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At a demonstration at the Consensus 2016 conference in New York, BitPay revealed a new bitcoin debit card that is available in all 50 U.S. states. Issued by Metropolitan Commercial Bank, the debit card allows clients to load bitcoin, make payments at Visa POS systems and take out...

The past couple weeks have been exciting for Barry Silbert. Last week, the financial guru sold his first company, SecondMarket Solutions, to Nasdaq. Earlier this week, Silbert announced the launch of his next startup, Digital Currency Group (DCG). According to an article by...

Coinbase has announced that its customers across 26 countries [in Europe] can buy Bitcoin “instantly” starting today, reported CoinDesk. According to a Coinbase blog post, customers in 26 European countries can now buy Bitcoin “instantly” with 3D Secure-enabled credit...

The Australian Crime Commission is investigating Bitcoin’s role in organized crime, reports Reuters. Judy Lind, the commission’s executive director, has revealed that investigators will monitor “misuse of virtual currencies to facilitate criminal activity” at a national and...

Atlanta, Georgia-based payment processing company Bitpay, works as a direct competitor to credit card providers, Visa and MasterCard. However, Bitpay’s CTO, Stephen Pair, was recently interviewed by CNBC, where he claims such credit card providers play a role in...

 BTC-e, a popular Bulgaria-based Bitcoin exchange, announced on Friday that it will allow users to withdraw funds to VISA or MasterCard credit/debit cards. BTC-e says on its website, “We are pleased to announce that for your convenience, we have implemented a new payout system...