Bitcoin price plunged below the $200 mark yesterday, which without a doubt is causing many Bitcoin enthusiasts a bit of concern. The currency has been plunging steadily since the holiday and is now at or below the level set when bitcoin exchange Mt.Gox crashed.
The world of Bitcoin is coming to the Consumer Electronics Show 2015, sponsored by a partnership between BitPay, Circle, Kraken, Bitmain, Blockchain, Bitstamp, Private Internet Access, Robocoin, and yBitcoin.
“Bitcoin is gold for nerds. It is something that a whole new generation of people believe in. The online nature of their lives and their economy, and so bitcoin, resonates with them.” — Nicholas Colas, Convergex
Kenneth I. Chenault, American Express CEO, spoke on digital currency at the DealBook conference on Thursday.
Coinbase’s partnership with DailySteals will allow users to acquire discounted items with bitcoin, while the partnership with RewardsPay will make bitcoin purchases available for Facebook and iTunes users.
QuickCoin company integrated its web-based ‘social wallet’ with Facebook to provide bitcoin usage expansion.
The team of Word of Tanks players created a new cryptocurrency, WOTcoin, which can be used for game purposes.