NYSE Owner: Bitcoin Should Be in Retirement Funds, Credit Cards, Retail Stores

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), owner of arguably the most important stock exchange in the world, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), is introducing a new company, Bakkt. The idea is to weave bitcoin into 401(k)s, credit cards, and retail. The project is getting a lot of hype due in large measure to two very powerful backers: … Read more

90% of Corporate “Blockchain” Pilots Will Never Materialize, Researchers Say

If you have been following the mainstream financial press, and even some cryptocurrency news sources, you could not have missed the hype around the so called “Blockchain”. It feels like every day another established company claims to be testing using the technology to disrupt its own industry. In reality, however, it seems that the overwhelming majority … Read more

Microsoft Allegedly Stops Accepting Bitcoin Once Again

There have been some concerns involving Microsoft’s acceptance of Bitcoin in recent months. Although the company seemingly still accepts Bitcoin deposits to top up one’s Microsoft account, some Reddit users have run into problems. One company representative even claims this option should have been removed a while ago, and that any active Bitcoin option is … Read more