High-Performance PC Maker Alienware Adds Bitcoin Payments

High-Performance PC Maker Alienware Adds Bitcoin Payments

Gaming computer specialist Alienware has announced that it is now accepting bitcoin payments

Coinsetter Exits Beta to Target Institutional Traders

Coinsetter Exits Beta to Target Institutional Traders

New York-based bitcoin exchange Coinsetter has officially exited beta, ending the trial stage of its product that began in November of last year

Crowdfunding Campaign Aims to Promote Bitcoin at NASCAR

Crowdfunding Campaign Aims to Promote Bitcoin at NASCAR

Following the dogecoin community’s sponsorship of NASCAR driver Josh Wise at Telledega, bitcoin may soon boast its own promotional racer in the iconic US series

Auction of Bitcoins.com Domain Name Halted By US Court

Auction of Bitcoins.com Domain Name Halted By US Court

A restraining order issued by the US District Court of Seattle has resulted in the cancellation of the anticipated auction of the Bitcoins.com domain name

Barry Silbert Leads $250,000 Investment in Mexican Bitcoin Exchange Volabit

Mexico-based bitcoin exchange Volabit has received $250,000 in new funding, an amount the company says will be used to further establish itself in the digital currency market

Dell: Bitcoin Aligns Our Brand With Innovation

Texas-based computer technology giant Dell became the largest merchant to join the bitcoin ecosystem late last week when it announced a partnership with Coinbase and launched a 10% discount for bitcoin customers

isle of Man Clarifies Regulation for Digital Currency Businesses

Isle of Man Clarifies Regulation for Digital Currency Businesses

The Isle of Man Financial Supervision Commission (FSC) has clarified the application of existing regulations on bitcoin.

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Congressional Candidate to Fund Campaign Entirely With Bitcoin

Dan Elder, a US House candidate in the 1st Congressional District of Missouri, has announced that he will fund his election campaign solely on bitcoin donations.

Mystery Scavenger Hunt Gives Away Bitcoin in San Francisco

Someone is going around San Francisco and leaving small sheets of aluminium all over the city. No, they are not littering. The sheets are in fact bitcoin ‘paper’ wallets – part of an elaborate scavenger hunt that is being carried out by an anonymous and fun-loving donor.

CoinSummit Day One: Capital Ventures and Wall Street’s Stance

CoinSummit kicked off at the East Wintergarden in London’s financial district, Canary Wharf, today. The bitcoin confab is pitched as the place for serious players in the emerging cryptocurrency economy to talk shop.

How to Accept Bitcoin Payments for Your Store

One issue holding bitcoin back from wider-spread adoption is the lack of businesses that accept the digital currency as payment. This is a chicken-and-egg problem. If more businesses had the ability to accept bitcoin, it might encourage consumers to start obtaining and spending it, and vice versa.

How Bitcoin Mining Works

In traditional fiat money systems, governments simply print more money when they need to. But in bitcoin, money isn’t printed at all – it is discovered. Computers around the world ‘mine’ for coins by competing with each other

How to Store Your Bitcoins

Bitcoin wallets store the private keys that you need to access a bitcoin address and spend your funds. They come in different forms, designed for different types of device. You can even use paper storage to avoid having them on a computer at all. Of course, it is very important to secure and back up your bitcoin wallet.

How Can I Buy Bitcoins

Now you’ve realized bitcoin is the way of the future, the next step is to get some bitcoins. But how? This guide will tell you what you need to know

Why Use Bitcoin

Bitcoin is a relatively new form of currency that is just beginning to hit the mainstream, but many people still don’t understand why they should make the effort to use it.

Why use bitcoin? Here are 10 good reasons why it’s worth taking the time to get involved in this virtual currency.

What is Bitcoin

Bitcoin is a form of digital currency, created and held electronically. No one controls it. Bitcoins aren’t printed, like dollars or euros – they’re produced by lots of people running computers all around the world, using software that solves mathematical problems. It’s the first example of a growing category of money known as cryptocurrency.

Highly Sought-After Bitcoins.com Domain Name Up For Auction Later This Month

We know that Bitcoin.com is involved in a five-year deal with Blockchain.info, but what about the highly sought-after bitcoins.com domain name?

Cyber-Security Expert Ashar Aziz Invests in PeerNova

Digital currency tech firm PeerNova has reportedly received a pre-Series A investment by cyber-security expert Ashar Aziz, according to a Tuesday morning announcement.

Police in France Bust Illegal Bitcoin Exchange

By Eric Calouro July 7, 2014 11:09

Police in France have reportedly closed the curtains on a bitcoin exchange they say was being run in violation of the law, Reuters reports. (In response to comments below, the name of the exchange is not immediately clear.)