Bitcoin and Blockchain News Jan 5, 2016

The Quiet Revolution: Bitcoins for Grandma -  The fees associated with sending money are based on technologies pioneered in the 19th century. It's like we've connected our entire modern economic system to a noisy steam engine and expected it to perform like a V8. But bitcoin will slowly change that, says John Biggs. John Biggs / Jan 05, 2016 10:15 am Push to Define Bitcoin as Money Stalls in Pennsylvania -  A legislative effort in Pennsylvania to update the state's definition of money to cover digital currencies was reportedly stalled last year due to an ongoing budget impasse. The news comes amid a broader push by US states to update existing laws with the emerging technology in mind. Stan Higgins / Jan 04, 2016 07:25 pm Read More Bitcoin News → Industry Press Releases 04 Jan - Uphold Becomes First Money Platform to List Voxels 31 Dec - Meet Decred: A Digital Currency by Bitcoin Developers 26 Dec - BTCC Deploys 100 Full Bitcoin Nodes Across Five Continents Read More Press Releases →   Share this email Copyright © 2016 CoinDesk Ltd, All rights reserved. You're receiving this email because you subscribed for updates on our website. Our mailing address is: CoinDesk Ltd Treviot House 186-192 High Road Ilford, Essex IG1 1LR United Kingdom Add us to your address book view in browser / unsubscribe / update subscription Advertise on CoinDesk