startups


Markets

African Remittance Firm Beam Stops Bitcoin Service in Pivot

Beam has announced it will no longer focus on using bitcoin in an attempt to disrupt the Ghanaian remittance market.

ghana, money

Markets

Coinbase Expands Bitcoin Services to Canada

Bitcoin users in Canada can now buy and sell bitcoin using Coinbase, a move that brings the startup closer to launching in 30 countries by 2016.

canada, flag

Markets

Bitcoin Block Size Debate: Who's Picking Sides?

Which companies are supporting BIP 100 or BIP 101? We've tracked down the answers.

Mining pickaxe

Markets

Gyft Co-Founder: Credit Card Spending Now Outpacing Bitcoin

Vinny Lingham, Gyft co-founder and CEO, explains how bitcoin payments on his digital card platform have decreased.

gyft, vinny lingham

Markets

ChangeTip Users Can Now Turn Bitcoin Tips into Gift Cards

ChangeTip users can now withdraw bitcoin from the platform in the form of gift cards, thanks to an integration with Gyft this week.

starbucks

Markets

Blockstack.io on Wall Street's Budding Blockchain Interest

CoinDesk profiles Blockstack, one of a new wave of blockchain firms seeking to partner with financial firms on initiatives involving the technology.

Wall Street

Markets

BTCChina Support Gives BIP 100 Bitcoin Hashrate Majority

BTCChina has backed Jeff Garzik's block size scaling solution, giving BIP 100 a majority of the network's hashing power.

bitcoin

Markets

BitFury Backs BIP 100 Blocksize Proposal

BitFury – the best-capitalised mining firm in bitcoin – has waded into the block size debate, stating it must be resolved by consensus.

Black and White Blocks

Markets

Overstock's tØ Acquires Broker Firm for Wall Street Disruption

Overstock's crypto subsidiary tØ has acquired Wall Street firm SpeedRoute, a move CEO Joseph Cammarata termed a "quantum leap" for securities trading.

patrick byrne, overstock