Coinbase announced the expansion of its bitcoin services to Canada
Today Coinbase, one of the leading bitcoin wallets providers in the world, announced the expansion to Canada. Canadian customers can now buy and sell bitcoins with Canadian dollar via Buy/Sell service as well as trade the BTC/CAD pair on Coinbase Exchange, the company’s blog states.
Thai bitcoin wallet allows users to buy Steam Wallet credits with bitcoins
Users of Thai bitcoin wallet, Coins.co.th, can buy Steam credits with bitcoins.
Virtual Working Group of the Commonwealth urges member states to regulate bitcoin
Members of the Commonwealth of Nations should regulate bitcoin in one way or another. This is the recommendation of the Virtual Working Group that convened last weekend in London.
American teen sentenced to 11 years in prison for advising Bitcoin funding to ISIL with its Twitter.
A 17-year old teen Ali Shukri Amin received a sentence to 11 years in jail for advising Tweeter users on using cryptocurrency, and especially bitcoin, to fund ISIL militant’s activity.
ekmPowershop became the first e-commerce provider to accept bitcoin in UK.
ekmPowershop, UK-based e-commerce solution has partnered with a new payment gateway ChainPay enabling its clients to accept digital currency payments. ekmPowershop is one of the most popular e-commerce provider used by 1 of 5 merchants in United Kingdom.
BIP 100 Blocksize proposal gets a massive support from major mining pools
F2Pool, BitFury, BTCChina, KnCMiner and 21 have cast their votes for Garzik’s proposal.
American gift cards seller CardCash accepts bitcoin
CardCash, a company that controls a significant portion of American gift cards market, began accepting bitcoin.
Bitcoin strikes back: the price of the digital currency hits $235
After a long decline, bitcoin is growing. The price of the digital currency reached about $235.
Russian professor aspires to create new financial system using gold and blockchain
Professor and former banker Vladimir Frolov hopes to create new international financial system using the principles of bitcoin. He named the system after the famous polish astronomer Nicholas Copernicus.
Princeton launches new Bitcoin online course on Coursera
Princeton University introduces a 6-week online Bitcoin course on Coursera, offering to study the computer science behind bitcoin. The first course session titled “Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Technologies” begins on 4 September, 2015.
Dark web becomes less safe for illegal activities
INTERPOL trains its officers to use the Dark Web to fight illegal commerce. Meanwhile, the biggest Dark Web marketplace, Agora, decided to close because of security threats identified.
CoinSource installed Bitcoin ATM in Manhattan, NYC
CoinSource, a digital currency ATM network, announced its first bitcoin ATM installed in New York at the Staten Island Ferry’s Whitehall Terminal. The machine became company’s third BTM with two others located in Las Vegas and Chicago.
The Reserve Bank of India expressed its views on cryptocurrency
Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, Shri R. Gandhi pointed out the pros and cons of digital currency and crowdfunding platforms at the FIBAC banking conference in Mumbai on 25 August, 2015.
Australian bitcoin exchange is allegedly an India-based scam
Bitcoin exchange igot, registered in Australia, has ceased to any communication with customers who are unable to withdraw their funds from the company. An investigation by Silicon Angle suggests the company is a scam, with a base in Bangalore, India.
“Satoshi’s Last Will”: Bitfilm starts a crowdfunding campaign for a feature film about bitcoin
Bitfilm launches a crowdfunding campaign for the first feature-length fiction film about bitcoin and the blockchain technology. The campaign supported by Max Keiser's Startjoin.com starts on 25 August.
Bitcoin and marijuana: beginning of a love story?
Colorado is going to host the Crypto Cannabis Conference for representatives of both bitcoin industry and cannabis industry. The CEO of Californian medical marijuana dispensary believes bitcoin and marijuana need each other.
