Bitcoin is passé to many in the tech world these days, but Circle didn’t get the memo: the virtual currency firm is plowing ahead with its outsize ambitions to integrate virtual currency into… Read more »
The U.S. Marshal’s Service on Monday announced a second series of auctions to sell off thousands of bitcoins related to the seizure of the online criminal bazaar known as the Silk… Read more »
Circle, one of the giants of the bitcoin world, is finally allowing the general public to try out the service. Its offering is tailored to the global market. Read more »
The identify of the mystery bidder who beat out well-known companies to win an auction on Friday for 30,000 bitcoins seized from Silk Road is now known. Read more »
A leaked list suggests some familiar names will participate in an upcoming bitcoin auction by the US government. This raises the question of why people would participate in a currency auction… Read more »
Expedia is letting consumers book hotels with bitcoin but will anyone do so? The travel industry may make more sense than others as a category for consumers to use virtual currency. Read more »
The well-funded bitcoin startup Circle has been cagey about its plans for months. On Friday, it finally unveiled one of its products: an online banking interface for non-tech types. Read more »
Students at hundreds of colleges can get $10 worth of bitcoin if they open a Coinbase account. But will they find a (legal) way to spend it? Read more »
Bitcoin will one day be subject to global treaties and central bank interventions, predicts Jeremy Allaire, one of the virtual currencies’ biggest backers. Read more »