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 »
Well-known tech investor Chris Dixon, speaking in New York, shared some thoughts on virtual currency and where the innovation and the economy are going. Here’s a short summary. Read more »
BitPay, the Atlanta-based bitcoin payment processor, claims to have raised more than any other bitcoin startup — $32.7 million — after a new round of venture funding. The company announced today that it raised… Read more »
In another move to the mainstream for bitcoin, financial information giant Bloomberg will now show prices and social media news on its terminals. Read more »
A college campus, full of students already using meal points or campus cash, might be the perfect incubator for new ideas on how to use cryptocurrency. Read more »
Let’s compare two ways big tech companies are differentiating themselves this week: using contrarian marketing angles and using existing assets to enter new markets. We’ll look at four stories of disruptive… Read more »
Until now, there has been no easy way for people to use bitcoin for everyday transactions. Xapo has solved that by using MasterCard’s payment network. Read more »