Bitcoin Protocol

Exchanges

BitPay Unveils Test Payments Platform for Developers

The platform will allow developers access to BitPay's payment processing capabilities without using the company's live system.

Tech  ·  14 May 2014
Bitcoin

Hive Launches Android Bitcoin Wallet with Built-In App Store

The beta version of Hive's Android app offers a user-friendly interface and a third-party app platform.

Tech  ·  14 May 2014
Exchanges

Are Off-Block Chain Transactions Bad for Bitcoin?

Faster off-block chain bitcoin transactions are increasingly popular, but that may not be a good thing.

Business  ·  14 May 2014
Bitcoin

What Are Bitcoin Nodes and Why Do We Need Them?

As a P2P network, bitcoin needs nodes, but the numbers are dropping – so what can be done?

Tech  ·  9 May 2014
Bitcoin

How Bitcoin’s Technology Could Revolutionize Intellectual Property Rights

The block chain is more than the bitcoin ledger – it offers potential for other radical new services too.

Policy & regulation  ·  8 May 2014
Bitcoin

VC Fred Wilson: Block Chain Could be Bigger Opportunity than Bitcoin

The Union Square Ventures founder says the bitcoin protocol has bigger potential in key fields like Internet identity.

Business  ·  5 May 2014
Bitcoin

Hyper-Anonymising Bitcoin Service ‘Dark Wallet’ Launches Today

The bitcoin wallet provides new tools for financial privacy, including in-built coin mixing and 'stealth' wallet addresses.

Tech  ·  1 May 2014
Exchanges

Bitcoin Adoption, Not China’s Central Bank, is What Underlies Legitimacy

Bitcoin's greatest strength is that it does not require government or other third parties to sanction its legitimacy.

Policy & regulation  ·  30 April 2014
Bitcoin

Is Bitcoin Really the Next Internet?

How alike are bitcoin and the Internet, and what conclusions can we draw from the comparison?

Tech  ·  27 April 2014
Exchanges

Is Double Spending Unconfirmed Transactions a Concern for Bitcoin?

While bitcoin has largely removed the issue of double spending, unconfirmed transactions still leave a window of opportunity.

Business  ·  23 April 2014
Bitcoin

Jeff Garzik Announces Partnership to Launch Bitcoin Satellites into Space

The non-profit endeavor plans to have a backup node in space in case the Bitcoin network fails.

Business  ·  23 April 2014
Venture Capital

BitAngels Closes 10,000 BTC Fund for Decentralised Applications

BitAngels has closed its first official fund, which focuses on investing in decentralised applications.

Business  ·  14 April 2014
Bitcoin Protocol

Welcome to Bitcoin Island

Forget currencies and commodities … the right analogy for Bitcoin is 'land', argues Richard Gendal Brown.

Markets  ·  13 April 2014
Bitcoin

Wladimir van der Laan’s Top Four Priorities for Bitcoin

Private keys, the Bitcoin-Qt wallet and faster blockchain downloads are on the mind of Bitcoin's incoming lead developer.

Tech  ·  12 April 2014
Bitcoin

Ripple Labs’ Grand Plan to Build a Global Payment Protocol

Ripple wants to build the best global payment protocol, and it needs talented people in order to do that.

Policy & regulation  ·  11 April 2014