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Bitcoin “Market Manipulators” Strike on the Weekend

Jun

2013

After weeks of relative stability in the Bitcoin market, this weekend saw a rapid and unnatural drop in the Bitcoin price. Breaking from the $130 level where it had hovered for the prior week, strong selling pressures forced the Bitcoin price to $120 over the course of just seven hours. The price movement coincided with ...

Coinsetter Discusses Bitcoin’s Future on Bloomberg Television

May

2013

Coinsetter CEO, Jaron Lukasiewicz, discussed the future of Bitcoin with Trish Regan and a panel of financial experts today on Bloomberg Television. Watch the recap below.

A Letter From Coinsetter’s CEO: The Future of Bitcoin Has Never Been Brighter

May

2013

This article originally appeared in Bitcoin Magazine. When I first learned about Bitcoin a year ago, I had no idea how much it would impact my life in so little time. After working in investment banking and private equity for four years, I left my cushy 9-to-5 day job to risk my life savings and ...

Coinsetter and BitInstant Confront the Anti-Bitcoin Establishment (and Win) 2

May

2013

This week, the CEOs of Coinsetter and BitInstant came together with Felix Salmon of Reuters to discuss the future of Bitcoin in a panel moderated by Quartz, an online magazine that has been covering the Bitcoin space in great depth. This exciting and occasionally emotional conversation, which took place at General Assembly NYC, brought to ...

Coinsetter Discusses Bitcoin Trading Regulation on Fox Business News

May

2013

Coinsetter CEO, Jaron Lukasiewicz, spoke with Fox Business News today to discuss the CFTC’s remarks on Bitcoin regulation.

Coinsetter on Fox Business News

May

2013

Coinsetter will be on Fox Business News today at 3:00 PM ET discussing the CFTC’s remarks on bitcoin regulation. In case you missed it, here’s a clip of our live discussion with FBN’s Liz Claman last month.

Virtual Currency Trading Wars: Bitcoin Versus Ripple XRP 7

Apr

2013

This year, Bitcoin and digital currencies have been an increasingly popular topic of interest in the financial and tech communities. A broader segment of the world population is beginning to understand the value of virtual currencies (or at least trying to), which has been reflected in higher bitcoin prices. The bitcoin economy is growing quickly, ...

Coinsetter to bring leverage and shorting to bitcoin with $500,000 funding round 1

Apr

2013

New York City-based bitcoin startup Coinsetter has taken its first outside investment by closing a seed round totaling $500,000. The round was led by Barry Silbert, the CEO and founder of SecondMarket, and Jimmy Furland, a successful London-based tech entrepreneur. Silbert invested in the company through his Bitcoin Opportunity Fund. Tribeca Venture Partners, a NYC-based ...

From $10 to $100 – Bitcoin Trading in Q1 2013 1

Apr

2013

Q1 2013 in the bitcoin world was a wild ride with major advances. Only a few months ago, bitcoin was a $100 million “idea” with growing interest from a niche community. Yet over the past three months, the currency’s substantial growth and usefulness in tough economic situations has led to a visible shift in bitcoin’s ...

Introducing the Coinsetter Bitcoin News Cloud

Mar

2013

Many of you noticed that we released a sneak peek of Coinsetter’s Bitcoin News Cloud over the weekend. This feature is a small look at how Coinsetter is working to make buying and trading bitcoin a more enjoyable experience for everyone. Let us know what you think and how we can make the news cloud ...