The ecommerce platform had already supported BitPay since November, but announced today that its users could start accepting bitcoin via Coinbase, pitting the two payment processors against each other. Read more »
A report from CoinDesk shows increased quarterly investment from venture capitalists — and that’s not including this week’s $20 million announcement from Xapo. Read more »
The European Banking Authority, which has already pointed out that consumers using bitcoin do so without regulatory protection, has issued an opinion listing 70 risks of virtual currencies and laying out… 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 »
Another week, another big retailer adopting bitcoin. The news is a vote of confidence for the virtual currency, but it still doesn’t answer the question of when — or if –… Read more »
Pay-by-bitcoin will be a new payment option for invoices, thanks to a free service from Intuit announced today. Small businesses who use QuickBooks Online can register for a wallet with Coinbase… Read more »
Last Friday, bitcoin mining pool GHash reached 51% of the network mining power. This could have had devastating consequences if misused, but a week later, it may have caused more good… 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 »