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Blockstrap Launches Blockchain Workshop Series for Beginners

Blockchain toolkit Blockstrap is launching a series of developer workshops to make the technology more accessible for beginners.

Business  ·  19 June 2015
Exchanges

Bitcoin Exchange MonetaGo Launches in 40 Countries

MonetaGo, a new exchange with ambitions to take bitcoin "global", launched across 40 countries today.

Business  ·  15 June 2015
Europe

Blockchain Firm Denies ‘Conflict of Interest’ for Advisor Yanis Varoufakis

Tembusu Systems denies Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis' role as its advisor represents a "conflict of interest" for the politician.

Business  ·  20 May 2015
Europe

Blockchain Tech Could Improve Banking, Says EBA Report

The Euro Banking Association (EBA) has explored the short-term implications of blockchain technology in its most recent report.

Markets  ·  13 May 2015
Exchanges

Bitcoin Platform Coinify Expands Service to 34 Countries

Bitcoin platform Coinify has announced its expansion within the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) network.

Markets  ·  12 May 2015
Europe

EU Securities Watchdog Calls for Information on Blockchain Tech

The EU's securities watchdog has issued a call for evidence to ascertain if and when blockchain technology can "enter the financial mainstream".

Policy & regulation  ·  22 April 2015
Europe

Why Bitcoin’s Star is Rising in the Czech Republic

CoinDesk examines the state of bitcoin in the Czech Republic, exploring whether it is really growing in popularity along with key metrics.

Markets  ·  12 February 2015
Exchanges

247Exchange Adds Fiat Withdrawals for Credit and Debit Cards

International cryptocurrency brokerage 247exchange has added credit and debit cards as a withdrawal method.

Markets  ·  10 February 2015
Europe

New EU Legislation on VAT Could Be Bad News for Bitcoin

EU rules requiring merchants to record the country of residence of their customers could be bad news for pseudonymous payments systems like bitcoin.

Policy & regulation  ·  4 February 2015
Europe

Microsoft: Bitcoin Payments Not Available in Europe

Despite rumors to the contrary, Microsoft has indicated that its bitcoin payments program currently remains limited to US customers.

Business  ·  3 February 2015
Europe

Bitcoin Broker Anycoin Direct Raises €500k in Seed Funding

Anycoin Direct has raised €500,000 as part of its seed funding round to expand its bitcoin brokerage service.

Business  ·  27 January 2015
Europe

Payments Giant Ingenico Adds Bitcoin Option to POS Terminals

Bitcoin payments provider Paymium has partnered with one of the world’s largest point-of-sale (POS) solution providers to allow European brick-and-mortar retailers to accept the digital currency. Specifically, Paymium has created an app that is being hosted on the Telium Tetra Marketplace, a payment application suite developed by Ingenico Group solely for its POS terminals. The app allows merchants to accept bitcoin […]

Business  ·  22 January 2015
Exchanges

Future Unclear for Romanian Bitcoin Exchange as Users Withdraw Funds

BTCXchange, Romania's only order-book bitcoin exchange, has issued a statement asking all users to withdraw funds over security risks.

Business  ·  17 December 2014
Europe

Dutch Supermarket Joins Arnhem’s Growing Bitcoin Economy

The Arnhem Bitcoincity project in the Netherlands now includes a local Spar supermarket.

Business  ·  28 November 2014
Europe

SpectroCoin Launches Bitcoin-to-Cash Service in 25 Countries

SpectroCoin is now allowing its customers to convert bitcoin to cash in 25 countries across Europe and Central Asia.

Markets  ·  20 November 2014