Bitcoin News Archives

What is BitLicense and how does it affect Bitcoins

by Niels BoschBitcoin News Internet & Software Tech NewsJuly 21, 2014

Over the past few days you might have heard of this new “BitLicense” the license which started as a proposal on popular social sharing website Reddit where Ben Lawsky, Superintendent of Financial…

Newegg now accepts Bitcoins as payment method

by Niels BoschBitcoin News Online Marketing Tech NewsJuly 1, 2014

Online retailer Newegg now accepts Bitcoin as payment method for all of your purchases (in the US Store), the company lets know if an official Press Release. After the success…

Meet the only Bitcoin wallet approved on iOS: CoinPocket

by Niels BoschApps Bitcoin News Internet & SoftwareJune 17, 2014

Apple is now letting Bitcoin apps back on iOS, after almost a year past since Apple removed all Bitcoin apps from the App Store, the very first Wallet that was…

New app lets you pay with Bitcoins using Google Glass

by Niels BoschBitcoin News Gadgets Google Internet & SoftwareMay 16, 2014May 16, 2014

A new app called “EAZE” is now available and lets users pay with Bitcoins using their Google Glass. By using voice and image recognition the user can look at a QR…

How to get to the Bitcoin Conference 2014 only spending Bitcoins

by Niels BoschBitcoin News Events Internet & SoftwareMay 6, 2014

Between 15 and 17 May the Bitcoin 2014 Conference in Amsterdam will take place. With the fast speed at which Bitcoins have been growing, more stores and restaurants accept Bitcoins…

Undergraduate MIT students to get $100 worth of Bitcoins for free

by Niels BoschBitcoin News Internet & SoftwareApril 29, 2014

If you are an undergraduate students at MIT and love Bitcoins, we have some good news. As part of a new research project, every undergraduate students that is studying at…

Best Bitcoin Wallets of 2014

by Brett ReardonBitcoin News Internet & Software TechnologyApril 25, 2014

Bitcoin is gaining in popularity and despite some concerns related to stability and vulnerabilities, the currency doesn’t look like it’s going anywhere. If you’re looking to hop on board, the…

First Bitcoin ATM now available in Dubai

by Rakshit GargBitcoin News Internet & Software Tech NewsApril 21, 2014

With more Bitcoin ATMs becoming available world wide, one of the fastest growing cities in the world and often referred to as the world’s most modern city has just gotten a…

Coinbase security vulnerability caused huge leak in user information

by Niels BoschBitcoin News Internet & SoftwareApril 1, 2014April 1, 2014

At the end of February Shubham Shah notified in a blog post that a bug could cause huge harm to Coinbase worlds most popular Bitcoin exchange platform and it seems like hackers…

Who has the first 50 Bitcoins mined by Satoshi that were ever spent?

by Niels BoschBitcoin News Internet & SoftwareMarch 30, 2014

Satoshi, the creator of Bitcoin is expected to have many millions of Bitcoins making him the richest Bitcoin millionaire in the world, but there is currently only 1 block that has been…

IRS demands Bitcoins to be taxed as they are “property” and not currency

by Niels BoschBitcoin News Internet & Software Tech NewsMarch 25, 2014July 21, 2015

The IRS (Internal Revenue Service) officially announced on Tuesday March 25th 2014 that from now on any Bitcoin transaction made should be taxed, if not, taxpayers will be subject to…

Secure online Bitcoin storage provider Xapo raises $20 million in funding

by Niels BoschBitcoin News Internet & SoftwareMarch 13, 2014March 13, 2014

With Bitcoins becoming more and more popular and having serious value as more stores start to accept them as a payment method it has become a primary target for hackers, which…

You can now pay with Bitcoins at Best Buy and Toys “R” Us using Pounce

by Niels BoschApps Bitcoin News Internet & SoftwareMarch 10, 2014March 10, 2014

The one-tap shopping app called Pounce works with several mayor US retailers like Best buy and Toys “R” Us which allows the costumer to make a purchase using the app on…

Ebay could start accepting Bitcoins in its auction-format listing

by Niels BoschBitcoin News Internet & SoftwareMarch 9, 2014March 9, 2014

Worlds biggest online market place has recently filed a patent application called “System And Method For Managing Transactions In A Digital Marketplace” which indicates that Ebay has created a system for digital currency processing…

What is the best alternative to Bitcoin Exchange platform Mt Gox?

by Brett ReardonBitcoin News Internet & SoftwareMarch 1, 2014March 1, 2014

With Bitcoin popularity at an all-time high, the recent shutdown and subsequent bankruptcy of the largest exchange is cause for concern. Mt. Gox’s fall creates uncertainty in the future of…

Buying Bitcoins: Centralized vs. Peer-to-Peer Marketplaces

You can now pay with Bitcoins using PayPal for Digital Goods