Investors

Venture Capital

Citi: Bitcoin a Threat to Debit and Credit Card Issuers

Citi suggests that digital currencies may challenge debit and credit card companies if adoption grows.

Business  ·  2 June 2014
Markets

Meet the Bots That Let You Trade Bitcoin in Your Sleep

Using software to automate trading is a long-established activity – and it can be applied to cryptocurrency too.

Markets  ·  2 June 2014
Bitcoin

Mining Roundup: Walmart, BFGMiner and Altcoins in the Cloud

CoinDesk takes a look at the latest in the mining industry, examining power consumption, Walmart selling miners and more.

Tech  ·  1 June 2014
Venture Capital

Mark T. Williams to Bitcoin Bulls: Time Will Vindicate My Prediction

Mark T. Williams revisits his infamous prediction that BTC would fall to $10 by mid-2014.

Business  ·  31 May 2014
Exchanges

Latin American Bitcoin Exchange Bitex.la Launches with $2 Million Investment

Bitex.la is seeking to bring an internationally competitive bitcoin trading platform to Latin America with $2m in investments.

Business  ·  30 May 2014
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Mining Giant BitFury Announces $20 Million Funding Round

BitFury has raised $20m to accelerate production and expand its international footprint.

Business  ·  30 May 2014
Venture Capital

Mary Meeker’s Internet Trends Report Finds ‘Extraordinary Interest’ in Bitcoin

The latest edition of the influential report could bring more attention and investment to the bitcoin space.

Business  ·  28 May 2014
Bitcoin

Facebook’s Ben Davenport Leaves for Bitcoin Startup BitGo

The software engineer and bitcoin angel investor is joining BitGo – a provider of multi-signature wallets.

Business  ·  28 May 2014
Regulation

Who Will Protect Investors in a Cryptocurrency Crowdsale?

Crowdselling via block chains is about to become big news, say advocates – but who will protect investors?

Policy & regulation  ·  28 May 2014
Exchanges

US Court Decision May Prompt More Mt. Gox Revival Bids

A US bankruptcy court has rejected CoinLab's bid to stop Sunlot Holdings from buying Mt. Gox.

Business  ·  27 May 2014
Exchanges

Inching Towards Bitcoin Derivatives

As the bitcoin economy matures, derivatives exchanges will emerge to satisfy commercial hedgers.

Policy & regulation  ·  27 May 2014
Exchanges

Mt. Gox Revival Plan Hit With Objection from Creditor CoinLab

Mt. Gox creditor CoinLab is calling for a process to handle competing bids for the defunct exchange.

Markets  ·  27 May 2014
Investment

Investor Jim Rogers: I Missed the Boat on Investing in Bitcoin

Investor Jim Rogers, of Rogers Holdings fame, says he should have invested in bitcoin in its early days.

Markets  ·  27 May 2014
News

Ireland’s Bitfin 2014 Will Bring Together Worlds of Bitcoin and Finance

Organisers of July's Dublin conference have announced an expanded lineup of big-name speakers and a provisional schedule.

Business  ·  23 May 2014
XRP

Price of Ripple Plummets as Co-Founder Plans 9 Billion XRP Selloff

Jed McCaleb, co-founder of Ripple Labs, has announced the sale of his sizable stake in the platform's native currency.

Tech  ·  22 May 2014