Vasalgel project rejects bitcoin donation due to BitPay’s transaction limit
Jun 10, 2016 12:32 pm UTC| Digital Currency
Vasalgel project received a donation of $13,000 in bitcoin from an anonymous source last month. However, the donation was declined due to BitPays transaction limit and was sent back to the projects payment...
BTC/USD remains bullish, eyes 600 levels
Jun 10, 2016 12:30 pm UTC| Digital Currency
Following the recent massive jump, BTC/USD is now trading in a narrow range, between 570 and 580 levels. It currently trades at 576.29 levels at the time of writing. Ichimoku analysis of the daily chart (Bitstamp)...
Bitspark, Vitaxel Group partner to bring blockchain benefits to remittances in Malaysia
Jun 10, 2016 12:13 pm UTC| Digital Currency
Bitspark Limited, a Hong Kong-based fintech startup that pioneered the worlds first cash-in cash-out blockchain remittance platform for Money Transfer Operators, has signed an MOU with Vitaxel Group, to set its foot in...
US blockchain industry calls for national licensing regime
Jun 10, 2016 11:43 am UTC| Digital Currency
Six of the leading blockchain-based firms and advocacy groups have submitted comments in response to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currencys (OCC) white paper titled Supporting Responsible Innovation in the Federal...
Venezuelan freelancers bank upon bitcoin payments during financial recession
Jun 10, 2016 11:38 am UTC| Digital Currency
Venezuelan freelancers such as graphic designers, coders, musicians and writers, are surviving the worst economic crisis by earning bitcoins. Due to the worsened economic recession in Venezuela, the country had the...
MoneyGram, Earthport collaborate to offer Ripple tech-based remittance services
Jun 10, 2016 09:55 am UTC| Digital Currency
Money transfer and payment services MoneyGram has teamed up with Earthport and announced the launch of a new service that uses Ripple technology and allows users to send money directly to any Romanian bank account in...
Breakout Coin debuts in 6.6 million token public coinsale on Bittrex on June 13
Jun 10, 2016 09:17 am UTC| Digital Currency
More than two years in the making, Breakout Coin will debut its eagerly awaited public coinsale at 10 am PDT / 1 pm EDT / 5 pm GMT on Monday, June 13. The sale will be hosted by a leading cryptocurrency exchange...
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IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects