Bitcoin and Blockchain News Mar 10, 2016

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


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As well as a variety of panels, keynotes and demos, there will be plenty of networking opportunities at our knowledge bar and exhibition areas, and also at two evening receptions! Check out the current agenda. 


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Industry Press Releases

08 Mar - Former Secretary of the U.S. Treasury, Lawrence H. Summers and Silver Lake Co-Founder, Glenn Hutchins to Deliver Keynotes at Consensus 2016, the Blockchain Technology Summit
08 Mar - BitAccess Launches Instant Bitcoin Purchases at 6,000 Locations in Canada
03 Mar - Shortest Month Yields New Trading Highs of $2.2m for First Global Credit

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