The number of locally developed, professional bitcoin services launching in Japan recently is a sign of growing acceptance in the country. The latest is a multi-service bitcoin platform called Coincheck, which offers a wallet, exchange and merchant payment system. A new feature aimed directly at the e-commerce industry, called ‘Coincheck for EC’ will launch on…
Getty Images has sued Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ MSFT) over its new tool, Bing Image Widget, calling it a “massive infringement” of copyrighted images, Reuters news agency reported. Getty images filed a lawsuit against the tech giant in a court in New York. Getty Images has the biggest online repository of photos, comprising of more than…
Visa Inc (NYSE V) is working to bring Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) Pay to the masses. The financial giant is set to bring the new payment system to the United States in October and the United Kingdom in 2015. Visa Europe’s Head of Mobile Proposition, Pedro Sousa, claims the company does not have any concrete dates…
eBay Inc (NASDAQ EBAY) was quick to respond to a rumor that Google Inc (NASDAQ GOOG) was considering buying a 40% stake in it. The online auction giant’s stock climbed by nearly 5% in very heavy trading volume earlier this morning after three traders claimed that Google could buy a stake. Shares of eBay shot…
Facebook Inc (NASDAQ FB) is currently testing the self-destructing Facebook post, a feature that allows users to schedule the deletion of their messages on Facebook iOS app. Facebook confirmed that it is running a small pilot on a feature on Facebook for iOS that allows users to schedule the deletion of their messages in advance….
The Spanish government agency that oversees matters of finance and taxation has issued a new ruling stating that bitcoin should be treated as an electronic payment system, a decision that could have a far-ranging impact on Spain’s bitcoin economy. El Ministerio de Hacienda y Administraciones Públicas issued the ruling in response to questions from Coinffeine,…
