Bitstake offers crypto remittance service in Nigeria
Apr 29, 2015 05:23 am UTC| Digital Currency
Bitstake, a Nigeria-based digital currency exchange, offers a wide range of services to the178 million nativepeople. It enables its users to access and use their wallets through SMS, unlike other bitcoin exchanges, which...
Gregory Simon appointed as the new president at Bitcoin Association
Apr 29, 2015 05:06 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Bitcoin Association has appointed Gregory Simon as its new president. Simon takes up the new role at the organisation from Ribbit.me, where he servedas co-founder and chief financial officer (CFO). He will be...
Overstock's SEC filing suggests issue of bitcoin-based securities
Apr 29, 2015 04:56 am UTC| Digital Currency
Overstock.com submitted the S-3 form on 24th April to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that outlines its intention to issue new stocks or securities. The offerings could amount to as much as $500m, it said.The...
Bitcoin shop raises $2.3M in VC funds
Apr 29, 2015 04:32 am UTC| Digital Currency
Bitcoin Shop, a D.C.-based bitcoin mining company, declared in its SEC filing that it raised a total of $2.3 million from hedge funds and private investors in an attempt to expand its operations.Charles Allen, Bitcoin Shop...
Purse reveals 'Instant' Amazon Shopping
Apr 29, 2015 04:20 am UTC| Digital Currency
Purse has recently announced the launch of Instant, a new service that seeks toexpandthe reach of its existing e-commerce offerings without any change in its focus on Amazon shopping.Within just a year of its launch, the...
Coinbase expands to the UK, launches bitcoin exchange
Apr 29, 2015 04:03 am UTC| Digital Currency
Coinbase, the San Francisco-based bitcoin exchange, has launched its bitcoin wallet, exchange and merchant services in the United Kingdom.Brian Armstrong, Coinbase co-founder and CEO, said the move to launch in the UK was...
Richard Branson to hold Bitcoin Summit on Necker Island
Apr 29, 2015 03:52 am UTC| Digital Currency
Billionaire entrepreneur and bitcoin enthusiast, Richard Branson, is going to host "Bitcoin Summit" to bring "the greatest minds in cryptocurrency" under one roof to discuss bitcoin and the underlying blockchain technology...