Browsing: Bitcoin

Former JPMorgan exec Blythe Masters’ startup, Digital Asset Holdings, is negotiating a $35M financing round to revolutionize finance with blockchain technology.

Bitcoin’s price saw a modest increase in 2015, leading to speculation about Greek investors turning to the digital currency amid the financial crisis.

Ross Ulbricht, the mastermind behind the infamous Silk Road online drug marketplace, was sentenced to life in prison without parole on May 29, 2015.…

MIT Media Lab launches the Digital Currency Initiative, appointing former White House advisor Brian Forde as director to advance Bitcoin security, scalability, and policy research.

MIT Media Lab announces the Digital Currency Initiative, led by former White House adviser Brian Forde, to advance cryptocurrency security, policy, and global impact.

21 Inc, a Silicon Valley Bitcoin startup, has raised $116M from top investors, including Andreessen Horowitz and Qualcomm, to expand Bitcoin’s mainstream adoption.

Coinbase’s record-breaking US$75M Series C funding round, backed by institutional giants like NYSE and USAA Bank, is setting a new standard in the Bitcoin ecosystem and paving the way for mainstream adoption.

Bitcoin has suffered a dramatic 27% drop in just two days, reigniting fears of yet another major cryptocurrency crash. The cryptocurrency, which…

Explore the rise and catastrophic fall of Mt. Gox, once the world’s largest Bitcoin exchange, and the implications of its $460 million loss on the cryptocurrency landscape.

From Soaring Heights to Rock Bottom Bitcoin’s meteoric rise in 2013 had investors dreaming of a financial revolution. But 2014?…