March 06, 2015
The Bits Behind The Blockchain
When many of the players in payments talk about the power of bitcoin these days, they aren’t talking about bitcoin at all. And for good reason. Volatility, illegal use cases,...
February 27, 2015
Inside The Bitcoin Blockchain
Anonymous and untraceable. That’s been among the calling cards of bitcoin since Day 1. It is, in fact, what makes bitcoin so novel. It has all of the attributes of...
February 20, 2015
Are Bitcoins Funding ISIS?
2015 has been a tough year for bitcoin’s public image. To start, the Silk Road trial wrapped up with a federal conviction for the creator of the bitcoin-run illegal drug marketplace. The...
February 13, 2015
Bitcoin Strikes For The Gold Standard
When people say someone is as “rich as Croesus,” they’re talking of to a time (B.C. time) when gold was first starting to be used as a currency. A time...
February 06, 2015
The Alleged Bitcoin Silk Road Hitman Operation
“Everyone knows too much.” — Dread Pirate Roberts, December 2011 The HBO-style drama begins. Did Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht pay $500,000 worth of bitcoins to have five people assassinated to protect...
January 30, 2015
Bitcoin Tracker | Week 59
Circle is a consumer financial services company founded by internet pioneer Jeremy Allaire to “transform the world economy with secure, simple, and less costly technology for storing and using money.”...
January 23, 2015
Ready for ‘Orange is the New Black,’ Bitcoin Edition Episode...
Bitcoin Tracker | Week 57 This week marked a big week of arrests and week two of the Silk Road trial — the case of the bitcoin online black marketplace...
January 16, 2015
Razzies, Russia and Raining On The Miners’ Parade
Bitcoin Tracker | Week 56 2015 has really not been the Year of the Bitcoin, at least so far. After dropping below $300 last week to $268.7, bitcoin dropped even...
January 09, 2015
Did 2015 Burst Bitcoin’s Bubble?
Bitcoin Tracker | Week 55 Bitcoin ended 2014 on something of a down note, and so far it doesn’t look like 2015 is going all that much better. Bitcoin dropped...