Shift Card - America's First Bitcoin Visa Debit Card Launched By Coinbase
Nov 24, 2015 11:38 am UTC| Digital Currency
Coinbase, a San Francisco-based bitcoin exchange, on Friday introduced the first US-issued bitcoin debit card, the Shift Card. It is essentially a VISA debit card that at present allows Coinbase users in twenty-four states...
Japan Likely To Introduce Bitcoin Regulatory System Early Next Year
Nov 23, 2015 08:28 am UTC| Digital Currency
Japans Financial Services Agency (FSA) is planning to introduce a regulatory mechanism for virtual currencies including bitcoin as early as next year, following the arrest of Mark Karpeles in the infamous Mt Gox scam that...
Bitcoin Group Postpones IPO Again By A Month
Nov 23, 2015 08:27 am UTC| Digital Currency
Bitcoin Group, an Australia-based bitcoin miner, seems to be really struggling to get through with its Initial Public Offering (IPO). According to recent reports, it has been postponed by another month in the wake of...
FxWirePro: BTC/USD trades in narrow range, good to sell on rallies
Nov 23, 2015 07:12 am UTC| Technicals Digital Currency
BTC/USD has broken minor support $325 and declined till $310. It is currently trading around $321. On the downside major support is around $300 and break below targets$270/$256. The pairs minor resistance is...
R3 Blockchain Consortium Now Includes 30 Global Banks, Announces Technology Team
Nov 20, 2015 11:14 am UTC| Digital Currency
R3, the U.S.-based financial innovation firm, announced on Thursday that five more banks have joined its distributed ledger initiative that includes BNP Paribas, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, ING Bank, Macquarie...
Stricter Rules Or Complete Bitcoin Ban In EU Post Paris Attacks?
Nov 20, 2015 07:34 am UTC| Digital Currency
In the aftermath of the recent terrorist attacks inParis, it would not come as a surprise if the European Union considers blocking bitcoin and other digital currencies. According to a draft seen by Reuters, the...
Bitcoin Donations Now Accepted At Fidelity Charitable
Nov 19, 2015 09:36 am UTC| Digital Currency
Fidelity Charitable, the charitable arm of Fidelity Investments, is now accepting bitcoin from donors, thereby expanding the existing range of assets donors can contribute. As more people have been using and investing...