CRYPTOCURRENCIES

The Bitfinex hack on August 2 was the most recent in a long list of Bitcoin and digital currency exchanges which have fallen victims to hackers. Read more: www.siliconrepublic.com

Zurich doesn't have any intention of promoting the use of Bitcoin and other digital currencies in the world, says the City Council. Read more: www.newsbtc.com

Dash has partnered with Wall of Coins, a P2P bitcoin exchange, to allow users to exchange the cryptocurrency for cash at banks. Read more: www.cryptocoinsnews.com

Kraken accepts five different national currencies and eleven decentralized digital currencies, these will now be available to Glidera users. Read more: www.bitcoinist.com

Private cryptocurrency payments solutions provider, BlockPay has announced its crowd-based fundraising round through the upcoming ICO (Initial Coin offering). Read more: www.newsbtc.com

Bitcoin Unlimited has quietly gained further adoption, a considerable recent increase in difficulty coincides with the entrance of a new miner, BTC.TOP. Read more: www.cryptocoinnews.com

An investment firm bumped the estimated value for bitcoin price from $655 to $848, due to faster than expected adoption and improving fundamentals. Read more: www.cryptocoinsnews.com

Hong Kong-based digital currency exchange Gatecoin has raised $500,000 just months after being hacked.

For Venezuela, it may be too late to fully assist, but very much the right time for bitcoin awareness to increase and the adoption to begin so as to prevent future monetary mismanagement. Read more: www.cryptocoinsnews.com

Bitfinex, one of the most popular cryptocurrency exchanges online, has suffered a major hack. The company has posted a note on their website detailing the. Read more: techcrunch.com