ESPN: BitPay not to sponsor St Petersburg Bowl in 2015
Apr 02, 2015 02:49 am UTC| Digital Currency
The St Petersburg Bowl to be held this year will not be known as Bitcoin St Petersburg Bowl, according to a TV news source, ESPN.The ESPN representative did not comment as to whether the decision suggests a change in...
Apr 01, 2015 08:01 am UTC| Digital Currency
BTC/USD is struggling to break above 200 day 4HMA ($246) and any trend reversal can happen only above that level. On upside major resistance is around $246 (200 day HMA) and any break above could pave way for next target...
Overstock invests $5 million in blockchain technology specialist
Apr 01, 2015 03:47 am UTC| Digital Currency
Overstock, the US-based retail giant, has invested $5 million in blockchain technology specialist Peernova. The latter was formed as a result of merger between cloud mining contract provider CloudHashing and ASIC hardware...
BitGo names Mike Belshe as the new CEO
Apr 01, 2015 03:31 am UTC| Digital Currency
BitGo, a bitcoin security provider, has recently named co-founder Mike Belshe as the new chief executive officer, replacing Will OBrien.Belshe said that the decision is "the best path forward", and it was put in place by...
Digital Currency Council: Only 2.3% of Americans Trust Bitcoin Transfers Overseas
Apr 01, 2015 03:20 am UTC| Digital Currency
According to a latest survey report published by the Digital Currency Council, only 2.3% of U.S. citizens trust bitcoin to send funds overseas in case of an emergency, while 30.3% of the 750 "regular Americans" said they...
Rakuten starts accepting bitcoin
Apr 01, 2015 03:11 am UTC| Digital Currency
Rakuten.com, a Japan-based e-commerce giant, has announced that it is now accepting bitcoin as a payment option. The company first hinted the likelihood of accepting bitcoin last year and CEO Hiroshi Mikitani reiterated...
ANX distances itself from CoinMKT
Apr 01, 2015 02:56 am UTC| Digital Currency
ANX, the Hong Kong-based parent company of US-based bitcoin exchange CoinMKT, is planning to distance itself from the exchange after the arrest of federal law enforcement agents on criminal behavior with bitcoins.Two...