Bitcoin price climbs over 50% in first half of 2016
CoinDesk analyzes activities in the bitcoin and ether markets over the first six months of 2016. Read More: www.coindesk.com
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
Brazilian bank Bradesco harnesses blockchain
The institution is supporting startups focusing on the technology and planning trials to develop new services. Read more: www.zdnet.com
Blockchain: the answer to life, the universe and everything?
Bitcoin hasn’t lived up to the salvation rhetoric, but the digital engine behind the currency may be about to change the world. Read More: www.theguardian.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
Myanmar microfinance firm conducts blockchain test
Tech firm Infoteria has successfully tested an application of blockchain technology with Myanmar microfinance firm BC Finance. Read more: www.coindesk.com
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
China’s Baidu invests in American blockchain company
Chinese search engine Baidu.com has entered the financial revolution that is FinTech for the first time with an investment in an American Blockchain company. Read more: cointelegraph.com