Lifestyle

Crime

How Credit Card Fraud Sank One Bitcoin Exchange

Credit cards are the easiest way to buy bitcoins, but exchanges that don't handle them properly can be hit by chargebacks. What can they do?

Policy & regulation  ·  13 January 2015
Reddit

5 Cryptocurrency Caricatures You’ll Meet on r/Bitcoin

CoinDesk looks at the five most common cryptocurrency community characters you'll meet wandering the pages of r/bitcoin.

Business  ·  11 January 2015
Gaming

Apple Approves iOS Game That Tips Players in Bitcoin

SaruTobi, a game that tips players in bitcoin, has been released on Apple's iTunes store.

Business  ·  8 January 2015
Bitcoin

Review: Ravenbit Keeps Physical Bitcoin Meme Alive

Physical bitcoins are not what they used to be, but still work as gifts or as something familiar to bring newcomers into the world of cryptocurrency.

Business  ·  4 January 2015
Features

6 (More) Bitcoin Myths Debunked

We've all heard them before. As such a novel and complex innovation, bitcoin is ripe with myths and misunderstanding from those not 'in the know'.

Markets  ·  4 January 2015
Crime

How to Avoid Bitcoin Scams in 2015

2014 was a great year for bitcoin, but its success has drawn bad actors to the space. So how should you keep your funds safe in 2015?

Policy & regulation  ·  2 January 2015
Dogecoin

6 Weird and Wonderful Bitcoin Events of 2014

It's been a roller coaster year in bitcoin, and not just for the price. We look back on events that caught the not-so-serious side of the currency.

Markets  ·  29 December 2014
Technology

Could Cryptocurrency Improve P2P File Sharing?

What does The Pirate Bay's recent closure mean for decentralised file sharing? And could the blockchain help to improve the concept?

Business  ·  28 December 2014
Exchanges

Bitcoin Continues March to Mainstream at St Petersburg Bowl Game

The BitPay-sponsored Bitcoin St Petersburg Bowl was bitcoin's biggest public event yet, but did it reach new consumers?

Business  ·  27 December 2014
Features

5 Ways to Explain Bitcoin Over Christmas Dinner

Here are five tips to help you nail 'What is bitcoin?' so you can get back to the real issue at hand: the food.

Business  ·  25 December 2014
Features

“O Christmas Bit!”

A poem for the season about bitcoin, family, unity and remembering the things that are most important at this time of year - Happy Christmas!

Markets  ·  25 December 2014
Crowdfunding

Bitcoin Comic Goes on Sale Following Successful Crowdfunding

After raising $20,000, the English version of crypto-focused comic book 'Bitcoin: The Hunt for Satoshi Nakamoto' has now gone on sale.

Business  ·  19 December 2014
Dapps

How Cryptocurrency Could Change the Sharing Economy

The sharing economy has huge latent value. Cryptocurrency could help unlock that potential, if we just gave it the chance.

Business  ·  13 December 2014
Music

Bitcoin for Rockstars: How Cryptocurrency Can Revolutionize The Music Industry

The decentralized, open-source nature of the blockchain ledger could dramatically shift a number of paradigms in the music industry.

Business  ·  13 December 2014
BitPay

Charities and Businesses Unite to Launch Bitcoin Giving Tuesday

Bitcoin firms and organisations are partnering with the #GivingTuesday campaign to boost generosity and promote cryptocurrency as a tool for giving.

Business  ·  2 December 2014