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Chinese Yuan Global Payments Market Share Drops in November, Maintains 7th Spot

November 26, 2014

According to data released by Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT), the Chinese yuan’s market share in global payments dropped throughout the past month as a mainland liquidity sq...

Welcome To The Blockchain (The Bitcoin Song) By Toby Ganger + Decap

November 15, 2014

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbzNJr26H-4 Fresh out of the oven, launched yesterday on YouTube is original hip hip and rap song by Toby Ganger + Decap entitled 'Welcome To The Blockchain'. In the song, his ...

Russia Reduces Proposed Fines For Bitcoin Usage, Community Unimpressed

November 11, 2014

Coindesk reports that Russia’s Ministry of Finance has been gracious enough to lower the proposed fines for dealing in bitcoin. The fines are stipulated in a draft bill that would ban all use of Bitcoin, incl...

Cannabis Coin Gets Off Its High After “Yes We CANN” Event, Loses 85%

October 28, 2014

Whatever gets high, must come down. Such is the case with most altcoins undergoing astronomical multifold gains. But the drop doesn’t usually happen so quickly. Cannabis Coin had its share of glory when it r...

Cannabis Coin rises over 1000% in October as altcoin set to become redeemable for 1 gram

October 19, 2014

Cannabis Coin (CANN) has skyrocketed by over 1000% this month as 1 CANN is set to become “officially” redeemable for 1 gram of cannabis, starting tomorrow at the “Yes We CANN” event at Phoenix’s Herbal Wellne...

Russia Bitcoin ban draft outlines repercussions, stiffer penalties for officials and companies

October 5, 2014

Russia’s Ministry of Finance has released a draft bill that would prohibit all dealings in Bitcoin. The ban includes: – The “creation” (mining) and distribution of digital currencies. Individuals face a fine...

Russia To Ban Bitcoin Again

September 14, 2014

RT News reports that Russia plans on again banning Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies. Referring to Bitcoin, Deputy Finance Minister Aleksey Moiseev told journalists, “People can play with their chips, and they ca...

Spain’s Banking Giant Santander Runs Challenge To Devise Bitcoin Strategy For Banks

August 28, 2014

The open innovation platform Yegii is running a challenge to “analyze the impact of Bitcoin on banks and devise a strategic course of action” on behalf of Banco Santander. The banking group is the Eurozone’s...

Cannabis Road Hacked, $100,000 Worth Of BTC Stolen, May Shut Down

August 26, 2014

Deepdotweb reports that Cannabis Road has “officially been robbed of around $100,000 USD” in bitcoins (200 BTC), emptying its wallet. Cannabis Road is an online darknet marketplace dedicated to Cannabis, the...

BitLicenses Proposed in NY, What They Are And Reaction

July 17, 2014

Among US jurisdictions, New York has been one of the most involved in analyzing digital currencies, their risks, benefits, and potential means to regulate them. Spearheading the initiative has been a vibrant...