Indian bitcoin start Unocoin secures $1.5m
Unocoin has grabbed a $1.5m funding round for its bitcoin platform. It will use the capital for product developments and to expand the business and team. Read more: www.fintechroundup.co
EthBits launches token crowd sale to build digital currency exchange
EthBits will be raising funds to develop their blockchain based digital currency platform in a crowdsale which started 15th April. Read more: www.cryptocoinsnews.com
China’s bitcoin traders find new ways to trade after clampdown
China’s central bank has stepped up oversight of bitcoin exchanges this year, leading major trading platforms to impose halts on withdrawals. Read more: qz.com
Edinburgh gets its first ever bitcoin ATM
Customers will also be able to swap other fiat currencies, including the sterling pound, for buying the most well-known and widely-implemented digital currency. Read more: www.cryptocoinsnews.com
Chinese central bank warns bitcoin exchanges, again
In a public announcement today, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) has revealed its warning toward nine local bitcoin exchanges operating in the country. Read more: www.cryptocoinsnews.com
Xapo still battling Swiss regulators after 18 months
As of now, Neure Zuercher Zeitung reports, financial authorities – specifically Swiss regulator Finma – are still unsure whether the services Xapo offers make it, in fact, a bank. Read more: www.bitcoinist.com
Ether prices fall to lowest since February as sentiment sours
The continued struggles faced by the digital currency are now translating into frustration for traders and market influencers. Read more: www.coindesk.com
Partnership enables Dash users to buy and sell cryptocurrency
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
‘Bitcoin Unlimited’ solution crashes after bug discovered
A plan to fix bitcoin’s network congestion suffered a setback after attackers used a newly-discovered bug to crash the software. Read more: www.bloomberg.com
Startup aims to garner donations in cryptocurrency for charities
Cross-Stratum Mutual Community Asia, a UK-based techno-finance startup, has announced its plans to release a new cryptocurrency – the Cross-Stratum Coin. Read more: www.econotimes.com