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What Greece can learn from bitcoin adoption in Latin America
BitPay's Pablo Magro explains how a surge in bitcoin activity in Latin America provides lesson to Greece in weathering currency storms.
Vladimir Putin says digital currencies like bitcoin have use 'in certain segments of the economy'
Putin spoke about digital currencies like bitcoin at an educational event in Moscow.
Bitcoin mining firm Cloudminr 'hacked' amid Ponzi scheme accusations
Fears of another bitcoin pyramid scheme emerge as 80,000 accounts from mining firm Cloudminr exposed.
Bitcoin's blockchain technology could give back more than software has ever eaten up
Distributed ledger technology could create jobs for an army of slaves to the algorithm.
Reddit in revolt: Site could be rebuilt on bitcoin tech blockchain to end censorship and blackouts
Decentralised version of the social news platform Reddit would be impossible to censor or shut down.
Bitcoin hits four-month high as Greece votes 'no' to eurozone bailout conditions
Bitcoin has risen by $50 in price over the last 30 days as fears of Greece leaving the euro mount.
Greeks buy more bitcoins fearing Grexit and conversion into devalued drachmas
New customers depositing with bitcoin exchange BTCGreece rose by 400% between May and June.
Bitcoin regulation: Chamber of Digital Commerce talks about enlisting former JP Morgan chief Blythe Masters
IBTimes asked Chamber of Digital Commerce chief Perianne Boring about what Blythe Masters can bring its advisory board.
Bitcoin handed $100m opportunity as MasterCard cuts ties with Backpage.com
MasterCard's withdrawal as a payment option for Backpage.com could be a $100m opportunity for bitcoin.
Silk Road cop pleads guilty to tipping off owner Ross Ulbricht about dark web investigation
Carl Force took bitcoins worth hundreds of thousands of dollars from Silk Road owner Ross Ulbricht.
Barclays talks blockchain, bitcoin and distributed ledgers
Barclays has named three blockchain technology firms from its accelerator based in Notting Hill
Codename Citicoin: Banking giant built three internal blockchains to test Bitcoin technology
Citigroup technology briefing reveals internal blockchains and transactions without bank accounts.
Hellascoin: Greek bitcoin rival doubles in value as Grexit looms
Cryptocurrency markets like bitcoin have been rising ahead of a potential Grexit, but none more so than hellascoin.
Visa, MasterCard and Amex: Payments dinosaurs face off Bitcoin technology threat
IBTimes UK spoke to executives about disruptive technology and their legacy systems.
HSBC tech innovation leader Patrick Mang tight-lipped on bitcoin
The topic of discusion at SAP Financial Service Forum in London was how banks deal with disruptive technology.
Cryptocurrency round-up: Bitcoin network stress test and CryptoWall malware 'spreading'
Bitcoin network passes stress test and FBI warns of spread of Cryptowall malware.
Cryptocurrency round-up: Barclays to test blockchain and Kim Dotcom says buy bitcoin
Kim Dotcom advises bitcoin investment In anticipation of Grexit, while Barclays tests blockchain.
Kim Dotcom: Buy bitcoin and gold as Grexit will cause market crash
Tech entrepreneur and Mega founder advises investment in bitcoin and gold against Greek uncertainty backdrop.
Bitcoin technology could bring an end to banking as we know it
Bosses from three of the world's leading bitcoin companies discuss the future for banks and card providers.
Silk Road and Mt Gox linked by transactions to major bitcoin players since 2009 'big bang'
Bitcoin security provider Elliptic has plotted the expanding universe of bitcoin transactions since it started in 2009.
MoneyConf: Santander reveals secrets about its ledger lab and innovation fund
Santander sets out innovation stall at Belfast event and talks about the moment banks got off the fence.
Bitcoin value surges as Grexit fears make cryptocurrencies more attractive than banks
Greeks fearful of an EU exit are turning to bitcoin as a safer place for their savings
How the likes of MasterCard and Visa slow the spread of bitcoin
BitPay's European manager Marcel Roelants, who also worked for Mastercard for five years, explains how big corporates literally stifle innovation.
US teenager pleads guilty to helping Isis with Bitcoin and posting terror tweets on Twitter
Ali Shukri Amin, 17 also helped a friend to join the fighting
Cryptocurrency round-up: Bitcoin ransoms and 10,000 Taiwanese stores accept bitcoin
Bitcoin price remains stable as the cryptocurrency's role as remittance service grows in East Asia.
Bitcoin pioneer Erik Voorhees launches Mt.Gox-proof exchange for iPhones
Bitcoin pioneer Erik Voorhees has launched an altcoin exchange to be run on iPhones which precludes another Mt.Gox scandal.
Cryptocurrency round-up: MasterCard weighs in on bitcoin and dark web drug surge
Bitcoin price rises as MasterCard dismisses bitcoin and new study shows rise in dark web use.
Man robbed of $1,100 worth of bitcoin at gunpoint
A 28-year-old man from New York was robbed by two men at gunpoint for the bitcoin on his smartphone.
Cryptocurrency round-up: Xapo faces massive fraud lawsuit and Stellar's $1m legal dispute
Bitcoin price continues run of stability amid various legal disputes between cryptocurrency firms.
Cryptocurrency round-up: BitLicense regulation 'stifles bitcoin innovation' and Mirror raises $8.8m
Critics warn bitcoin innovation could be stifled by new BitLicense rules, while Mirror raises $8.8m.