Market Outlook

A roundtable discussion at the World Bank on Friday brought together a small group of officials for a closed-to-the-public, "frank discussion" about virtual currencies.

Colored coins could enable you to trade bitcoins as anything, including stocks, bonds, and even IOUs. Danny Bradbury finds out how they may be implemented.

Firmcoin is a new physical representation for bitcoins, a reusable NFC card.

Microsoft will reportedly be moving away from its virtual "Points"currency for Xbox, in favor of local currency and gift cards.

Newlyweds Austin and Beccy Craig have decided to live solely off bitcoins for 90 days and make a documentary in the process.

A brand new mobile Bitcoin wallet called Bridgewalker hit the market promising to better bridge the gap between dollars and Bitcoin.

Freicoin wants to fundamentally change the rules of finance and economics. Danny Bradbury talks to co-developer Mark Friedenbach.

While Bitcoin may be a decentralised currency, it is still affected by the subjectivity of the real world. What about the effect of the PRISM program?

CoinDesk reports on how Israeli banks are resiting exchanges with virtual currencies.

Cambridge Pubs are leading the way in offering bitcoin transactions for real world items.

The price of bitcoins has fallen from the recent high of around $130 in late May, with a dramatic drop from $108 to $91 in the past 24-hour period.

Bitcoin is both anonymous, and completely transparent. Here's how people can work out what you're doing with your bitcoins - and how to stop them.