North Carolina-based company PassportParking recently announced plans to include Bitcoin as a method of payment for their parking-payment apps. The company, which currently operates in 35 states, has partnered with BitPay to test their new payment model. Customers currently use the PassportParking app, available on both iOS and Android, to pay for metered parking spots…
Yesterday, Helsinki-based Bitcoin marketplace LocalBitcoins.com announced the development of their first Bitcoin ATM. The machine is set to retail for around $2,750 (€1,990), making this the least expensive such device yet announced. The ATM allows both buying and selling of Bitcoin of fiat currency from any LocalBitcoin-held wallet, and is capable of at least some…
With new Bitcoin ATMs being announced on an almost daily basis for cities like London, Vancouver and Singapore, it was only a matter of time before the U.S. got in on the action. If Robocoin has its way, Seattle and Austin will be the first cities in the U.S. to have access to this still-experimental…
Residents in London and Singapore can expect to see new Bitcoin ATMs in city cafes next month thanks to Vancouver-based “Bitcoin Store” Bitcoiniacs. The company is planning on globally expanding the model already in use at the their Waves Coffee House location, combining a small brokerage office next to a Bitcoin ATM. According to an…
South Korean Bitcoin exchange Coinplug has released three new Android apps to help spur adoption of the cryptocurrency in the country. Coinplug’s trio are familiar tools for the Bitcoin faithful: a wallet, a trading app and a self-contained point of sale (POS) system for merchants. These appear to be the first Bitcoin apps created specifically…
Bitcoin processor BitPay announced the beta launch of a new project called Bitcore yesterday. According to the project homepage, “Bitcore is a complete, native interface to the Bitcoin network, and provides the core functionality needed to develop apps for bitcoin.” BitPay’s announcement provided a few key details about the fundamental concept behind Bitcore, explaining: At…
Earlier this week, citing the massive DDoS attack on Bitcoin infrastructure, Bitstamp halted all withdrawals from customer accounts. That freeze on customer accounts appears to be ending, as Bitstamp recently announced via Twitter and their website that they’ll be resuming withdrawal processing later today. Speaking with CoinDesk, Bitstamp CEO Nejc Kodrič says his team has…
The latest incarnation of Bitcoin black market site Silk Road had been hit by the same “transaction malleability” glitch that recently took down Mt.Gox and Bitstamp. A message from site administrator “Defcon” was leaked to Reddit yesterday outlining the issues on Silk Road. According to the email, no account information was hacked, and all of…
According to a report from the International Business Times, London will soon be receiving its first Bitcoin ATM. Global Bitcoin ATM’s spokesperson claims that the machine is being updated with new software and going through compliance testing before shipping to the U.K. capital. Coindesk reports that London may soon see a boom of Bitcoin-trading ATMs…
The Bitcoin press has been abuzz today with the recent call for alpha testers for a “secret Bitcoin project” created by Jed McCaleb. Why all the interest? McCaleb is best known as the creator of the Mt.Gox (which he sold to investor Mark Karpeles in 2011), and one of the innovators behind today’s Bitcoin and…