The Commonwealth Secretariat is set to hold a hearing on digital currencies from 17th to 18th February to identify how their technology might benefit consumers in the developing world. Called the Virtual Currency Round Table, the two-day event will feature representatives from Europol, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Interpol and the United Nations Office on Drugs […]

Emerging digital currency protocols have enormous potential to transform payments, as the industry is known today. Currently all the players in the space are focused on what to do with it, how to regulate it and how to report business in it. But with more time and more clarity, that promise can manifest in digital […]

Fresh off $2.5m in funding, colored coins startup Colu has announced eToro CEO Yoni Assia has joined its board of directors. The founder and CEO of what’s billed as “the world’s largest social investment network”, Assia has long been an active member of the bitcoin community. For example, eToro first enabled bitcoin trading for the […]

PokerStars has denied rumours it will soon accept bitcoin. The world’s largest online poker site said through a representative that it has “no immediate plans” to accept bitcoin. The representative went on to say that accepting bitcoin is not on the site’s “development roadmap”. The representative told CoinDesk: Continue reading at CoinDesk Powered by WPeMatico

Last Thursday New York City councilman Mark Levine introduced a bill petitioning for the city to accept bitcoin as payment for fines and fees. Levine opened up about the bill, which he says could be passed as early as June, in a new interview with CoinDesk, indicating that he believes New York City has a […]