Prepaid bitcoin voucher service Bitupcard is now available at an additional 270 retail locations across Turkey. The announcement, which follows on from the launch of a pilot scheme that saw $25,000-worth of bitcoin sold in 10 weeks, raises the number of retail locations offering over-the-counter bitcoin purchases in the country to 300. The scheme is run by Amsterdam-based bitcoin seller Bit4coin in conjunction with Berlin-based firm MK Payment. […]

As perhaps an extension of its recent focus on revitalizing its image, the Bitcoin Foundation announced yesterday it would allow its members to cast votes in its latest election round directly on the bitcoin blockchain, the digital currency’s public ledger. Billed in a blog post as a way for the Bitcoin Foundation to advance blockchain […]

The American Bankers Association (ABA) has called for the creation of a national database of digital currency companies and exemptions for banks from future licensing requirements. The proposals were outlined in a 16th February letter sent to the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS), an organization made up of state banking regulators that released a draft […]

Australian bitcoin services company CoinJar has opened up its debit card service CoinJar Swipe to the general public. The cards allow users to spend from their bitcoin accounts at over 820,000 retail terminals nationwide, as well as withdraw cash from bank ATMs. Notably, the new system means there is no waiting for banks to clear fund transfers […]

WordPress CEO Matt Mullenweg says his company hasn’t given up on bitcoin, despite its disappearance from his platform’s checkout page. Speaking to CoinDesk, Mullenweg, 31, said the decision to axe bitcoin came as a result of resource constraints during WordPress’ push to streamline its five-year-old payments system – not a change of heart. “It is simply a […]