Stanford Professor Proposes New Virtual Currency System
Stanford University professor David Mazières has published a paper describing a new virtual currency system that could function without experiencing some of the potential issues
Stanford University professor David Mazières has published a paper describing a new virtual currency system that could function without experiencing some of the potential issues
Bitcoin mining centralization is a point of concern for users as a concentration of the bitcoin mining capacity may allow double spend attacks. The concern
While lack of a centralized regulator is a draw for many bitcoin users, others are concerned that this trait translates to a less secure transaction.
Merchants registered with the online transaction processing platform PayPal can now accept bitcoin as a form of payment. PayPal, which is being split off from
While the open ledger system behind bitcoin enables the decentralized nature of the currency, storing information for thousands of transactions on multiple servers each are
NASDAQ OMX Group has announced it will allow Noble Markets to use trading technology in the creation of a new system for financial institutions and
Reports that Intel may be positioning to being research on the implication of blockchain technology has whirled thanks to a job posting listed by the
IBM is developing a “blockchain” digital money and transfer system for major currencies. Blockchain is the technology that facilitates bitcoin transactions and balances by recording
The State of Regulatory Affairs webinar facilitated by the Chamber of Digital Commerce featured a lively discussion of Bitcoin- and virtual currency-related issues on the
San Francisco based firm, 21 Inc. plans to bring bitcoin technology to the masses with innovative new uses for the fledgling digital currency. The company

The U.S. Marshall Service held an auction Thursday, March 5 to sell off bitcoin seized from the latest raid of the underground website notorious for