A man from Hyannis, Massachusetts has been charged and arrested after attempting to buy a $2,500 firearm from a darknet website using bitcoin. According to US Attorney Carmen Ortiz’s office, Justin Moreira was arrested after he picked up a package he believed contained a .380 caliber pistol and a silencer, sent by an undercover federal agent, […]
Bitcoin in the Headlines: Silk Road Strikes Comedic Gold
Bitcoin in the Headlines is a weekly look at global bitcoin news, analysing media and its impact. You’d be forgiven for mistaking the news of corrupt special agents for a high-budget Hollywood Blockbuster – the plot itself is box office gold. Continue reading at CoinDesk Powered by WPeMatico
$1 Million Legal Fight Ensnares Ripple, Bitstamp and Jed McCaleb
Bitstamp has initiated legal action over more than $1m in disputed funds related to the sale of nearly 100m XRP last month. Bitstamp, which operates a Ripple gateway and bitcoin exchange, filed a complaint for interpleader on 1st April in the US District Court in the Northern District of California. Jed McCaleb, the founder of both Ripple Labs and Stellar, and two […]
Bitcoin API Startup Gem Raises Funding Total to $3.3 Million
Californian bitcoin API developer Gem has announced an additional $1.3m in funding, raising its total to $3.3m. The round was led by KEC Ventures, with additional contributions from First Round Capital, RRE Ventures – also an investor in 21 Inc and Abra – and early Facebook investor Robert Wolfson, among others. Gem closed its previous round in […]
UBS to Research Blockchain Technology in London Lab
Swiss investment bank UBS is set to open a London-based research lab to explore the application of blockchain technology in the financial services industry. The innovation lab, due to open later this month, will be housed at FinTech accelerator Level39 in Canary Wharf – one of London’s major business districts. A group of financial technologists will lead the […]
