The oldest bitcoin exchange, BTCC, moves into the US market
The longest-running bitcoin exchange still in service, Bitcoin China, recently opened a new US Dollar denominated platform for spot and margin trading. The new real-time exchange, currently in beta, offers Market, Limit, Stop, and One Cancels the Other (OCO) orders for spot trading. The Pro trading platform, also in beta, adds 25x margin trading.
Tullett Prebon becomes the largest interdealer broker to offer comprehensive digital currency data
Tullett Prebon Information (TPI) has announced an agreement to distribute Brave New Coin (BNC) digital currency data. “This is the first time such a comprehensive view of the entire digital currency landscape has been made available to financial markets,” states the announcement.
Largest Swiss railway company turns 1000+ ticket machines into bitcoin ATMs
The national railway company of Switzerland, Swiss Federal Railways (SBB), recently announced a new service. Starting on November 11, Swiss customers will be able to buy bitcoins from over 1000 SBB ticket machines.
Bitcoin scaling solution, Segwit, released
A new version of Bitcoin’s Core code was released on Thursday, Bitcoin version 0.13.1 Final. The contentious alternative contains a patch known as Segregated Witness (Segwit).
Airbitz, BitPay, and Wefunder leverage bitcoin and new US crowdfunding regulation
Equity crowdfunding platform, Wefunder, recently started accepting bitcoin. On the same day, popular bitcoin mobile wallet provider Airbitz announced the launch of its campaign on Wefunder to raise US$1 million.
Bitcoin wallet raises $5 million to increase Southeast Asian financial inclusion
Philippines-based mobile Bitcoin wallet, Coins, recently announced US$5 million in a new funding, specifically aimed at expanding basic financial services to the unbanked population throughout Southeast Asia.
Bitcoin based social media community, Yours, completes micropayment system
Yours is a social media community like reddit, but where every user has an integrated wallet so they can easily pay each other for things. It’s the first social media community with a real economy. See the pitch we recently gave at Boost VC for an overview of the idea.
Russia’s Bitcoin winter may be thawing
The latest development out of Moscow is that Russia's largest bank, Sberbank, and the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) have launched a pilot program to increase the speed, reliability, and quality of exchanging documents, using blockchain technology.
Ask the Doctor now accepts bitcoin
People around the world with sensitive medical questions require discretion about their healthcare, and users who want to keep their healthcare private can now hide their medical payments from their bank or credit card company.
Bitwala planning expansion into Mexico and Japan, offering €5 to testers
The Netherlands-based Bitcoin payment service startup recently announced that it will enter the Mexican Peso and popular Japanese Yen markets. “In order to be able to provide you with the best Bitcoin and Altcoin to Mexican Peso service, we need your help!,” states the company.
Bill Gross says bitcoin might lead to an alternative to the current financial system
Bill Gross recently shared his thoughts about bitcoin and blockchain. As Portfolio Manager of the Janus Global Unconstrained Bond strategy, Gross is responsible for US$1.54 billion in assets.
Kim Dotcom reveals plans for MegaUpload 2.0 and BitCache
Internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom recently launched a fundraising campaign for MegaUpload 2.0 (MU2) and BitCache. The pitch includes many new details about the two upcoming products.
Wayniloans bitcoin lending platform gaining traction in Latin America
Wayniloans is built on a simple premise, get a loan with better terms than the bank, or earn higher returns than stocks and bonds. The Bitcoin based lending platform is less than a year old and has already made almost 600 loans in Argentina, totalling more than 7000 bitcoin.
Code Valley starts the industrial revolution of coding today, with the help of bitcoin
Noel Lovisa has been thinking about the industrial revolution, and how programming might go through a similar transformation. The Founder of Code Valley has been working on the idea since 1994. Mass production is the key to industrialisation, Lovisa posits in the Code Valley whitepaper, and mass production is built upon the principles of standardisation, interchangeability and reductionism.
Japanese exchanges launch initiatives to drive bitcoin adoption
Two leading Japanese bitcoin exchanges recently unveiled initiatives to accelerate bitcoin adoption in Japan. “Since Mt. Gox incident image of bitcoin in Japan is terrible,” the Business Development Lead of Coincheck, Kagayaki Kawabata, told BNC. The now defunct Tokyo-based Mt. Gox was handling approximately 70 percent of global bitcoin transactions before it’s collapse, subsequent bankruptcy, and the arrest of CEO Mark Karpeles.
Global reserve currency – Special Drawing Rights vs Bitcoin
Earlier this month, the G20 summit was held in China. One of the more interesting topics discussed, was the addition of Chinese yuan to the International Monetary Fund Special Drawing Rights. The topic is rather important, but it doesn't seem to be discussed all that widely in the crypto community.
