Bitcoin consulting firm and solutions provider Bitcoin Suisse AG has installed BitXatm’s two-way bitcoin ATMs in Bern, the capital city of Switzerland. Residents in the city of Bern will now be able to purchase and sell bitcoin with ease, with 5% fees and a maximum daily limit of US$5159. Over the past year, Bitcoin Suisse AG has installed 3 two-way ATMs and a one-way ATM across Switzerland by partnering with two major bitcoin manufacturers BitXatm and Lamassu. Improved Bitcoin Ecosystem Over the last few months, bitcoin startups including wallet service providers, exchanges and consulting firms have begun to relocate to Switzerland due to the country’s friendly environment and regulations. Earlier this year, bitcoin became exempt from…
Every subculture comes with T-shirts, and Bitcoin’s is no different. It has roots in places like the video game community, which has fawned over Nintendo tees since game time immemorial. Bitcoin Not Bombs is one of the most recognizable, you but others like BitGear and Bitcoin Pride offer a wider variety of Bitcoin clothes. Now a new site called Good Emoji is trying to gain a foothold. It was founded by Connie Kearney, a Bitcoin professional from Atlanta, Georgia working for Vanbex Group and various Bitcoin publications. It will, of course, accept Bitcoin. Connie is also hoping to promote Bitcoin, however, and Good Emoji has its own style about it. True to name, the shirts are emblazoned with emojis, a Japanese derivative of the standard emoticon that is now…
The launch of Antminer S7, the next generation bitcoin miner, was just announced by bitcoin mining ASIC provider Bitmain. According to the company, “this machine is not only our most efficient ever, using less than half the energy per gigahash of the S5, but it is also our most powerful miner to enter mass production.” Compared to the previous model, the Antminer S7 bitcoin miner is a denser mining rig. The S5 used 60 chips per miner while the Antminer S7 uses 162 of the BM1385 chips. Next Generation Bitcoin Miner “It’s true that the S5+ had a greater overall hashrate, but the S7 squeezes more juice from a smaller, more power efficient package,” said Jake Smith, Bitmain’s head of North America, in an interview with Bitcoin Magazine. “When comparing hashrate to…
Every subculture comes with T-shirts, and Bitcoin’s is no different. It has roots in places like the video game community, which has fawned over Nintendo tees since game time immemorial. Bitcoin Not Bombs is one of the most recognizable, you but others like BitGear and Bitcoin Pride offer a wider variety of Bitcoin clothes. Now a new site called Good Emoji is trying to gain a foothold. It was founded by Connie Kearney, a Bitcoin professional from Atlanta, Georgia working for Vanbex Group and various Bitcoin publications. It will, of course, accept Bitcoin. Connie is also hoping to promote Bitcoin, however, and Good Emoji has its own style about it. True to name, the shirts are emblazoned with emojis, a Japanese derivative of the standard emoticon that is now…
BitGold designed a new software that automatically links buyers to bullion dealers and storage companies. With this move, the company makes it easier for people to own gold as a hedge against inflation and as a store of value. The Toronto-based company began offering its service to the public in May and had already racked up more than 168,000 global users by the end of July, with about $7 million in transactions. BitGold pairs together the ease and convenience of digital payments and online gold savings with the integrity and stability of gold. The company’s mission is to make physical gold accessible to everyone. Minimizing or removing fees everywhere possible became our purpose. The platform user-friendly features allow users to send and receive gold payments…