Canadian startup Ask The Doctor announced Ask The Doctor To Start Accepting Bitcoin As Payment on Wednesday (Oct. 12) it is now accepting bitcoin as a new way to further help protect its patients’ privacy. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
Diwali is approaching in India, and bitcoin stakeholders are noting the bustling eCommerce activity associated with the festival of lights and also noting the nation’s largely untapped emerging market. Africa, too, is a focus of bitcoinites, and the government is bitcoin-friendly. Red Bull keeps hackers...
Can bitcoin be a way to financial inclusion? Perhaps only if the banks are on board and the infrastructure can reach the poorer populations. This week’s news for bitcoin highlights some activities that are targeting the unbanked in developing economies and one that hopes to...
Ready to pay for your morning coffee with bitcoin? One coffee shop in Moscow is one of the first in town to allow customers to use this form of payment for their espresso and croissants. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...
The Winklevosses have started a daily bitcoin auction for night owls, a profiteer-cum-criminal of bitcoin denies the digital currency is money after all and Purse and Unocoin are hitching a ride on Amazon’s Indian locomotive. Meanwhile, Bitfinex is still a thorn in the side of...
While various criminals have tried it, the “bitcoin isn’t money, therefore I can not be guilty of a financial crime” defense never really works out. While the federal government has declared that bitcoin is not legal tender or currency in the same sense that the...
A mixed bag for bitcoin this week. A taxi company in Rome is accepting the currency, the U.S. government is hedging its bets and investors are showing support. The Bitfinex hack was a learning opportunity, but the miners are unhappy and might be plotting an...
Bitcoin news this week will appeal to the more sensitive type, with news of young love and commitment. Investors in the digital currency are buying bitcoin in physical form for the long term, and a town in Switzerland is a honeymoon spot for bitcoin venture...
This week sees a social media platform for non-bitcoin users in creation, but the platform wants to stimulate bitcoin use, strangely enough. A complicated app closure and acquisition concludes with a newly launched Keza app, and we forecast potential bitcoin price influencers for the fall.
