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Gyft Co-Founder: Credit Card Spending Now Outpacing Bitcoin
Vinny Lingham, Gyft co-founder and CEO, explains how bitcoin payments on his digital card platform have decreased.
ChangeTip Users Can Now Turn Bitcoin Tips into Gift Cards
ChangeTip users can now withdraw bitcoin from the platform in the form of gift cards, thanks to an integration with Gyft this week.
Blockstack.io on Wall Street's Budding Blockchain Interest
CoinDesk profiles Blockstack, one of a new wave of blockchain firms seeking to partner with financial firms on initiatives involving the technology.
BTCChina Support Gives BIP 100 Bitcoin Hashrate Majority
BTCChina has backed Jeff Garzik's block size scaling solution, giving BIP 100 a majority of the network's hashing power.
BitFury Backs BIP 100 Blocksize Proposal
BitFury – the best-capitalised mining firm in bitcoin – has waded into the block size debate, stating it must be resolved by consensus.
Overstock's tØ Acquires Broker Firm for Wall Street Disruption
Overstock's crypto subsidiary tØ has acquired Wall Street firm SpeedRoute, a move CEO Joseph Cammarata termed a "quantum leap" for securities trading.
Bitcoin Micropayment Service Targets Global Freelancers
A new bitcoin micropayments tool has launched to take aim at the global freelance and on-demand services market.
Why Symbiont Believes Blockchain Securities Are Wall Street's Future
CoinDesk speaks with Symbiont CEO Mark Smith to learn more about the company's "smart securities" and budding capital markets rivalry with Overstock.
Alleged Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme Organizers Arrested in Taiwan
Authorities in Taiwan have reportedly arrested two individuals in connection with bitcoin-focused Ponzi scheme MyCoin.
