Bitcoin in the Headlines

Abra

Bitcoin in the Headlines: $45 Million Week Snaps Funding Slump

Major funding rounds dominated the headlines this week, which saw industry startups raise $45m in new venture funding.

Markets  ·  12 September 2015
Exchanges

Bitcoin in the Headlines: Kingpins and Dark Markets

CoinDesk looks at the top headlines from the last week including prominent pieces from Rolling Stone and The New Yorker.

Markets  ·  28 August 2015
Mining

Bitcoin in the Headlines: Fork-load of Drama

Following last week's doom and gloom, this week's news coverage leaves much to be desired for those seeking slightly more uplifting trends.

Markets  ·  21 August 2015
NYDFS

Bitcoin in the Headlines: Bombers and BitLicenses

The media emphasized bitcoin and the blockchain's association with crime this week, while dedicating coverage to the technology's regulatory issues.

Markets  ·  15 August 2015
Travel

Bitcoin in the Headlines: Mt Gox Erupts Again

It's been a great week in terms of coverage for bitcoin naysayers, as Mark Karpeles' recent arrest served to add to bitcoin's tarnished reputation.

Markets  ·  7 August 2015
Scams

Bitcoin in the Headlines: Rolling With the Punches

This week's media coverage, though interrupted by the launch of Ethereum's decentralised app network, largely scrutinised bitcoin's reputation.

Markets  ·  31 July 2015
Blockchain Technology

Bitcoin in the Headlines: Blockchain Drumbeat Grows Louder

This week saw the media playing a role in the ongoing rebranding of some of bitcoin's core use cases under the term "blockchain technology".

Markets  ·  24 July 2015
Vladimir Putin

Bitcoin in the Headlines: Putin and Deloitte Draw Summer Snores

Despite big names entering the bitcoin conversation this week, press coverage faded as bitcoin's price fell and eurozone uncertainty subsided.

Markets  ·  17 July 2015
Prices

Bitcoin in the Headlines: Greece Lightning Strikes Twice

The fires of one of bitcoin's hottest recurring debates raged on this week, with its potential use as a safe haven asset coming under the microscope.

Markets  ·  10 July 2015
Greece

Bitcoin in the Headlines: More Hot Air for Greece

As Greece gets to grips with its upcoming bailout referendum the media has taken its coverage of bitcoin to a whole new level.

Markets  ·  3 July 2015
Crime

Bitcoin in the Headlines: Sex, ‘Dope’ and Greek Tragedy

Bitcoin could do no right this week as its use cases took a back seat to its still-prevalent association with the dark web.

Markets  ·  19 June 2015
Regulation

Bitcoin in the Headlines: US Teen Sparks ISIL Media Frenzy

Bitcoin has been scrutinised in the past, but this week's criticism took a rather unexpected – and perhaps questionable – sense of humour.

Markets  ·  12 June 2015
Exchanges

Bitcoin in the Headlines: BitLicense Arrives, But Wild West Remains

The BitLicense may have dominated media coverage this week, but a deeper dive show many of bitcoin's larger problems linger on.

Policy & regulation  ·  5 June 2015
Startups

Bitcoin in the Headlines: A Clash of Economics

Despite featuring its fair share of salacious material this week's news cycle was more mature in its assessment of bitcoin as a financial technology.

Business  ·  29 May 2015
Features

Bitcoin in the Headlines: Nathaniel Popper Strikes Media Gold

This week, The New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg all gave bitcoin the spotlight with lengthy reports and coverage.

Markets  ·  22 May 2015