South African Marketplace Bidorbuy Adds Bitcoin Payments -
South African online marketplace Bidorbuy has enabled bitcoin purchases. With the announcement, Bidorbuy now allows sellers to enable bitcoin as a payment method for buyers bidding on the e-commerce website using processing services provided by Singapore-based bitcoin service BitX.
Stan Higgins / Mar 10, 2016 02:46 pm
R3: Biggest-Ever Blockchain Trial is Only the Beginning -
Following a trial that united 40 major global financial institutions in a test of five blockchain technologies, R3 managing director Tim Grant talks about his company's biggest trial yet and what's next for the consortium startup as 2016 gets underway.
Pete Rizzo / Mar 10, 2016 01:37 pm
How Bitcoin Brought Electricity to a South African School -
A system for powering South African schools using bitcoin was demonstrated at a recent event at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Using the digital currency via a crowdfunding platform, a school in Soweto, South Africa was able to receive three weeks of electricity.
Stan Higgins / Mar 09, 2016 09:30 pm
Why a TechCrunch Editor Left His Job for a Bitcoin Startup -
Why did one of TechCrunch’s longest-serving editors leave the media giant for a bitcoin startup? Former East Coast editor John Biggs discusses his exit from the company and why he's serving as CEO of cross-border bitcoin payments startup Freemit.
Pete Rizzo / Mar 09, 2016 06:53 pm
Australian Bitcoin Miner Withdraws Bid for Public IPO -
Australian bitcoin miner Bitcoin Group is returning $5.9m it raised from investors after the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) said the firm needed to raise more capital and resubmit its application. The dispute followed the submission of a third-party working capital report.
Stan Higgins / Mar 09, 2016 03:40 pm
Chronicled Raises $3.4 Million to Bring Blockchain Verification to Sneaker Trade -
Chronicled, a San Francisco-based startup leveraging blockchain tech to authenticate collectible sneakers, has raised $3.42m. Founded in 2014, Chronicled seeks to ensure the authenticity of luxury products, first by creating an “open registry for sneakers”.
Pete Rizzo / Mar 09, 2016 03:20 pm
