It was a story that seemed like it was pulled straight from pulp fiction: a developer and smalltime criminal steals 600 Bitcoin mining units, and escapes on a plane alongside his country’s…
The Top Three Irish Startups to Watch Out For This St. Patrick’s Day
It’s been a topsy turvy year for Ireland’s tech sector. The island nation has enjoyed a tech boom, thanks in no small part to its wooing of several key Silicon Valley players…
IdentityMind Global Wins $10m Series C Round
IdentityMind Global, a Palo Alto, CA-based software firm that managed digital identities, has won a $10 million funding round, which it will use to tap into global markets. The company, founded in…
Kodak is Showing How Cryptocurrency is Like a New Soccer Coach
There’s a popular phenomenon in soccer known as the “new manager bump”, which essentially says that a team can expect a short but sharp increase in fortunes when hiring a new head…
Bitcoin Value Drops, as Coinbase Freezes Cash Deals Amid Insider Trading Row
The value of bitcoin has fallen over $2,000 this morning, spreading worry across its investment base. The drop, which appears to confirm expert opinion last week that the cryptocurrency was in a…
This Twitter Bot is Showing How Big Bitcoin’s Nazi Problem Is
Bitcoin has a political problem. In its early days the cryptocurrency was hailed as a utopian tool: a way for regular Joes to avoid the oppressive glare of governments and live in…
Mark Cuban’s Bitcoin Volte Face: Billionaire Invests in Cryptocurrency Fund
Just two months ago billionaire investor and Shark Tank star Mark Cuban tweeted his disapproval of Bitcoin, saying investment in the cryptocurrency was a “bubble”. Yesterday the Dallas Mavericks owner marked a remarkably…
Revolut: Speed, Efficiency and Scale for a Fintech Heavyweight
London-based fintech firm Revolut has emerged as a heavyweight of the European scene. The company, which pledges to offer pre-paid card customers real-time exchange rates and low-cost money transfers, closed a $5.3…
Bitcoin’s Fortunes Surge, then Plunge, in More Madness for the Cryptocurrency
Last Friday bitcoin’s value rose above gold for the first time, enthralling headline writers across the tech press. Its price of $1,290, compared to gold’s $1,228, led some to laud the arrival…