Mobile

Payments

4 Reasons 2017 Will Be Blockchain’s Banner Year

Peter LoopDec 27, 2016

Peter Loop of Infosys gives his overview of why blockchain is poised to be more widely tested, deployed and adopted in 2017.

Startups

How Savvy Marketing Can Burst the ‘Blockchain Bubble’

Jeremy EpsteinDec 20, 2016

A look at the challenges marketers – and the broader blockchain technology community – face when attempting to win new enthusiasts to the tech.

Payments

Startup Raises $600K to Build Bitcoin Cash Mobile Wallet

Madeline Meng ShiJun 29, 2018

CoinText.io,a blockchain startup developing a way of conducting offline bitcoin cash transactions, closed a $600,000 seed funding round.

Exchanges

Why Circle’s Bitcoin ‘Pivot’ Isn’t What it Seems

Noelle AchesonDec 12, 2016

Circle’s announcement this week that it will no longer offer users the ability to buy and sell bitcoin is not what it seems.

Exchanges

Inside ‘Spark’: Circle’s New Bitcoin-Powered Smart Contract Platform

Pete RizzoDec 8, 2016

Overshadowed by its decision to cut bitcoin services, Circle announced new tech yesterday. Here's how it works.

Mobile

Exchanges

Bitcoin Exchange Unocoin Releases Mobile Wallet for iOS and Android

Stan Higgins

Indian bitcoin exchange Unocoin has launched a new mobile wallet app.

Startups

Uber Denies Plans to Accept Bitcoin Payments

Pete Rizzo

Uber has denied rumors that is currently integrating bitcoin as a payment option for its on-demand mobile ride-sharing services.

Australia

BitMoby’s Bitcoin Top-Up Service Wins IT Award

Jon Southurst

International bitcoin mobile phone top-up service BitMoby has won two prizes at the technology-focused iAwards in Australia.

iOS

Erik Voorhees: BitLicense Requires ‘Reckless’ Data Collection

Stan Higgins

ShapeShift founder and CEO Erik Voorhees discusses the company's new iOS app and its decision to stop serving the New York market.

POS

Pinn Wins Top Prize for Hands-Free Bitcoin Payments App

Pete Rizzo

Pinn placed first at a recent demo day for a solution that enables bitcoin and fiat payments without the user every touching their cell phone.

Coinbase

Coinbase App Update Enables Mobile Sign Up

Pete Rizzo

Bitcoin services specialist Coinbase has updated its iOS and Android apps to enable new users to sign up for an account through mobile devices.

Startups

Former Netscape Director Launches Bitcoin Remittance App Abra

Pete Rizzo

Bill Barhydt, the entrepreneur and former Netscape director who gave the first-ever TED Talk on bitcoin, has debuted a bitcoin venture called Abra.