Category: Cryptocurrencies
Playing games with Bitcoins
Paying by credit card or bank transfer is no longer your only option. Bitcoin, an electronic (and cryptographic) payment method, is rapidly spreading at all bitcoin casinos. If you want to know more about this method and learn how it works, keep reading. What is Bitcoin? Bitcoin is a currency. But it's electronic and encrypted.…
2016: What’s around the corner for digital payments? Apple Pay, Bitcoin, Pingit and more
Apple Pay, one of the latest forms of digital payment via your mobile, is slowly gaining acceptance Mobile payments, biometrics and crypto currencies. These were just some of the emerging trends discussed at the recent Westminster eForum Keynote Seminar at London's Royal Society. Tech Digest’s Chris Price reports The way…
The Digest: Uber dodges regulators… and 5 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title="Next"] Uber dodges "covert" transport regulators by blocking mobile phones | Cnet "State transport regulators in Australia have gone undercover in an attempt to fine UberX drivers for ridesharing, but Uber has thwarted these attempts by blocking their mobile phones from accessing the service." [/nextpage] [nextpage title="Next"] Bitcoin value plummets as mining is no…
Bitcoins were the worst investment of 2014
Bad news for fans of libertarian magic beans - Bitcoin has performed terribly this year, according to reports. Pic from here. The news comes via QZ, which reports that you'd have been better off investing in Brent Crude oil, the Argentine Peso and even the Russian Ruble. Whilst all did terribly…
Microsoft starts supporting BitCoin
Microsoft's online store has started supporting BitCoin wallet top-ups, in what could be seen as a big boost in legitimacy for the cryptocurrency. Pic from here. So it seems that libertarian magic beans might have a use after all, as they can be used to buy apps, Xbox games and other…
The Digest: Lenovo rumoured to be buying BlackBerry (again)… and 5 other things people are talking about this morning
[nextpage title="Next"] Industry rumours suggest Lenovo is looking to expand its smartphone operations by buying BlackBerry, says a report at ExpertReviews: "The rumours boosted share prices for BlackBerry this week, a much needed increase following lukewarm reception to the company's Passport smartphone earlier in the year. BlackBerry handsets used to be widely used by business…
Wikipedia starts accepting Bitcoin donations
That's right - there's now something else you can spend your magic beans on! I guess trading your cow for them doesn't seem so stupid after all, now that you can support such a worthy project. Pic from here. According to the Coinbase Blog the company is helping the online encyclopaedia…
Government to “explore” Bitcoin
With less than a year to go until the next General Election, Chancellor George Osborne is today to announce a new initiative sure to win over that key demographic: Weird Bitcoin zealots. Pic from here. According to the BBC, the plan is to "explore" the implications of digital currencies, and to…
WATCH: Bitcoin Girl Music Video
I know what you're thinking: Why hasn't anyone produced a parody of the song "Uptown Girl" satirising the liquidity of Bitcoin yet? Well it might just be your lucky day.
Can Bitcoin stop game piracy? Could Bitcoin make Free2Play games obsolete?
Piracy has long been the bane of the games industry – but one enterprising pirate may just have figured out how developers could make money from piracy… by using Bitcoin. And could this have implications for how legitimate game developers…
