The emergence of cryptocurrencies, especially Bitcoin, has raised many to speculate whether the concept of a global digital currency is inevitable in today's society. Andrew Filipowski, founder and former CEO of PLATINUM technology, inc and current Chairman & CEO of SilkRoad Equity, believes that the value and promise of Bitcoin can completely revolutionize the global economy and has the inevitable potential to bypass banks altogether.
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No settlement for Apple, Samsung on US patent row
The top smartphone makers in the world, Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics, failed to reach a settlement agreement on their smartphone technology dispute in a meeting with a mediator in the first week of February, Bloomberg reported.
US authorities accuse ex-Evercore Group investment banker of insider trading
A former investment banker and senior manager at Evercore Group, Frank Perkins Hixon Jr, faces charges of insider trading in cases filed by US authorities, Reuters reported.
Plan to split California into six states gets approval to collect signatures for voting
Venture capitalist Tim Draper planned to split California into six states and make Silicon Valley a separate state, and the plan has not gained approval to collect signatures for voting.
Bitcoin speculators stand to make money from Mt. Gox crisis
The crisis Mt. Gox is facing has provided Bitcoin speculators with a grand buying opportunity that could give them a chance to earn a profit if the withdrawal ban gets lifted, CNNMoney reported.
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Goodbye SkyDrive, hello OneDrive. Microsoft has officially rebranded its cloud storage service and launched a referral program to get more users to the platform, TechCrunch reported.
In response to a petition filed on the online platform WeThePeople, the White House reaffirmed its backing for net neutrality in an official blog post written by Gene Sperling and Todd Park.
Israel said on Wednesday it was considering regulation of bitcoin and warned citizens that using such decentralized virtual currencies was risky.
A New Zealand court on Wednesday ruled that the search warrant used in the arrest of Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom on U.S. online piracy charges was legal, dealing a blow to the internet entrepreneur's fight against extradition to the United States.
In 2010, China has blocked American cloud storage service Dropbox for an unconfirmed reason, but last week, the Asian country has once again opened its access to Dropbox, according to Tech In Asia.
An investigative report published by independent news organization Mother Jones said most federal judges are not keen to consider piracy claims based on computer Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, which are often used as proof to identify potential thefts.
Boston, US-based startup Dunwello snagged $1.4 million in funding from investors including NextView Ventures, Vegas Tech Fund, and G20 Ventures, to develop an online tool that will improve the process of employee evaluation.
The uncertainty of the US government on what to do with the Bitcoins it has confiscated from the Silk Road raid in October last year has already cost it paper losses amounting to $31 million, The New York Post reported.
Greenlight Capital has asked a New York state court to order the website Seeking Alpha to reveal the identity of the person who leaked the hedge fund's stake in Micron last year, Reuters reported.
