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Coinbase brings bitcoin support to PayPal, credit cards
Coinbase, the digital bitcoin wallet company, announced Wednesday it now accepts PayPal and credit cards for bitcoin sells and bitcoin buys, respectively. The company said in a corporate blog post...
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Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini launches in U.K.
Gemini, the New York-based cryptocurrency exchange operated by entrepreneurial brothers Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, has set up in the U.K. “This is a significant and important part of Gemini’s...
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NYU business school adds FinTech specialization to MBA program
Starting this fall, full- and part-time MBA students at New York University’s Stern School of Business can select FinTech as a specialization. The move follows the offering of a business school course...
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Canada’s nanoPay deploys MintChip digital cash platform
Toronto-based financial technology firm nanoPay announced last week the first commercial deployment of MintChip, a digital cash platform acquired from the Royal Canadian Mint in December 2015. Now...
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Kraken takes over Netherlands-based bitcoin exchange CleverCoin
Global digital asset exchange Kraken announced Tuesday it has acquired CleverCoin. The Dutch bitcoin exchange is the third exchange Kraken has taken over in less than six months. It acquired...
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BitPay supports bitcoin donations to Heifer International
Heifer International announced last Friday that it is now accepting bitcoins for donation. The Arkansas-based nonprofit organization, which provides gifts of livestock and agricultural training to...
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Social network Steemit distributes $1.3 million in first cryptocurrency...
Steemit, a blockchain-powered decentralized social network, distributed Monday $1.3 million in cryptocurrency to users of the site, who are paid for posting and voting on content. The payout is the...
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Bitcoin experts comment on block reward halving
Today marks a major milestone in the world of bitcoin: block reward halving. According to bitcoinblockhalf.com, the bitcoin blocking mining reward halves every 210,000 blocks. Today the coin reward is...
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DTCC’s Mark Wetjen joins Coin Center’s advisory board
Coin Center, a non-profit group focused on public policy related to cryptocurrency and blockchain technology, announced Monday support for the organization from the Depository Trust & Clearing...
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Former Google engineer creates blockchain-powered OS for banks
A former Google engineer has formed a company that uses blockchain technology to create new operating system for banks, reported Reuters. Paul Taylor, whose speech recognition software is featured in...
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