Over the past week, the IRS deemed bitcoins taxable property, giving critics even more ammo to blast what Warren Buffet has dubbed “a mirage” and a man that Andreessen sort of slighted this week for his criticism of the cryptocurrency. That said, a small gun...
Discover Financial Services has a long history of trying to do things differently, starting out with the Cashback Bonus for card transactions and no annual fees. In doing so, it doesn’t try to emulate what’s occurring in the marketplace. Get the Full Story Complete the...
Bitcoin collecting and use just got a lot more complicated, thanks to a March 25 IRS notice classifying bitcoins as property and not currency. As such, it imposes a huge record-keeping burden on anyone who is dealing in bitcoins. Get the Full Story Complete the...
Square is actively attempting to recruit Latino users. Yesterday, the company rolled out Spanish language support and software – which includes Spanish-language customer support, Spanish on the packaging used on the card readers and a new website targeted toward Latino community. Get the Full Story...
A Canadian hip-hop band, Aint No Love, reportedly has released the first album that accepts bitcoins.
Given the string of recent controversies surrounding bitcoin – from the fall of Mt. Gox, to the suicide of the CEO of one exchange – some have begun forecasting the inevitable downfall of the digital currency. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
A cash-payment kiosk system for marijuana sales has been developed by Kansas City, Mo.-based software company Agrisoft and C4EverSystems LLC, according to a report in the Kansas City Business Journal. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
Can big data really help underwrite a better loan? Silicon Valley start-ups like LendUp, ZestFinance Inc. and Think Finance Inc. think so – they claim that by looking at everything from an applicant’s number of Facebook friends, bill paying habits and the amount of time they...
The South by Southwest (SXSW) festival now underway in Austin, Texas, is representing an opportunity for various payments players to show their wares and demonstrate emerging technologies’ possibilities. It’s also generating lots of discussion. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
