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What Is The Difference Between Bitcoin, FOREX & Gold? ‘A Tripod Theory’

September 10th, 2015 (0)
As Bitcoin and it’s counterparties known as “altcoins” enter the mainstream many investors are seeking information on the mechanics of trading these revolutionary peer-to-peer niche oriented decentralized global cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin, forex and gold have many similar yet distinct differences that make each a unique and viableinvestment vehicle. Bitcoin is a ...

A Bitcoin miner is back on track to be the first on the ASX

September 8th, 2015 (1)
Bitcoin Group is closer to becoming the world’s first cryptocurrency miner to float on a stock exchange. The company today re-released its prospectus after having to withdraw the documents following questions from the ASX. It is raising $20 million ...

Barclays has two blockchain ‘labs’ in London and is planning 45 experiments with the technology

September 7th, 2015 (0)
Like pretty much every other major bank at the moment, Barclays is very interested in the potential of the blockchain, the technology that underpins bitcoin. The Sunday Times reported this week that Barclays is planning to let charities accept bitcoin later ...

UBS Building Virtual Coin For Mainstream Banking

September 7th, 2015 (0)
Swiss bank UBS is working on a prototype virtual currency that it hopes will be used by banks and financial institutions as a basis to settle mainstream financial markets transactions. But unlike the bitcoin digital currency, the Swiss bank’s ...

History of Bitcoin: The journey of a virtual currency

September 3rd, 2015 (0)
The biggest thing to hit the global market since the invention of currency is the word “Bitcoin”. What started merely as an alternate electronic payment system soon became the seventh wonder of modern economy. But while most of us ...

E-Coin Launches Bitcoin Debit Card Affiliate Program

August 24th, 2015 (1)
E-coin specializes in bridging the gap between the traditional financial institutions and Bitcoin by allowing Bitcoin users to store Bitcoin safely with its multi-sig wallet service, as well as allowing users to load Bitcoin onto debit cards that can be used ...

Deloitte, Libra, Accenture: The work of auditors in the age of Bitcoin 2.0 technology

August 20th, 2015 (0)
Back in the late 1990s the cryptographer Nick Szabo predicted the paper-era techniques of auditing and accounting would be dramatically augmented by, and eventually integrated into, smart contracts. The last year or two has seen lots of opinion about ...

The Technology Behind Bitcoin Could Replace Lawyers, Too

August 20th, 2015 (0)
Smart contracts promise to relieve businesses of the costs and lag-time of corporate legal work. This software-based change could affect services firms everywhere. Everyone has heard the hype about Bitcoin, but the real promise of the technology behind cryptocurrencies ...

Coinify Acquires Coinzone

August 17th, 2015 (0)
Coinify announced that it will be taking over the operations of Coinzone, a leading Bitcoin payment provider. Coinzone will bring development and volume to the table, and this new partnership will result in a number of new opportunities for ...

Bitcoin’s Dark Side Could Get Darker

August 13th, 2015 (0)
Investors see riches in a cryptography-enabled technology called smart contracts–but it could also offer much to criminals. Some of the earliest adopters of the digital currency Bitcoin were criminals, who have found it invaluable in online marketplaces for contraband ...
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