Bitcoin rewards halve for virtual cash money miners
The financial rewards for people who help to verify who does what with their bitcoins have been halved. Read More: www.bbc.co.uk
Bitcoin drifts lower after technical milestone
The virtual currency bitcoin made it through its closely watched ‘halving’ with a 2% decline. Read More: www.wsj.com
Steemit distributes $1.3m in first cryptocurrency payout
The payout is the first for Steemit, which rewards content creators, curators and consumers with its native digital currency. Read more: coinreport.net
Gatecoin completes recovery from hacking chaos with $500k investment
Hong Kong-based digital currency exchange Gatecoin has raised $500,000 just months after being hacked.
Stricter regulation in Europe for bitcoin companies
The European commission said yesterday (July 5) that it was proposing strict new rules for companies that exchange or store digital currencies such as bitcoin. Read More: qz.com
Swiss bank offers bitcoin trading platform
The private Bank Vontobel AG has introduced a new financial instrument to enable trading in the cryptocurrency bitcoin on the Swiss stock market. Read more: www.swissinfo.ch
Netki raises $3.5m to expand cryptocurrency platform
Digital identity startup Netki, Inc., which provides secure cryptocurrency payment systems, announced that it raised $3.5 million USD in a seed round. Read more: siliconangle.com
Bitcoin still not ready for prime time, Citi says
Bitcoin is an interesting experiment that is no threat to the banking system. Read more: blogs.wsj.com
Bitcoin gets legal protection in China
The Chinese authorities issued a notice on the risk prevention of Bitcoin in 2013. Read more: e27.co
Coinsecure and BitPay bring bitcoin payments to Indian merchants
Coinsecure and BitPay have teamed up to create a new platform for India-based merchants. The platform will allow merchants to receive Bitcoin but have rupees sent to their bank accounts instead. Read more: www.neowin.net