Market Outlook

A Europol report has found that bitcoin is increasingly being used to pay for online child sex abuse broadcasted on illicit websites and apps.

Wallet software provider Blockchain has opened its 3 millionth bitcoin wallet, having doubled downloads in less than a year.

WordPress, the web's most popular blogging system, appears to have removed bitcoin from its payments options at checkout.

Bitcoin hardware wallet startup Ledger has raised €1.3m in an investment round led by French VC fund, XAnge Private Equity.

OKCoin chief technical officer Changpeng Zhao has officially announced he will depart the leading China-based bitcoin exchange.

Cavirtex will shut down following the compromise of sensitive security information, including password hashes and two-factor authentication secrets.

The Commonwealth Secretariat is set to hold a hearing on digital currencies to discuss how the technology might benefit the developing world.

Fresh off $2.5m in seed funding, colored coins startup Colu has announced that eToro CEO Yoni Assia has joined its board of directors.

Mobile payments pioneer mHITs has created a bitcoin platform it claims is the "easiest way" to send phone credit across borders.

China-based digital currency exchange BTER announced that it suffered a hack on its cold wallets, resulting in the loss of roughly $1.75m in bitcoin.

Québec has enacted new policies that mandate virtual currency ATM operators and virtual currency trading platforms obtain a license.

New York City Council Member Mark Levine has announced he will introduce a bill that could find the city accepting bitcoin for fines and fees.