Joon Ian Wong

Markets

Goldman Sachs has published a report naming bitcoin and Ripple among the technology trends that could shape the future of global finance and payments.

Mar 11, 2015

Markets

Stealth bitcoin startup 21 Inc, formerly 21e6, has announced new information about its funding history, staff members and investors.

Mar 10, 2015

Markets

The bitcoin price continues to trade well above the $250 mark as trading volumes grow on global exchanges including Bitfinex and Huobi.

Mar 9, 2015

Markets

Two new services, TeleBit and a tipping bot by BlockTrail, attempt to bring bitcoin transactions to popular chat platforms.

Mar 6, 2015

Markets

New research from New York University uncovers how mining has changed from a solo activity to an industry dominated by powerful groups of miners.

Mar 5, 2015

Markets

The bitcoin price spike over the last four days, which saw it gain 12% to hit a high of nearly $262, has been attributed to positive newsflow.

Mar 2, 2015

Markets

A former executive director of Goldman Sachs in London has launched a bitcoin derivatives exchange called Crypto Facilities.

Feb 26, 2015

Markets

Email-forwarding service Composed aims to help the global fight against spam by making senders pay a small fee in bitcoin.

Feb 19, 2015

Markets

Bitcoin Core 0.10.0 is released with key changes that address declining nodes, floating transaction fees and a consensus library.

Feb 17, 2015

Finance

PokerStars, the world's largest poker site, issues official denial that it will soon accept bitcoin, quashing persistent rumours.

Feb 16, 2015