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Bitcoin is Now Useless for Micropayments, But Solutions are Coming

The Bitcoin blockchain is basically becoming useless for low-value, instant purchases. Frankly, if you’re ordering a beer at a bar, you’re better off using...

Circle Still Uses Bitcoin — But Is Also Building on Ethereum

Circle Chief Evangelist Anders Brownworth, who previously taught blockchain technology at MIT, gave a presentation on day two of the 2017 MIT Bitcoin Expo...

PayCommerce Founder: “It’s Time for Blockchain Use Cases to Be Proven and Come to Market”

While 2016 was the year of firms and governments experimenting with blockchain technology, 2017 should be the year we see use cases being proven...

Lightning Network One Step Closer to Reality as Lightning Labs Announces Alpha Release

Lightning Labs, one of the prominent companies working to realize thelightningnetwork, announced this week the alpha release of the open-source lightning daemon they've been spearheading:...

As India Goes Cashless, Both E-Money Stocks and Bitcoin Benefit

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on November 9, 2016, that 500 and 1000 rupee notes would be taken out of circulation in an...

How Freelancers in India Use Bitcoin to Increase Their Real Wages

Bitcoin activity in India has been on the rise over the past few months, and a new partnership between bitcoin exchange, Unocoin, and payroll...

3 Ways Yours May Allow Users to Monetize Their Content With Bitcoin

Yours is an upcoming social media application that intends to bridge the gap between content and payments. The system uses bitcoin micropayments (via a...

Beyond Bitcoin: Circle Pivots to Next-Gen Blockchain-Enabled Social Payments

The Wall Street Journal posted a story on December 7, 2017 titled “Bitcoin Powerhouse Will Pull the Plug on Bitcoin.” In fact, “bitcoin bank”...

Distributed: Markets Event to Convene Blockchain Payments, FinServices Innovators in Atlanta

In the midst of white hot global competition for blockchain innovation and investment, the capital of financial services and fintech innovation in the southeastern...

Cash Still Trumps Mobile Payments and Bitcoin in Africa

According to the World Bank’s Global Financial Inclusion Index, Africa has the highest mobile money adoption rate in the world. Worldwide, only 2 percent of...
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