Bitcoin prices consolidated in rangebound trade on Monday, as speculators awaited the next catalyst to influence price direction. BTC/USD inched up 0.02%, or 13 cents, on Slovenia-based BitStamp to trade at $587.28 during U.S. morning hours. Bitcoin prices were likely to find support at $555.90, the low from July 31, and resistance at $607.20, the…
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), informally known as the UK’s fourth emergency service, has announced it is accepting bitcoin donations. The RNLI says it is the first major charity in the UK to accept bitcoin. It also happens to be one of the oldest charities in the country, as it was founded in 1824….
Pantera Capital, an investment fund that focuses on bitcoin, has announced an index it says will allow investors to track the cryptocurrency over a medium-term timeframe. Dubbed the BitIndex, it takes into account seven different factors that Pantera believes accurately charts bitcoin’s overall progress. What’s interesting is Pantera Capital is not including price in the…
Open-source online encyclopedia Wikipedia is now accepting bitcoin through a new partnership with Coinbase. With the integration now active, all users have to do is go to Wikipedia’s donation page and opt to pay in bitcoin. Like with any option, users can choose to make either one-time or recurring donations to the free encyclopedia. The…
Travelers to Amsterdam, Rotterdam and The Hague can pay for hotel bookings in bitcoin at any of the Holland’s three easyHotels. The easyHotel Holland website offers a ‘pay in bitcoin’ option upon checkout that generates a BitPay invoice, QR code and wallet address included, to settle the payment. The easyHotel brand has become increasingly popular…
US-based company CoinSafe says its new mobile and desktop apps can turn any local business into a ‘bitcoin ATM’, or face-to-face bitcoin exchange. The CoinSafe apps are free to use and allow businesses to trade bitcoins directly with walk-in customers. After registering their business name for inclusion in CoinSafe’s directory, owners then link the app…
