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Bitecoin: Mike Tyson Bitcoin ATM prepares for launch amid scam claims
Heavyweight boxing legend, who famously bit the ear of Evander Holyfield, is endorsing a bitcoin ATM.
Bitcoin growing 25% faster than the internet in its early years
Investment in bitcoin startups outpaces investment in internet firms in technology's early years.
What is Ethereum? Bitcoin's smart sibling is 'the only game in town' for banks to build blockchains
The lowdown on the much vaunted open source blockchain platform
Coinbase CEO: Bitcoin to surpass the dollar as reserve currency within 15 years
Brian Armstrong reveals Coinbase has a plan to make bitcoin replace the dollar as anchor currency.
The French bitcoin revolution: BNP Paribas testing crypto on its currency funds
Exclusive: a source at BNP Paribas told IBTimes UK the bank plans to add bitcoin to one of its currency funds.
Bitcoin: Central bank mulls the paradox of centralised distributed ledgers
A background briefing with a well known central bank explored the case for a centralised but distributed ledger system.
Bitcoin and blockchain firm Coinsilium talks about its ongoing IPO book building
Blockchain-focused firm Coinsilium speaks on heading to market with the technology.
George Osborne is 'proactive and knowledgeable' about Bitcoin's blockchain technology
IBTimes spoke to the CEO of Innovate Finance, a fintech lobby group launched by Osborne a year ago.
Bank of England: Central banks looking at 'hybrid systems' using Bitcoin's blockchain technology
The Bank of England conducts quarterly research that mulls impact of disruptive ledger-based technology.
Dissidents turn to bitcoin-like cryptocurrency to communicate free from state surveillance
Strict surveillance laws in China and Russia bypassed using cryptocurrency to communicate securely.
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.