New York’s bid to become the first state with a dedicated regulatory regime for the digital currency industry took a step forward this week when the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) published an updated draft of its BitLicense proposal. While only released on 4th February, the digital currency industry is already beginning […]
VICE Tours a Bitcoin Mine in China
A detailed exploration of a bitcoin mine in Dalian, a major city in the north-east of mainland China, has been published by VICE’s technology title Motherboard. The facility is called the No. 1 Bitcoin Mine. It contains 3,000 miners and costs $80,000 a month for 1,250 kW of electricity to keep them running, according to the film. It’s located in the Changcheng area, […]
Comparison Site Seeks to Boost Bitcoin Remittances in Latin America
A new price comparison site hopes to boost bitcoin remittances in Latin America by placing traditional and digital currency-based services side by side. Mondome, which has already partnered with exchanges such as Bitso, MexBT and Ripio, has been designed to let people understand bitcoin’s benefits by letting them to compare it with other existing payment methods. Pelle Braendgaard, co-founder at Mondome, […]
“The Rise and Fall of Bitcoins”- 2014 Tribeca Film Festival
Following its high-profile debut at the Tribeca Film Festival, the bitcoin documentary The Rise and Rise of Bitcoin saw a worldwide release via ‘on demand’ on October 14, 2014. Localised in 21 languages, audiences will be able to watch the feature-length production through 250 content platforms including iTunes, Amazon, Google Play and Comcast. Dish Network, which recently became […]
Ty Sagalow to teach Product Development Workshop at NAMIC Commercial Lines Seminar
(CHICAGO, ILL. JANUARY 21, 2015). On March 5, 2015, Innovation Insurance Group, LLC. President Ty Sagalow will teach a 2 1/2 hour interactive workshop on Product Development at the Commercial Lines Seminar sponsored by NAMIC (the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies). This “pre-conference” workshop will be repeated in an one hour format the next day […]
