Accounting for Bitcoin, Article Shows the Fluctuation in Value
5/21/2013
Recently, a Forbes reporter tried living using nothing but bitcoin for payments for a week. She published a spreadsheet that showed her spending and the U.S. dollar equivalents for each purchase. From Forbes A few readers asked if I would...
Social Gifting Platform Boomerang Has Reached 1 Million Gifts
5/21/2013
Boomerang, a social media gift company has announced that it has had 1 million gifts claimed on its platform. From All Facebook Boomerang, which allows users to give gifts to their Facebook friends, announced Monday that 1 million gifts have...
Card.com to Introduce Star Trek Prepaid Card
5/17/2013
While not boldly going where no man has gone before, Card.com announced that it plans to release a new prepaid card from CBS Consumer Products which feature many of the famous characters of the much beloved Star Trek television series...
Mobile Wallet Provider Gyft Starts Accepting Bitcoins
5/15/2013
Gyft, a company that provides mobile wallets for gift cards, announced that it has entered a partnership with BitPay Inc. to accept the virtual currency Bitcoin for the purchase of closed loop gift cards. From Gyft's press release Customers...
Governments Continue to Tighten Fence Around Bitcoin Transfers
5/15/2013
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued a court order to Dwolla to cease wire transfers between it accounts and Mt. Gox, a Japanese Bitcoin exchange. This action keeps the downward pressure on Bitcoin exchanges and echo’s similar recent actions...
Big ATM Hack Perpetuates Myths About Prepaid Cards
5/13/2013
Since a group of hackers broke into a processor and pulled $45 million out of ATMs using prepaid cards, the media has been atwitter about how prepaid cards are a tool for criminals and maniacs as they misunderstand what happened....