Brawker, a bitcoin marketplace which connects users who wish to purchase items online to bitcoin buyers has been shut down due to a lack of users and competition. Initially, the idea of connecting bitcoin buyers to e-commerce users such as Amazon was favored by the public, as purchasing bitcoins using credit cards was not as easy as today. Brawker allowed its users to create requests for anything online, such as gift cards, refill cards and etc. If the request is accepted, the bitcoin buyer would purchase the item, deliver it to the user while the user sends the bitcoins in …

Peter Todd, a Bitcoin core developer has outlined his view that more regulation on all levels is on the way for the digital currency sector; Stellar adopts SCP protocol proposed by a Stanford professor; Gavin Andresen has called ex-Bitcoin Foundation board members Shrem and Karpeles a “black eye” for the organization, and other top stories for April 16. Peter Todd expects greater, and more in depth, government regulation of Bitcoin Bitcoin core developer Peter Todd warns that he expects increasing governmental regulation within the digital currency sector, not only at the level of exchanges and services, but possibly also within …