CCN Week in Review: China, Bitcoins to Bits, FEC Bitcoin Donations, and More
Welcome back to another CCN Week in Review, where we feature our top stories of the week every Sunday. Unfortunately, our awesome media man - Calvin Tran, was unable to get a video for us this week. However, he should be back next Sunday for another video recap of the week's news. In the meantime, check out this week's (20 April - 26 April) biggest stories. More FUD With China. A recent article from Caixin is causing uncertainty amongst Bitcoiners. The respected Chinese financial news source - Caixin, recently published an article claiming that the People's Bank of China (PBOC) met with....
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Some good news from America, and (unsurprisingly) some more bad news from China. Find out what's happened in the world of digital currencies this past week. BitPay plans to display prices in bits: The Georgia-based merchant processor BitPay has announced plans to display BTC prices in bits. The company's move follows a community discussion about bitcoin's current denominations being too complex for mainstream users. Vaurum raises $4m in seed funding: Bitcoin trading platform Vaurum has raised $4m in funding from a group of investors including former AOL CEO Steve Case and venture....
On July 17, BitPay announced the launch of Get Bits, a simple solution to Get bitcoins anywhere in the world. If "What is a Bitcoin?" is the number one question asked, perhaps "How do I get a Bitcoin?" is the second most asked. Buying bitcoins is one of the biggest hurdles to getting started; that's why BitPay created Get Bits. Get Bits lets you give and receive bitcoins to your friends through your Facebook. BitPay is a payment provider used by both Newegg and TigerDirect amount others. Its strongest competitor is Coinbase, which has just picked up Dell as its newest and largest partner.....
Happy Mother's Day, and welcome to another Bitcoin News in Review (formerly known as CCN Week in Review)! This week on CCN, we learned about BitID's secure Bitcoin authentication protocol, that the FEC unanimously voted to allow bitcoin donations to PACs, that the bitcoin transaction volume has dropped, and more. Check out this week's top stories on this Bitcoin News in Review. BitID's Secure Bitcoin Authentication Protocol. Tired of seeing these buttons everywhere? You've probably seen those “Sign In with Facebook” buttons everywhere, right? While they’re convenient, many users don’t like....
Welcome to the last Bitcoinist news bits of 2014. This time, we’ll make a special edition, a summary, to point out the most significant stories of this year. Bitcoin 2014 Year in Review. We made a monthly disposition, so lets start with January 2014: Overstock‘s announcement of Bitcoin acceptance caused the price to increase before correcting and settling down at $853 by the end of the month. In February, After the collapse of Mt.Gox and the loss of an estimated 744,000 Bitcoins valued at $400 million, Bitcoin’s future was heavily debated. In Marc, Flexcoin, the Canada-based Bitcoin bank,....
You could soon be asking a friend for "bits" rather than "bitcoins". While many users of Bitcoin have already decided to move to millibitcoins or microbitcoins on their own, the reality is that there haven't been any official moves to create an official, widely-used denomination of bitcoins. Some people still like saying bitcoins, while others think that millibitcoins are more welcoming to new users of the cryptocurrency. There is currently a debate brewing on the Bitcoin development mailing list where different people are offering their opinions on the matter, and the general consensus....