Bitcoin and Blockchain News Jan 14, 2016

7 Emerging Trends For Bitcoin and the Blockchain -

Compiling work from CoinDesk's 2015 Review, we outline seven key trends our contributors believe could come to define the bitcoin and blockchain space in 2016. The predictions suggest that the industry is in for another exciting year, albeit one that is likely to have twists and turns.

Daniel Palmer / Jan 14, 2016 10:10 am

Russian Payments Firm Trials Bitcoin Tool for Customer Verification -

A bitcoin blockchain notarization project has developed a customer on-boarding tool for a Russian payments service. The mobile app, developed by BlockNotary, enables customers to take part in video interviews, the data from which is later timestamped on the bitcoin blockchain.

Stan Higgins / Jan 13, 2016 07:35 pm

Tickets for $1.5 Billion Powerball Jackpot Now Selling for Bitcoin -

Mobile lottery ticket app JackPocket has integrated bitcoin payments into its mobile app offering, a move that allows users to buy Powerball tickets. The move came as the Powerball jackpot reached $1.5bn, making last night's drawing the largest in US history.

Pete Rizzo / Jan 13, 2016 06:21 pm

Bitcoin Group Cleared to List on Australian Securities Exchange -

Australian bitcoin mining firm Bitcoin Group is expected to make its long-awaited debut on the Australian Securities Exchange next month. The news comes over a year after the Melbourne-based company first announced its intention to list in October 2014.

Daniel Palmer / Jan 13, 2016 05:45 pm

PayPal Adds Bitcoin Startup CEO to Board of Directors -

Xapo CEO Wences Casares has been appointed to PayPal's board of directors, the pioneering online payments firm announced today. The moves comes as the entrepreneur's once-hot bitcoin startup has secured a potentially key legal victory in an ongoing lawsuit.

Pete Rizzo / Jan 13, 2016 04:48 pm