Bitcoin News in Review: Microsoft, Blockchain.info Bug, New York, and More
With the end of the week, it’s time for another Bitcoin News in Review, where we feature some of the top stories of the week here on CryptoCoins News. This week, Microsoft surprised everyone by accepting bitcoin, a security issue in Blockchain.info’s wallet led to the loss of hundreds of bitcoins, HP teased “The Machine,” a new kind of computer, and more. Keep reading for this week’s biggest news. This week, on December 11th, Microsoft surprised the web by accepting bitcoins through payment processor BitPay. The company famous for Windows, Xbox, and a range of other products now accepts....
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Ian DeMartino broke the big news this week when he reported Thursday that Microsoft quietly began accepting bitcoins via BitPay. Following up on the story of security issues at Blockchain.info, Amanda B. Johnson reported Thursday that whoever stole the 255 BTC from the wallet provider had returned all the money. Allen Scott reported Thursday that the Russian government appears all too eager to fast-track anti-cryptocurrency legislation. “Microsoft is allowing people to fund their Microsoft accounts with bitcoin, not to make direct purchases. Microsoft account holders simply go to....
Welcome back to another Bitcoin News in Review, where we feature some of the biggest stories of the week here on CryptoCoins News. This week, the bitcoin price declined quite a bit before changing course upwards, “What is Bitcoin?” was the 4th most searched “What is…” term on Google, we interviewed johoe – the white hat hacker who swiped and then returned over 800 bitcoins to Blockchain.info after learning about their security vulnerability, and more. Keep reading for this week’s top stories in Bitcoin news. For most of this week, the bitcoin price has been on a downwards trend, despite....
Blockchain CEO Nic Cary gave the afternoon keynote address at Inside Bitcoins New York on 7th April as part of a talk entitled 'International Review: Bitcoin Stories from Across the Globe'. This was the second keynote address of the two-day conference, expected to draw roughly 1,000 attendees, following Jeremy Allaire's morning opening address. The second annual Inside Bitcoins New York, a two-day conference featuring thought leaders in the bitcoin space, began its afternoon session on 7th April with a keynote address from Blockchain.info's CEO Nic Cary. One of the most popular wallet....
On 4/15/14. Blockchain.info's Nic Cary took to Twitter to tease the Bitcoin populace with an upcoming announcement... Many were reminded of the last time Cary promised an announcement; the announcement fell short of many's expectations. This time around expectations were met and exceeded, Cary truly has presented a crowdpleaser.https://twitter.com/niccary/status/456129500707688449 Blockchain.info announced today that: Blockchain.info has struck a five year deal to exclusively manage the domain name Bitcoin.com. Blockchain.info is positioning itself to maintain and build its preeminence in....
Distributed file storage startup Storj Labs is the latest blockchain service provider to join Microsoft’s Blockchain-as-a-service (BaaS) offering. In a blog post today, Storj revealed the news while providing an overview of how it creates a decentralized market for unused disk space, enabling it to be bought and sold for its native cryptocurrency SJCX. The announcement follows the March news that Microsoft had added Augur, BitShares, Lisk and Syscoin to its development testbed. Microsoft has previously indicated that it does not intend to limit the number of blockchain providers accepted....