Bitcoin Core 0.13.0, the thirteenth generation of Bitcoin’s reference client as first launched by Satoshi Nakamoto almost eight years ago, has now been tagged for release. This is one of the final steps in the software release process and initiates the Gitian build process. Bitcoin Core 0.13.0 was developed by some 100 contributors over a period of […]
The value of the electronic currency Bitcoin is creeping back toward $1,000 again. People keep describing this price behavior as “crazy” and “insane,” but it’s actually not that surprising. Earlier this spring, when Bitcoin was trading at about $90, I “raised my Bitcoin target” to $400. This was an inside joke that referenced an old […]
The Gibraltar Stock Exchange (GSX) announced the launch of BitcoinETI, an asset-backed Exchange Traded Instrument that is invested exclusively in Bitcoin, making it the first European-regulated product for the leading digital currency. The ETI is listed on GSX with the ticker BTCETI and is in the process of also being co-listed on Deutsche Börse in […]
The blockchain could change the way banks work. Even if bitcoin fades into obscurity, finance experts believe that the technology behind it will live on and even change how financial services work. According to a study conducted by Swiss non-profit World Economic Forum, the blockchain, which is the public ledger that makes bitcoin transactions possible […]
Gemini, the much-anticipated bitcoin exchange led by entrepreneurs and investors Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, has received approval from the New York State Department of Financial Services to begin serving US customers in 26 states as well as Washington, DC. First announced in January, the New York-based startup was advertised as a “fully regulated US bitcoin exchange” […]
November marked one year since WordPress joined a popular Internet trend and started accepting Bitcoin as one of the ways for webmasters to pay for updates. The popular CMS platform did so to democratize payments, expressing concerns about PayPal blocking access from as many as 60 countries. “Our goal is to enable people,” WordPress stated […]