity. Run out of Hong Kong, the US dollar trading arm will complement....