API

Podcasts

Bitcoin News Roundup for May 27, 2020

Adam B. Levine John BiggsMay 27, 2020

While the yuan weakens against the U.S. dollar, Coinbase makes an acquisition to grow its institutional trading infrastructure. It's another episode of CoinDesk's the Markets Daily podcast.

Venture Capital

Multicoin, Intel Capital Invest $3.5 Million in Startup Demystifying Blockchain Data

Christine KimJun 26, 2019

Multicoin Capital and Intel Capital have led a $3.5 million seed round for blockchain API startup dfuse.

Web 3.0

Web 3.0 Infrastructure Blockchain ‘The Graph’ Now Live on Ethereum

William FoxleyDec 17, 2020

The Graph seeks to create usable decentralized indexes and API feeds for blockchain-based projects through its own blockchain and native token GRT.

Micropayments

A Lightning API for Bitcoin Futures Data Has Launched

Alyssa HertigMar 18, 2019

An experimental service that allows users to pay for futures data from exchanges Kraken and BitMEX via the lightning network is now live.

Apple

Bitcoin in the Browser: Google, Apple and More Adopting Crypto-Ready API

Michael del CastilloSep 16, 2017

With the help of Google, Facebook, Microsoft and Apple, the W3C is deploying a browser API that could extend cryptocurrency's payments potential.

API

Credit Cards

Credit Card Giant MasterCard Releases ‘Experimental’ Blockchain APIs

Stan Higgins

MasterCard has quietly developed and released a set of blockchain APIs.

Technology

Blockchain Startup Chain Kills Free Bitcoin API Service

Yessi Bello Perez

Blockchain technology startup Chain will be shutting down its free bitcoin API service at the end of this year.

Coinbase

Email Paywall System ‘Mailman’ Wins Coinbase Hackathon

Yessi Bello Perez

Mailman has won Coinbase's second hackathon, which gave away $70,000 worth of bitcoin in prizes.

Coinbase

Coinbase Announces Bitcoin Hackathon with $70,000 in Prizes

Grace Caffyn

Coinbase has announced details of its second hackathon competition, including $70,000 in bitcoin prizes and an all-star judging panel.

POS

Bitso Extends Bitcoin E-Commerce Services to Mexico’s Merchants

Tanaya Macheel

Bitso launched an ecommerce API and POS system today, positioning itself as a more wide-ranging provider of bitcoin services in the Mexican market.

Venture Capital

Tim Draper, Nas Back Bitcoin API Maker BlockCypher in $3 Million Round

Tanaya Macheel

BlockCypher has raised more than $3m in a seed-funding round that will allow it to expand its operations in Europe and Asia.

Startups

Neuroware Launches ‘Future-Proof’ API for Cryptocurrency Apps

Daniel Cawrey

Startup Neuroware has announced Blockstrap, an API designed to help developers build user-friendly cryptocurrency apps, whatever the future brings.