Jeffrey Maxim
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Bitreserve Adds 7 New Currencies; Replaces Compliance Officer
Bitreserve, a startup trying to build a new financial system based upon bitcoin, now allows users to peg their bitcoins to the value of 16 sixteen fiat currencies, and four precious metals.
Factom and Bitsapphire Partner: Adding Data Protection to Record Keeping
Austin-based Blockchain startup, Factom, has announced a partnership with crypto-currency Know Your Customer software provider, Bitsapphire, to add better protection and controls to the company’s data storage and record service.
White House Appoints Bitcoin Researcher Ed Felten as Chief Tech Officer
Princeton professor and Bitcoin researcher, Ed Felten has been named U.S deputy Chief Technology Officer by the White House. Through his new role, Felten will advise president Obama on policy issues related to technology, data and web security...
Euro Banking Association Explores Digital Currencies in New Report
The Euro Banking Association (EBA) published a new report about digital currencies and how they could impact Europe’s financial industry at its EBAday payments conference today in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
BitPagos Enables Bitcoin Payments For Largest Latin American E-Commerce Solution
Buenos Aires-based bitcoin company, BitPagos, has finished integrating their bitcoin payment solution into Latin American e-commerce platform, Entrepids. The partnership will make it possible for Entrepids clients to accept Bitcoin for their online stores...
FinCEN Confirms Larger Interest In Bitcoin Companies After Fining Ripple Labs
Jennifer Shasky Calvary, Director of Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), recently revealed that the watchdog and enforcement agency is actively examining the regulatory compliance of digital currency companies.
WeSecretary Prefers Bitcoin For Large Purchases
Need to get something done, or buy a product online in China, well you’re in luck because two expats have launched a new service that will do just that. And wouldn’t you know it, this Chinese ‘pay-per-task China-based secretary service’ accepts Bitcoin.
Blossom To Bring Bitcoin-Powered Islamic Loans to Indonesia
Jakarta-based bitcoin startup, Blossom, plans to bring loans compliant with Shariah Law to the country with the largest population of muslims in the world, Indonesia. But what sets this startup apart is that the loans will be powered with “Bitcoin in the background.”
BitGo Commits to Defensive Patenting And Opens Sources Chrome App
The Bitcoin API provider, BitGo, recently received backlash for filing a patent for multi-sig technology the company developed. BitGo responded by announcing their adoption of the Innovator's Patent Agreement...
Bitcoin Remittance Startup TransferB Wins Deloitte Ireland Tech Competition
Bitcoin Remittance Startup TransferB refently won the 2015 Deloitte Top Technology Talent Competition, an annual competition ran by the Ireland division of Deloitte. The winning startup will now receive mentorship and training from the large international...
