Digibyte has been around for a relatively long time in the context of cryptocurrency. Launched in early January 2014, it has been ever present through the rise and fall of many short lived altcoins and continues to progress quietly in the background. Earlier this year I wrote about Digibyte’s proposed switch to a Myriadcoin style multi-algorithm approach to hashing. The ...

Another name to add to the ever growing list of cannabis related cryptocurrencies is CannabisCoin. Launched on 20th April 2014 (of course), things have been fairly quiet up until now but after a recent announcement of a deal with a dispensary in Arizona a few heads may be turned. The coin uses the GPU friendly x11 hashing algorithm with a ...

The last few weeks, I’ve been playing around with the Coinigy closed beta. It’s a very pretty platform, that allows you to view charts, orderbooks, balances across multiple exchanges. You’ll even be able to trade directly from within the Coinigy website. I can see it being a very valuable tool for those who trade multiple coins, on various different exchanges. ...

I first discovered Bitcoin when Wired.com announced it way back in 2009. Being a futurist, I saw the value of it and kept my eye on it. When Laszlo Hanyecz bought 2 pizzas for 10,000 btc back in 2010 I knew what an important event that was: bitcoin had just been assigned a dollar value. And when the Silk Road ...

YouMeAndBTC is hosted by three guys from Pittsburgh, PA, that are so passionate about Bitcoin and discussing cryptocurrency, they decided to bring their discussions online. The hosts are Daniel Brown, Tim Baker and John Stuart. Their goal is to grow their media outlet and they invite anyone from around the world to join in with them. Many of the discussions ...

The rapid growth of cryptocurrency has inspired much innovation and opened the doors of opportunity to aspirational individuals with big ideas. Brandon Kurtz and his newly launched brand, Vertcoin Athlete, is one such example of this. An astute idea with the potential to positively influence people’s health whilst promoting his preferred cryptocurrency - Vertcoin. In mid-March 2014, Brandon, a Vertcoin ...

A few weeks ago, I caught up with Chris from Gold Backed Coin.  The company is based in Vienna, Austria.  I was in Austria but had to cut my trip short before I could meet with them.  Since that initial introduction that I did with GBC, we’ve had a bank in Germany come on-board the Ripple train, as well as ...

The cryptocurrency gadget space is never short of fun projects, and one that I have been keeping an eye on lately is the Skyhook open-source Bitcoin ATM .  The team, based out of Portland, OR is now ready to ship the $999 open-source Bitcoin ATM.  I recently reached out to Jon Hannis, co-founder of Skyhook, to ask him a few questions about his ATM ...

As a parent who is involved in the cryptocurrency scene myself, Piggycoin is something I’ve been watching. They aim to become an introductory coin for the younger ones out there — who might one day be using cryptocurrency as part of their daily routine. I spoke with João, who is the founder of Piggycoin, to find out more about what they’re ...

The cannabis market is becoming a hotly contended one when it comes to industry-specific cryptocurrencies. The latest is Cannacoin (CCN), and I was eager to find out more about the new altcoin when I got the chance to speak with Cannacoin’s creator and lead developer. Could you start by introducing yourself and what your role is in Cannacoin? My name ...