Chief technology officer at major United States-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, Balaji Srinivasan, announced his departure from the company on Twitter on May 3. In his tweet, Srinivasan said that he had enjoyed his time at the exchange and that he will now take time off “to get back in shape — and up to speed on everything happening” when he was busy working at Coinbase. In his career, Srinivasan also co-founded non-profit crypto research and advocacy agency Coin Center, bitcoin (BTC) earning platform Earn. He was CEO of Earn when it was acquired by Coinbase in April of last year …

Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers launches investment fund to boost emerging technologies startups; Augur releases alpha version; bitcoin exchange MonetaGo launches in 40 Countries and more top stories for June 17. KPCB Launches $4M Investment Fund to Boost 'Emerging Tech' Startups Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers has launched Edge Fund, a seed stage initiative focusing on emerging areas of technology, most particularly virtual reality, drones, blockchain applications, computer vision, digital health, and mobile marketplaces. The company said in a blog announcement: "KPCB Edge is a team of builders, investing in seed stage founders working on emerging areas of technology. We …

In September, Coin Center announced that they were launching a blockchain-technology think tank with a $1 million budget. Tuesday, they kicked off the website, which includes a number of resources. The think tank, which they call “a new voice for Bitcoin,” is dedicated to spreading knowledge about cryptocurrency technologies. Coin Center runs under the vision of Executive Director Jerry Brito, who left his position as senior research director at Mercatus Center to start the advocacy group. They want to encourage a more supportive regulatory climate for Bitcoin. “Success for us is a world in which regulators, the media, and the …

"Honesty is a very subversive thing." - Paul Snow The two main men behind Factom, CEO Paul Snow and president Peter Kirby, joined the latest Epicenter Bitcoin episode to discuss their ambitious Bitcoin 2.0 project. Based in Austin, Texas, Snow and Kirby have been pillars of the Bitcoin community. Paul Snow is a long-time developer and the organizer of the Texas Bitcoin Conference. Peter Kirby is a serial entrepreneur and was previously VP of sales and operations at the mining company, CoinTerra. The idea of Factom is to provide a system for creating arbitrary, immutable ledgers. Of course, the most …

“If a government isn't integrating blockchain technology in the next 5 or 10 years, not only will they be obsolete, but their currency will be gone.” - David Johnston In the latest episode of Epicenter Bitcoin, Brian Fabian Crain and Sebastien Couture were joined by David Johnston. David is the Co-founder of BitAngels, a board member of the Mastercoin Foundationand serves as Managing Director of DApps Fund, which has invested in decentralized applications like MaidSafe, Factom and Storj. He got the Bitcoin bug in 2012 and, soon after, made the decision to convert all of his fiat currency to Bitcoin. …

Bitcoin Center NYC, the city's only brick-and-mortar institution dedicated to the further adoption of Bitcoin, announced today that it will host the first ever VeriCoin party on Monday, July 28. As home base for all things digital currency, Bitcoin Center NYC is delighted to celebrate the success of VeriCoin with its dynamic community of supporters. About VeriCoin VeriCoin is a proof-of-stake altcoin that represents an innovative approach to gaining merchant acceptance in the digital currency realm. Since its launch in May of this year, VeriCoin has experienced traction in fortifying merchant willingness to accept the digital currency and facilitating seamless …