Join us for a conversation about Bitcoin with leaders in the Bitcoin community We will have food and drink to enjoy on the deck with beautiful views of the Space… Read More
Seattle-based cryptocurrency startup Coinme raised $10 million in new funding from existing investors, the company confirmed to GeekWire. Coinme allows customers to buy and sell bitcoin with cash at more… Read More
CoinFlip, a supplier of cryptocurrency ATM machines, is bringing the ease of bitcoin transactions to locations across Washington state. The Chicago-based company is among a handful of operators who are… Read More
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Investors who bet big on Malachi Salcido, a self-described bitcoin mining magnate, now claim the Washington state man busted his own business, and may have cost them millions of dollars.… Read More
A Florida teenager faces 30 felony charges related to a July 15 scam in which he hacked into the Twitter accounts of prominent users such as Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos,… Read More
Strix Leviathan operates a quantitative digital asset fund taking systematic long and short positions in large-cap digital currencies including bitcoin and ethereum, so our perspective on the global economy doesn’t… Read More
— The newest consumer electronic devices feature the latest technologies, but unfortunately the same can’t always be said about the tech emergency services use on a daily basis. The Tech… Read More
Earlier this week, two men were arrested in Brooklyn and Rhode Island and charged in federal court with extorting an unnamed cryptocurrency startup for millions of dollars. That company appears… Read More
Seattle startup Coinme raised $1.5 million to fund the growth of its cryptocurrency ATM network in the U.S. and internationally. The fresh cash, which is the first wave of a… Read More
Computer scientists from the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have mapped the ebb and flow of Reddit’s discussions about cryptocurrency — not only to see how online chatter can predict market… Read More
–One of the biggest scientific feats was accomplished this year when a team of astronomers captured an image of a black hole. The achievement reignited our wonder and enthusiasm toward… Read More
Founded by former Amazon and Microsoft security engineers, cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex defies the Wild West reputation of the blockchain world with an appetite for government oversight. What does Bittrex want… Read More
Health care provider Providence St. Joseph Health acquired Seattle startup Lumedic, which uses blockchain to collect payments more efficiently. The process of billing and collecting payment, called revenue cycle management, is… Read More
Coinstar, the maker of kiosks that turn loose change into cash and gift cards, has partnered with cryptocurrency ATM startup Coinme to let users buy bitcoin. The Seattle-based companies said… Read More
A series of what appear to be unfounded bomb threats were made via email to organizations and individuals across the nation Thursday, grinding businesses to a halt and forcing the… Read More
A pair of cryptocurrency companies have been ordered to offer money back to investors who participated in their initial coin offerings, which should have been registered with federal regulators, marking… Read More
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WENATCHEE, Wash. — “It all starts with power.” Malachi Salcido, bitcoin miner and founder of large-scale contracting firm Salcido Enterprises, made that observation about the modern world during my visit to… Read More
Power officials in Grant County voted this week to raise electricity rates on companies it now dubs “evolving industry” customers, which in this part of rural Washington means only one… Read More
The topic is comic book superheros, and the answers come easy for Adam Draper. The 32-year-old is the managing director of Boost VC, a pre-seed investment firm that backs startups… Read More
For technologies that have been billed as the future of payments, it’s really hard to actually use digital currencies like Bitcoin or Etherium to buy things in the real world.… Read More
Today’s featured stories Inside Amazon’s Prime photo op: A secret bus ride, a spectacular Seattle view — but alas, no drones Amazon’s new blue crew: Tech giant enlists entrepreneurs to… Read More
Coinbase, the cryptocurrency startup that helps users buy and sell digital currencies, is opening an office in Portland. The San Francisco-based company plans to hire as many as 100 employees… Read More
Coinme is pushing forward on its mission to give consumers access to cryptocurrency. The startup just installed its 50th cryptocurrency ATM, moved into a new office inside Rhapsody’s downtown Seattle… Read More
Washington State Sen. Reuven Carlyle is all-in on blockchain. The former tech executive turned lawmaker was a keynote speaker at the Blockchain NW conference in Seattle this week. He was… Read More
You’ve probably read or heard about cryptocurrency in the news. Maybe your techie friend owns some Bitcoin. But you likely don’t own any digital currencies or let alone know how… Read More
Warren Buffett has admitted to being “out of touch” when it comes to why he doesn’t use an iPhone despite his appeal for Apple as a company. While Buffett’s… Read More
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A city in the U.S. has passed the country’s first ban on cryptocurrency mining after residents saw their electricity bills go up, sometimes by $100 or $200. Plattsburgh, N.Y., passed… Read More