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Blockchain Adds Former Merrill Lynch, Facebook Execs as Advisors

Bitcoin wallet service Blockchain has added a former banking chairman and a former Facebook executive to its team of advisors.

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Western Union Faces Backlash Over Removal of Spoof Bitcoin Ad

Western Union has forced Facebook to remove a bitcoin parody of one of its ads.

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What Bitcoin Can Learn from Social Media's Success

Social media isn't competing bitcoin, and in fact, could prove integral to its wider growth and adoption.

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BitPay Launches Facebook App for Easy Bitcoin Sharing

BitPay has launched a new Facebook app called that enables users to share and send bitcoins.

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Facebook Breaks Up Cryptocurrency Mining Botnet 'Lecpetex'

Facebook has successfully dismantled a major bitcoin botnet operated by a small team of cyber criminals based in Greece.

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Latin American Bitcoin Startup Moneero Exits Stealth Mode

Bitcoin startup Moneero has officially exited stealth mode, openings its service to an initial batch of new users.

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Facebook Approves First Cryptocurrency Tipping Apps

The social network has approved two new apps that allow tipping in dogecoin and 13 other cryptocurrencies.

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Coinbase Launches Payment Pages to Make Bitcoin Socially Shareable

The popular wallet has launched the new feature with charitable efforts from Nas, Marc Andreessen and Code.org.

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