Greeks run towards Bitcoin as Banks Shut Down The banks have closed their doors on the Grecians as its fate is still stuck in a limbo. Following the potential ‘Grexit’, people are now looking frantically at digital currencies if it is better than Euro. The largest Bitcoin exchange has…
Bitcoin saw a surge of 7% in what one call the longest winning streak in an year and a half! As Greece on the verge of falling out of Euro zone, Greek depositors and speculators have turned their attention to the unregulated digital currency. Greece is being considered for an…
Amsterdam has been funding start-ups to realize its dream of making it a “bitcoin capital of the world”. In retrospect, Amsterdam has encouraged bitcoin related events in the past and also opened the Bitcopin Boulevard that signed up 10 merchants who will accept Bitcoin as a form of payment. They…
Tech-savvy Venezuelans looking to bypass dysfunctional economic controls are turning to the bitcoin virtual currency to obtain dollars, make Internet purchases — and launch a little subversion. Two New York-based Venezuelan brothers hope this week to start trading on the first bitcoin exchange in the socialist-run country, which already has…
A new study suggests that many consumers remain cautious about the prospect of purchasing or using digital currency. The report was written by the Massachusetts Division of Banks (MDB) in conjunction with the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS), who canvassed more than 1,000 consumers with an online survey that focused…
