VC-backed Bitcoin payments solutions company is making tracks to make Bitcoin a 'real' currency. Everyone understands that a currency must be something we actually use to buy things. For a while, the hype surrounding Bitcoin was all about who is investing in it (the Winklevoss twins), and who was making it available to trade (several…
Read moreBitcoin industry insiders believe continued US Government hostility will scare Bitcoin startups and entrepreneurs away from the US. In separate but related actions, two US Government bodies have requested investigations into Bitcoin. The investigations, to be carried out separately by the FBI and the US Department for Homeland Security (DHS), are to focus on the…
Read moreHowever Mt Gox reports major IT and banking upgrades are on the way. Those in the retail forex world -- who know the importance of immediate deposits and providing the immediate ability to trade once a client decides to deposit money to his/her account -- will understand how serious an issue has been at play…
Read moreBitcoin trading will be available with up to 5x leverage on both AvaTrader and AvaTrade's MT4. With Bitcoin prices settling into a much more normal trading range since wild daily Bitcoin price swings of 50%+ were the norm back in April, more forex and binary options brokers are adding Bitcoin trading, feeling comfortable in their…
Read moreMt Gox would like to increase the acceptance of Bitcoins as payment by 'regular' merchants. LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that Bitcoin exchange Mt Gox is about to launch a major ad campaign to promote Bitcoin as a 'regular' form of currency for merchants, both online and offline. The campaign will revolve around showing how…
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