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Litecoin has mostly avoided the sell-off in other top cryptocurrencies in the past week ahead of Monday's launch of LitePay. What You Need To Know The price of Litecoin initially spiked as much as 32 percent after the payments-oriented cryptocurrency announced earlier this month that payments...

Got bitcoin burning a hole in your pocket? Many companies are beginning to see cryptocurrencies as a valid payment option for the wares they sell. Still, Morgan Stanley recently published a report detailing that only 0.6 percent of the top 500 online retailers accept bitcoin (down from 1 percent in...

Banking Disrupted, a Fintech conference held in Silicon Valley earlier last month, highlighted some of the brightest up and coming minds working to change the financial industry. Banks, VCs and startups were all in attendance to discuss the future of banking and how fintech startups are disrupting...

The Silk Road trials brought to light bitcoin's involvement in the dark web, a shady corner of the Internet where illegal transactions are carried out. While the ring was broken up by police investigators, the stigma that bitcoin has become a currency for criminals stuck with the...

Comedian Louis C.K. has joined the fast-expanding number of merchants who now accept bitcoin as a payment method by making it possible for fans to download his comedy shows and pay using the cryptocurrency. His decision to incorporate bitcoin on his website underscored the digital currency's...

This June in London, European tech firms will gather to honor the field's best and brightest new businesses at the Europas. The event recognizes tech startups from the region, as industry experts vote to elect a winner in categories like "Best Entertainment Startup," "Best Education Startup" and a...

It appears that bitcoin is making its way into mainstream use, despite many setbacks over the past several years. Payments processor BitPay told IBTimes that its latest research showed that more and more customers are looking to bitcoin as a usable currency rather than merely an investment,...

Goldman Sachs' equity research analysts say that bitcoin and similar cryptocurrencies could be the "future of finance" as the demand for a new way to move money continues to rise. In a report titled The Future of Finance: Redefining The Way We Pay in the Next Decade, authors James...

Bitcoin received another boost on Wednesday morning after news that payments made using the cryptocurrency could soon be accepted at some of the world’s largest companies. BitPay, a bitcoin payment platform, announced another victory for the currency’s adoption on Tuesday, saying...

This week’s news stories contained a regulatory update, a theft and a new index. New York Regulators Extend Comment Period Coindesk reported the New York Department of Financial Services has extended their comment period until the end of October. The report stated the NYDFS will put...

This has been another big news week for bitcoin, with a $1.1 million domain name, a Crypto Valley and one country most likely to adopt bitcoin. Switzerland Building Crypto Valley The Wall Street Journal reported that Switzerland’s regulatory stance on bitcoin, respect for privacy and...

This week’s bitcoin news included Overstock’s (NASDAQ: OSTK) continued innovation, free processing from BitPay and one U.S. representative encouraging regulatory engagement from the bitcoin community. Overstock Wants To Issue Stock Via Bitcoin Technologies Overstock CEO Patrick...

Hundreds of bitcoin enthusiasts swarmed Chicago's McCormick Place this past weekend to hear about the latest industry trends. Everyone from programmers to teenagers to grandparents was invited to attend the workshop. The event was held to help educate people who may not know very much about the...

TechCrunch, with its article on Butterfly Labs’ deceptive tactics, brought a reminder that not all bitcoin investments are good investments. Bitcoin is a revolutionary technology that is growing faster than the Internet. Just like the Internet boom, bitcoin is poised to create massive...