Exchanges

Exchanges, brokerages, money transmitters and other service providers that serve as the “on-ramps” and “off-ramps” between bitcoin and fiat currency, form an important part of the Bitcoin ecosystem. But from a privacy and fungibility perspective, a heavy reliance on these companies is not ideal: Practically all fiat-facing bitcoin-companies are required to apply AML/KYC-checks on their customers.

Having been in development for more than two years, what promises to be the first proper decentralized Bitcoin exchange is set to officially launch...

The Winklevoss twins recently made an appearance at SXSW Interactive 2016, where the early Bitcoin adopters discussed how the industry has changed and matured...

The Japanese financial newspaper Nikkei reported in early March that the country’s parliament, the Diet, will soon vote on a set of Bitcoin regulations to...

This post is by Chandra Lye.The executive body of the European Union (EU) has warned of a further crackdown on virtual currencies in hopes...

Bitcoin exchange Kraken announced a multi-million dollar agreement with SBI Investment, one of Japan’s leading and most respected venture capital firms, to invest in...

BitGo Inc., a multi-signature security company, announced the release of its newest product, BitGo Instant, which removes transaction delays completely. Along with its announcement...

Bitcoin use in Venezuela and Brazil is increasing, but the populations use the currency in different ways.According to Rodrigo Souza, core developer at Blinktrade,...

According to multiple sources close to Overstock, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved a S-3 filing for online retailer Overstock.com (NASDAQ:...

During the price gains over the last several weeks, the focus has been on the big bitcoin exchanges, particularly the Chinese exchanges that...