Stan Higgins

A member of CoinDesk's full-time Editorial Staff since 2014, Stan has long been at the forefront of covering emerging developments in blockchain technology. Stan has previously contributed to financial websites, and is an avid reader of poetry.

Stan currently owns a small amount (<$500) worth of BTC, ENG and XTZ (See: Editorial Policy).

Stan Higgins

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Fold's Scannable Barcode App Aims to Streamline Bitcoin Payments

The team behind the Coins For Coffee app are working on a broader bitcoin payments project called Fold.

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All Things Alt: Sync's Stability Bid, an Ivy League Alt and a Coin for World Domination

In this week's roundup: SYNC adds more services to its network while a block chain-based strategy game takes shape.

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Bitcoin Block Chain Now Searchable with DuckDuckGo

Search engine DuckDuckGo now broadcasts block chain information using Biteasy's data API.

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KnCMiner Enters Final Phase of Titan ASIC Chip Production

KnCMiner has announced that wafer encapsulation has begun on its Titan scrypt-mining chip.

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GAW Acquires $8 Million Stake in ZenMiner

The parent company of GAW Miners has acquired a controlling stake in ZenMiner for $8m.

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Circle: BitLicense Would Force Us to Block New York Customers

Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire argues that New York's proposed BitLicense would force his business out of the state's market.

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Viacoin Team Implements Smart Contract Protocol Built on Altcoin Block Chain

The ClearingHouse smart contract protocol is now live and available through a new Web client.

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Rakuten US Subsidiary Begins Accepting Bitcoin

Rakuten Super Logistics, a subsidiary of Japanese retail giant Raktuen Group, is now accepting bitcoin.

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Mining Roundup: ROCKMINER Audit and a Hobby Rig Far, Far Away

In this week's roundup: BitFury leadership expansion, ROCKMINER's new audit and spotlight on a unique hobby rig.

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BitHalo: Smart Contracts Without the Block Chain Bloat

Decentralized platform BitHalo enables the creation of trustless, two-party transactions and smart contracts.

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