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The concept of legal tender should be abolished and private money should enjoy a level playing field that enables the likes of bitcoin to compete with state-backed currencies, a new think tank report suggests.
18 June 2014
The US Marshals' office is auctioning off nearly 30,000 bitcoin seized last year from the Silk Road dark web marketplace.
13 June 2014
Expedia has struck a deal with Coinbase which will see the online travel agency accept bitcoin for hotel bookings.
12 June 2014
The Dutch central bank has issued a warning to the nation's banks about the perils of dabbling in bitcoin-related businesses.
04 June 2014
Bitcoin may currently be going through an "adoption chasm" but the crypto-currency will have a profound societal effect, shaking up payments markets and other industries over the next few years, analysts from Wedbush Securities have predicted.
30 May 2014
Finextra TV/Blockchain
Andrew Tarver, founder of Capco spin-off Boldrocket discusses how the financial services industry needs to learn how to "put down that spade and stop digging" sometimes. Originally published on Finextra.com on: 28 May 2014
28 May 2014
US startup QuickCoin has launched a bitcoin wallet app that lets users send the crypto-currency to their Facebook friends.
27 May 2014
The price of the Ripple native digital currency has plummeted after Ripple Labs co-founder Jed McCaleb revealed that he plans to sell off his entire massive holding.
23 May 2014
Ali Farid Khwaja, vice president, Berenberg discusses the benefits and drawbacks of cryptocurrencies and the implications for traditional banking structures.
21 May 2014
Bitcoin is still more of a curiosity than a threat to the banking system but in the long term the crypto-currency could have a pronounced impact on payments, according to a group of advisers to the US Federal Reserve.
20 May 2014
Circle Internet Financial has unveiled a free platform for buying, storing and paying with bitcoin, promising to bring the crypto-currency to the masses.
16 May 2014
Digital currency startup BitPay has raised $30 million in a Series A funding round, valuing the company at $160 million.
13 May 2014
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is warning investors that getting involved in bitcoin is a risky business that could leave them open to fraud.
08 May 2014
Bitcoin ATM outfit Robocoin is playing fast and loose with banking terminology by rebranding its machines as bank branches and making a concerted play for the remittance market.
02 May 2014
Fraud is good, Pingit is rubbish and Swift will be dead within three years. There was no shortage of controversial and provocative views at a lively Finextra Future Money conference this week at Canary Wharf's Level39.
Welcome back to the Finextra Future Money liveblog where we'll be keeping you abreast of all the news and views as leading figures from the fintech world gather at Level39 in Canary Wharf to explore the new wave of innovation sweeping across the financial services sector.
01 May 2014
Hotshot traders with a sideline in bitcoin investments can now track the value of their assets through the Bloomberg Professional terminal
30 April 2014
Welcome to the Finextra Future Money liveblog where we'll be keeping you abreast of all the news and views as leading figures from the fintech world gather at Level39 in Canary Wharf to explore the new wave of innovation sweeping across the financial services sector.
Micah Gland, CEO of the Helsinki Business Hub discusses the entrepreneurial spirit of Finland and the new wave of FinTech innovation.
29 April 2014
Bitcoin startup Xapo has unveiled plans for a debit card that lets users pay with the crypto-currency wherever plastic is accepted.
25 April 2014
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