Bitwage issues first payroll bitcoin debit cards
The American company BitWage and Xapo, a bitcoin company, have issued the first payroll cards that allow people to receive part of their salary in bitcoins and spend it in dollars, pounds sterling, and euro.
A new email service allows users to earn bitcoins for every letter they receive
A Netherlands startup has introduced the concept of email postage. To be able to send an email to a customer of the startup, others have to pay a fixed fee that goes either to the recipient of the email or to a charity foundation.
China and Hong Kong seem to prefer a “wait and see” approach
Professor K. C. Chan, Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, believes that bitcoin regulation is not yet necessary in Hong Kong. The same opinion seems to prevail in mainland China.
Coinkite CTO: Tor will help world citizens overpass the Bitcoin ban
Peter D. Gray, Founder & CTO of Coinkite, talked to CoinFox about using the Tor network for cryptocurrency transactions. The bitcoin wallet and software provider has recently announced the launch of its BitKit API, available over Tor.
Coinkite launches a new API with Tor access
The Toronto-based bitcoin wallet and software provider Coinkite has announced the launch of BitKit, its new developer’s API that is available over the anonymous Tor network.
BitPay merchants can now use Libra Tax to help with tax declarations
A partnership between BitPay and Libra Tax aims to make life easier for thousands of bitcoin-accepting merchants who are working with BitPay.
Huobi starts to offer margin trading and P2P lending on its English platform
The bitcoin trading website BitYes, which belongs to the Chinese-based exchange Huobi, has launched a margin trading option. Additionally, the company now offers P2P lending services to its clients.
Bitcoin gets a foothold in the Caribbean
The first bitcoin exchange in the Caribbean is expected to launch on March 30th.
Nasdaq will provide trading system to a new bitcoin marketplace
Noble Markets, a New York-based bitcoin start-up, and Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. have entered into a partnership that will allow Noble Markets to use Nasdaq’s trading technology to matching users’ orders, The Wall Street Journal reports. The technology is currently used by more than 30 exchanges worldwide.
Overstock lost $8,000 on cryptocurrency holdings in 2014
Overstock, one of the leading companies using bitcoin, declared $340,000 in cryptocurrency-denominated assets on December 31st, 2014. In 2014, the company lost $8000 due to bitcoin price volatility.
Safello takes part in London Barclays Accelerator, aspires to return to the UK market
Safello has been selected among 10 other startups to join the Techstars-affiliated Barclays Accelerator that will take place in London this spring. This is the first time that a bitcoin company will participate in the scheme.
A rumour about BTC-E tracking down stolen bitcoins provokes a heated discussion on Reddit
During the weekend, the bitcoin exchange BTC-E appeared to temporarily suspend bitcoin withdrawals. Users speculated this was done to track down bitcoins stolen on the Evolution marketplace.
More than 400 people take part in Zebpay’s bitcoin conference in Ahmedabad, India
The ‘Future of Money’ event organized by Zebpay ends up being the largest bitcoin meeting ever held in India.
Credit Suisse: Bitcoin has troubles, but it is already a currency
The bank Credit Suisse has introduced bitcoin to its clients with an explanatory article on the bank’s main website. Jonathan Horlacher from the Macro Research division of the bank wrote that bitcoin is already a de facto currency.
Russian Ministry of Finance: the law forbidding cryptocurrencies will be approved by 2016
Deputy Finance Minister of the Russian Federation promised today that the bill banning “surrogate money” will be signed into law by the end of this year.
GuestLogix helps airlines and travel operators to accept onboard bitcoin payments
GuestLogix, a global provider of onboard payment technology to over 80 travel operators, has announced the adoption of bitcoin on its retail platform.
