Bitcoin reaches all-time high of $402 November 13, 2013 Virtual currency Bitcoin has climbed to an all-time high of $402 (£252) on the Mt. Gox exchange. Much of the recent surge has been attributed to Chinese demand where BTC China, the leading Chinese Bitcoin exchange, surpassed Japan-based Mt. Gox. On Tuesday Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss (pictured), who famously sued Mark Zuckerberg over the origins [...]
Darkcoin crashes 23pc after blockchain forks May 27, 2014 Privacy centred cryptocurrency Darkcoin has suffered a massive 23 per cent fall after its blockchain split into several forks. Cryptocurrencies can only have a single path stemming from the original block. However, one-block forks can be created when two blocks come into being only moments apart. Yesterday, Darkcoin implemented the much anticipated masternodes, which conceal [...]
Darkcoin surges ahead of Dogecoin to become fourth biggest cryptocurrency May 22, 2014 The good news just keeps on coming for privacy-centered cryptocurrency Darkcoin. In just 24 hours the digital currency has jumped 30 per cent to $10 per Darkcoin. Darkcoin’s market cap has raced ahead of peers such as Dogecoin, reaching $43.2m. Darkcoin is now within striking distance of fellow virtual currency Peercoin, ranking as the world’s [...]
Darkcoin surges ahead of Dogecoin to become fourth biggest cryptocurrency May 22, 2014 The good news just keeps on coming for privacy-centered cryptocurrency Darkcoin. In just 24 hours the digital currency has jumped 30 per cent to $10 per Darkcoin. Darkcoin's market cap has raced ahead of peers such as Dogecoin, reaching $43.2m. Darkcoin is now within striking distance of fellow virtual currency Peercoin, ranking as the world's [...]
Darkcoin surges ahead of Dogecoin to become fourth biggest cryptocurrency May 22, 2014 The good news just keeps on coming for privacy-centered cryptocurrency Darkcoin. In just 24 hours the digital currency has jumped 30 per cent to $10 per Darkcoin. Darkcoin's market cap has raced ahead of peers such as Dogecoin, reaching $43.2m. Darkcoin is now within striking distance of fellow virtual currency Peercoin, ranking as the world's [...]
Forget a Bitcoin bubble: A wider crypto revolt is challenging everything | City A.M. December 13, 2013 FOR ALL the talk of a Bitcoin bubble, it’s easy to miss the real significance of what is currently happening. The rise of Bitcoin is just the beginning. Cryptocurrencies are no longer the domain of activists and grassroots movements, they are nothing less than “new money”. Many are waiting for the moment when a central [...]
Here’s why BoAML thinks Bitcoin is going to reach silver status December 5, 2013 Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BoAML) has said that Bitcoin could become a major source of e-commerce and can become a serious competitor to traditional money transfer services. In BoAML's view Bitcoin has clear potential for growth. However, the bank believes Bitcoin's volatility remains a problem for its further development. BoAML estimate that if Bitcoin [...]
The Startup Manifesto: Why the digital economy has never been a bigger political issue September 3, 2014 The UK’s digital startups are thriving – we have the fastest-growing digital economy in the G20 and have created 11 tech companies worth over $1bn in the last decade. British digital successes like Zoopla, Shazam and YPlan are now household names, and in London alone the tech sector is forecast to create 46,000 jobs and [...]
As Bitcoin approaches $1,000 are investors suffering from tulip mania? November 27, 2013 Comparisons between the dramatic ascent of Bitcoin and the tulip bulb mania that gripped 17th century Europe aren't new. They were made by UBS' Art Cashin before the currency popped in April. It did – dropping from $220 to less than $80. Fans of the cryptocurrency would always tell you that this time things are [...]
Introducing Bitcologne: The world’s first cryptocurrency themed fragrance May 6, 2014 A whiff of something fresh in the cryptocurrency space. Eruditium has launched a new company – Bitcologne – as the vessel for the world's first Bitcoin-themed cologne. The fragrance is "bold" and "goes against the traditional model of more commercial fragrances." "You won't get gimmicky, small, over-compensating-ly flashy or over-priced bottles of cologne," says the [...]