The Bitcoin Foundation has dismissed its global policy counsel who was hired less than a year ago, New York Times reported. Jim Harper was appointed as the foundation’s global policy counsel in March in a move that The Times called “a sign that the advocacy group was taking...
Bitcoin Tracker | Week 54 Who could argue that 2014 was anything but a wild year for bitcoin. It started the year trading at 777.73 according to the PYMNTS.com bitcoin price index and will close at 307.26 After its sharp...
PYMNTS.com Bitcoin Price and Volatility index. Bitcoin Tracker | Week 54 This week’s bitcoin trivia: Which bitcoin figure compared himself to a mythical Greek figure? Hint. The same guy who will find new residence in prison very soon. If you struggle to come up with...
Bitcoins have gained acceptance in the publishing world. Time Inc. announced Tuesday (Dec. 16) a partnership with Coinbase bitcoin wallet, making Time the first major magazine publisher to accept the digital currency. “We are always looking for ways to make it easier for consumers to engage...
Canadian credit cards can now be paid off with bitcoins thanks to the startup YesToBitCoins.com, FinExtra reported. Founded in June by Darin Ramon — a bitcoin-enthusiast — has made it so all Canadian credit cards have the ability to settle payments using the digital currency. The...
PYMNTS.com Bitcoin Price and Volatility index. Bitcoin Tracker | Week 52 This week’s bitcoin trivia: What software company now accepts bitcoin for purchases? That would be Microsoft. It was looking like a pretty sleepy pre-holiday week for bitcoin until Microsoft announced that it would be...
PYMNTS.com Bitcoin Price and Volatility index. Bitcoin Tracker | Week 50 When hype goes up, bitcoin prices go up. At least that’s what researchers at Poland’s Nicolaus Copernicus University have found. But this week, there weren’t as many Google searches or news mentions of bitcoin...
PYMNTS.com Bitcoin Price and Volatility index. Bitcoin Tracker | Week 49 And it’s back!!! Well, just a little bit. Bitcoin prices increased this week a smidge as innovators absorbed a little bitcoin energy with the announcements of new, easy to use trading exchanges, bitcoin wallet...
PYMNTS.com Bitcoin Price and Volatility index. Bitcoin Tracker | Week 48 The United States and its many different members and offices that make up government continue to be very divided on how to handle crypto currencies. From the commissioner of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading...
