bitcoin exchange

UK Bitcoin Exchange Bit121 Temporarily Ceases Operations

March 31, 2014
UK Bitcoin Exchange Bit121 Temporarily Ceases Operations

By Nermin Hajdarbegovic, Coindesk.com UK-based bitcoin exchange Bit121 has announced that it will suspend trading and temporarily close today, March 31st. Although the exchange has […]

Isle of Man Welcomes Digital Currency Exchanges ‘No License Required’

March 31, 2014

By Robert Paul Davis, Coindesk.com The Isle of Man seems to be setting itself up as a hub for bitcoin-related businesses. The self-governing British Crown […]

Tokyo court extends Mt. Gox bankruptcy investigation to May 9

March 29, 2014

By Reuters, chicagotribune.com TOKYO (Reuters) – A deadline for a court-mandated investigation into why bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox failed, and whether it should be revived […]

Study: Mt. Gox May Have Lost Just 386 BTC Due to Transaction Malleability

March 29, 2014

By Pete Rizzo, Coindesk.com A new report by researchers at ETH Zurich University in Switzerland has concluded that the now-bankrupt Japan-based bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox […]

Bitcoin exchange Vircurex freezes user accounts

March 25, 2014

By Mark Tyson, hexus.net Following the collapse of Mt. Gox last month, Vircurex, a small bitcoin exchange based in Beijing has announced, via a statement […]

Kraken’s Audit Proves it Holds 100% of All Bitcoins in Reserve

March 24, 2014

By Nermin Hajdarbegovic, Coindesk.com Bitcoin exchange Kraken has passed a cryptographically verifiable proof of reserves audit with flying colours. The audit, which was carried out […]

Bitcoin exchange allows fund withdrawals via Visa and MasterCard

March 23, 2014

By Victoria Wagner Ross, examiner.com BTC-e, a Bitcoin exchange, and listed member on CoinDesk posted news today that it will have a new program available […]

Mt. Gox Confirms Discovery of 200,000 BTC in ‘Old-Format’ Wallet

March 21, 2014

By Pete Rizzo, Coindesk.com Embattled Japan-based bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox has released a new press release confirming that it found an old-format bitcoin wallet on […]

Preventing the Next MtGox – Multi-Sig Readies Bitcoin for Primetime

March 21, 2014

By Will O’Brien, moneyandtech.com MtGox will be remembered in the archives of Bitcoin much like Pets.com and Webvan are memorialized in the annals of Internet […]

Bitstamp Got $10m From Fortress-Linked Hedge Fund Last Year: Bloomberg

March 17, 2014

By Jon Southurst, Coindesk.com Bitcoin exchange Bitstamp received $10m in hedge fund investment last year, according to a new Bloomberg report. The money came from […]

Bitcoin Trading Volume Concentrating in Largest Exchanges

March 16, 2014

By Garrick Hileman, Coindesk.com The vast majority of bitcoin trading volume has traditionally been handled by a relatively small number of exchanges. However, the latest […]

Bitcoin: The future for real estate?

March 16, 2014
Bitcoin: The future for real estate?

By John James, aspenbusinessjournal.com Bitcoin. If you have been following the news for the past couple of months, you have probably come across at least […]

Bitcoin must grow out of its obsessive adolescence

March 15, 2014

By John Gapper, bdlive.co.za NEWSWEEK’s flawed bid to expose a 64-year-old Californian called Dorian Nakamoto as bitcoin’s mysterious inventor has come at an opportune moment […]

Polish Bitcoin Exchange Bitcurex Targeted by Hacking Attack

March 15, 2014

By Jaroslaw Adamowski, Coindesk.com UPDATE, 14th March, 17:37 GMT: Bitcurex official statement added. —————————————————- Poland’s leading bitcoin exchange Bitcurex temporarily shut down its site today following […]

Is Bitcoin The New Gold Standard?

March 13, 2014

By Adam Hewison, ino.com The last month or so has been an interesting one for Bitcoin (BITCOIN:BITSTAMPUSD) believers. No doubt you have heard about the […]

Perseus Telecom Launches Digital Currency Initiative, Integrated Exchange

March 12, 2014

By Nermin Hajdarbegovic, Coindesk.com Perseus Telecom has launched a new initiative with the aim to provide industrial-strength security for bitcoin exchanges, e-commerce, online gaming and […]

The real reason Bitcoin is doomed

March 12, 2014

By Christopher Matthews, finance.fortune.cnn.com FORTUNE — It’s been a busy couple of weeks for bitcoin enthusiasts, first as they dealt with the volatility brought on […]

Queens Bankruptcy Attorney Bruce Feinstein, Esq. Speaks About the Issues of Bitcoin and Bankruptcy in the Digital Age

March 11, 2014

By Bruce Feinstein, prweb.com On Friday, February 28, 2014, the world’s largest Bitcoin exchange filed for bankruptcy protection in Japan. The company, Mt. Gox, was […]

Mt. Gox Files for Chapter 15 US Bankruptcy Protection

March 10, 2014
Mt. Gox Files for Chapter 15 US Bankruptcy Protection

By Pete Rizzo, Coindesk.com Troubled Japan-based bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox has filed for Chapter 15 bankruptcy protection, an ancillary form of bankruptcy that will complement […]

Mt. Gox CEO’s blog hacked; alleged Bitcoin balances posted

March 10, 2014

By Steven Musil, news.cnet.com Apparently frustrated by a lack of information about how Mt. Gox lost hundreds of millions of dollars in a security lapse, […]

Bitcoin ATM Hits Seoul, South Korea

March 9, 2014

By Eric Calouro, newsbtc.com In a Seoul shopping mall, a brand-new bitcoin ATM inside the Coffee Sedona establishment is making a splash. Why? Because it’s […]

Japan just realized that it’s now the center of the bitcoin universe

March 9, 2014

By Adam Pasick, qz.com Japan has become perhaps the world’s most important locale for bitcoin, the digital currency that was supposed to liberate its users […]

Bitcoin Buying 101: Person-To-Person Exchanges Like Satoshi Square Make Purchasing Cryptocurrencies Easy

March 9, 2014
Bitcoin Buying 101: Person-To-Person Exchanges Like Satoshi Square Make Purchasing Cryptocurrencies Easy

By Cameron Fuller, ibtimes.com What’s it like to buy bitcoin? In a word: simple. The cryptocurrancy has been getting a lot of attention recently, from […]

Tempted by the bitcoin pullback?

March 7, 2014

By Michael Yoshikami, cnbc.com Bitcoin. This currency has captured headlines with its meteoric rise and plummet and the Mt.Gox bankruptcy that left hundreds of millions […]

A week after Mt. Gox collapse, Japan struggles to understand bitcoin

March 7, 2014

By William Mallard, reuters.com (Reuters) – A week after the collapse of Mt. Gox, Japan is still struggling to craft a response to the bitcoin […]

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