The Latest News about Cryptocurrency

Jul 14, 2014 at 15:25 UTCUpdated Sep 10, 2014 at 10:32 UTC. Digital currency-only online retail outlet Bitcoin Shop has announced a $150,000 investment in cryptocurrency-buying service expresscoin.

As of 10th July his campaign accepts donations exclusively in bitcoin.

With July underway and the summer of 2014 shaping up to be a big one for digital currencies of all kinds, let's take a look at a couple of the recent happenings in alt that could have long-term effects on the altcoin movement.

It is possible that when compared to rare metals, bitcoin mining is not as wasteful in terms of environmental impact, but it remains clear that there could be better and more efficient uses of cryptocurrency mining power than solving arbitrary cryptographic problems.

Guy Debelle, the assistant governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia, believes Scotland could become a testbed for cryptocurrencies if it gains independence from the UK. Debelle's remarks were addressed to the audience at the Financial Times Camp Alphaville event in London, in a rather unconventional fashion for a banker: in a T-shirt, speaking through a telepresence robot.

Jul 2, 2014 at 14:29 UTCUpdated Aug 20, 2014 at 15:12 UTC. US digital currency exchange Poloniex has released a new update on the customer repayment plan it implemented following the loss of 12.3% of its total bitcoins in a March attack.

HolyTransaction is a new cryptocurrency company that wants to be the market leader in the often speculative world of alternative digital currencies, and believes it stands to make big gains in the market by doing so.

Jul 1, 2014 at 12:48 UTCUpdated Jul 1, 2014 at 12:56 UTC. Digital currency retailer expresscoin has launched a Canadian branch of its business, in the first phase of its expansion beyond the US market.

The US Marshals are auctioning off 30,000 BTC. In 2009, that wouldn't have been worth very much, but at the time of writing, CoinDesk's Bitcoin Price Index puts that at a cool $17,610,000.

Vericoin has launched an innovative and potentially game-changing approach to gaining merchant acceptance that could shake up the altcoin world should the service gain broader usage.

Computers running MaidSafe talk to others on the network to create a large storage array.

To get a perspective on the possible road ahead, All Things Alt caught up with Max Keiser, host of The Keiser Report, guru for maxcoin, and one of the leading voices behind StartCOIN, a new altcoin-powered crowdfunding initiative.

Jun 19, 2014 at 19:30 UTCUpdated Jun 20, 2014 at 11:58 UTC. El Banco Central de Bolivia, the central bank of the South American nation, has officially banned any currency or coins not issued or regulated by the government, including bitcoin and a list of other cryptocurrencies including namecoin, peercoin, Quark, primecoin and feathercoin.

Jun 19, 2014 at 18:45 UTC. Since the bitcoin price rose sharply last year, the sale of properties for the digital currency has become, if not commonplace, definitely a growing trend - albeit for more luxury properties.

Succeeding in the cryptocurrency mining industry over the long term may require thinking outside of the box.

Any superstitious altcoin enthusiasts out there? Today marks the coincidence of both Friday the 13th and the full moon, an appropriate way to end yet another week in the digital currency world.

The latest one comes from a research team that wants to use a cryptocurrency network to store archival data.

Relaxing after a long week in the alternative digital currency world? If so, it's time to kick back, count your coins and remember that we're all here to have fun.

Jun 6, 2014 at 10:27 UTCUpdated Jun 6, 2014 at 20:15 UTC. Facebook has approved two new cryptocurrency tipping apps, according to the small team of dogecoin enthusiasts that developed them.

Jun 6, 2014 at 01:18 UTCUpdated Jun 6, 2014 at 12:47 UTC. Singapore is the perfect place to sell and store precious metals thanks to its stable government and friendly tax environment, says the co-founder of a new company trading bullion for bitcoin.

Jun 2, 2014 at 18:51 UTCUpdated Jun 3, 2014 at 13:17 UTC. A recent report published by Citi suggests that bitcoin could challenge or even supplant some traditional payment services if adoption widens in future years.

The recent meeting of minds between Chinese mining hardware suppliers brings back to the fore just how centralized mining continues to be.

The libertycoin community experienced a severe price shock when a senior developer for the alternative digital currency left the project this week, though it has since recovered.

Enthusiasm for the digital currency has been fueled by darkcoin's price gains in recent weeks, as the coin has seemingly successfully appealed to many buyers who once turned to bitcoin for its supposed anonymity.

May 23, 2014 at 15:03 UTCUpdated May 23, 2014 at 15:07 UTC. The MaidSafe project announced today it has 500 developers signed up to build applications for its decentralized Internet platform.

Th has relaunched as a full exchange after months spent offline and in testing, with a focus on security and ease of use, according to its founders.

UPDATE: Josh Wise has won the online NASCAR vote thanks to the dogecoin community's efforts.

May 15, 2014 at 18:01 UTCUpdated Aug 20, 2014 at 14:10 UTC. Australia-based bitcoin wallet and exchange service CoinJar has pledged nearly A$4,000 in bitcoin to a crowdfunding campaign started by young entrepreneur Madelaine Scott.

May 11, 2014 at 09:33 UTCUpdated May 12, 2014 at 11:58 UTC. If the recent issues surrounding bank account closures and domestic media warnings were supposed to scare Chinese attendees away from the two-day Global Bitcoin Summit starting in Beijing Saturday, someone forgot to tell everyone.

'Dogecar' driver talks community strength.