Lifestyle

Payments

Family to Travel Across the US, Spending Only Bitcoin

The Blush family embarks on a four-week cross-country road trip during which they'll spend only bitcoin.

Business  ·  22 June 2014
Altcoins

All Things Alt: Max Keiser Talks Altcoins, Investment and Political Disruption

Max Keiser discusses maxcoin and alternative digital currencies in general, while a new coin commemorates a recent political downfall.

Business  ·  22 June 2014
Startups

The 14 Weirdest Things You Can Buy With Bitcoin

Innovative startups have made it easy for merchants to sell products for bitcoin. Here are some of the strangest.

Business  ·  21 June 2014
Google

Julian Assange: I Told Google’s Eric Schmidt to Embrace Bitcoin

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange and Google chairman and then-CEO Eric Schmidt discussed bitcoin in 2011.

Business  ·  20 June 2014
UK

Cai-Capital Opens Up UK Property to Foreign Cryptocurrency Investors

The company is offering international investors the chance to buy UK properties with an extensive range of digital currencies.

Business  ·  19 June 2014
News

Cutting-Edge Grooming Brand ‘King of Shaves’ Embraces Bitcoin

British grooming brand King of Shaves has started accepting bitcoin payments, backed by a few clever puns, including #cuttingedge.

Business  ·  18 June 2014
Halsey Minor

CNET’s Halsey Minor on Bankruptcy, Financial Disruption and His ‘Reserve Bank’ for Bitcoin

The creator of CNET talks about bankruptcy, Bitreserve and how bitcoin can help avoid another banking crisis.

Business  ·  14 June 2014
Brazil

Bitcoin Donation Cup Brings Out the Best in Business Community

The initiative seeks donations from World Cup fans and bitcoin community members alike from across the Americas.

Business  ·  13 June 2014
Privacy

Search Engine DuckDuckGo Now Lets Users Check Bitcoin Balances

The privacy-preserving search engine now allows bitcoiners to check their balances by pasting public addresses in the search box.

Business  ·  13 June 2014
New York

The King’s College New York is Now Accepting Bitcoin for Tuition Payments

The liberal arts college has announced it will accept bitcoin for tuition payments through a partnership with Coin.co.

Business  ·  13 June 2014
Crime

$18 Million Worth of Silk Road Bitcoin to be Sold By US Government

The US government is to auction off roughly 30,000 bitcoins appropriated from the Silk Road online black market.

Policy & regulation  ·  12 June 2014
Exchanges

How Bitcoin Empowers Global Peer-to-Peer Lender BTCJam

The startup uses bitcoin to shift value around the globe, allowing anyone to borrow via its platform.

Policy & regulation  ·  12 June 2014
Exchanges

Rock Group Mastodon Latest Music Act to Accept Bitcoin

The new album, 'Once More 'Round The Sun', by the US metal group will officially release on 24th June.

Business  ·  11 June 2014
Travel

Expedia Will Accept Bitcoin for Hotel Bookings

The site will accept bitcoin for hotel reservations, becoming the first major travel company to accept payments in cryptocurrency.

Business  ·  11 June 2014
News

Bitcoin Betting Kicks Off for Brazil World Cup

CoinDesk looks at the ways to enjoy a bitcoin bet on the World Cup tournament, starting tomorrow.

Business  ·  11 June 2014