Through its platform called Caimao, Chinese bitcoin exchange Huobi is accepting BTC as stock trading collateral. This service will allow clients to mortgage their bitcoins in exchange for Chinese yuan loans to buy shares on the Shanghai Stock Exchange .This can allow investors who have…
Incoming and outgoing bitcoin transactions at BitStamp exchange seem to be traceable, as a recently discovered issue showed that the change address is being logged. This was found by bitcoin security firm BlockTrail, which conducted a review of the exchange activity for internal purposes.According to…
Toronto’s industrial rock band 22HERTZ , created by Ralf Muller, is set to encode a copyright of the band’s new single into the Bitcoin blockchain. The song, mixed by Yoad Nevo, will be hashed and attached into an OP_RETURN function – a standardized feature that…
Faxing used to be cool—er, well, at least it used to be common. Long ago, before e-mail, it was a snappy way to ship documents back and forth. And now, thanks to Bitcoin is not actually required for all this faxing business (although, unlike legacy…
Dubai-based startup BitOasis has announced the launch of a new bitcoin buying platform. Aimed at consumers in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, the platform was revealed at the TechCrunch Disrupt NY Startup Alley, a venue for early-stage companies taking place over the course…
In the recently held, the Virtual Currency Today Summit GoCoin Co-Founder and CEO Steve Beauregard gave a keynote speech and admitted that they need to solve for the Bitcoin user experience for consumers. He also expressed his concern over Bitcoin adoption and said that right…
Switzerland has been widely known as a tax haven for the wealthy individuals and business groups actively involved in money laundering and illegal activities. However, the Swiss Financial Markets Supervisory Authority FINMA looks willing to take strong measures to shed the undesirable tag. And at…