With a service based around the idea earning Bitcoins by telling new people about the world of digital currency, Share The Bitcoin has been expanding the user base of Bitcoin itself since its arrival in 2014. Share The Bitcoin users sign up when invited by a friend, family member, or someone in their extended network, and gain full membership to the service by buying Bitcoins to share with their contact who invited them into the Share The Bitcoin network. The newly confirmed user then goes on to spread the word about Bitcoin themselves, and gains their own referral fee every …

March 8 is synonymous around the world as International Women’s Day, and as of 2015 cryptocurrency now has its own version, Bitcoin Women’s Day, with sponsorship from major players including BitPay and the Bitcoin Foundation. The event, set to be held annually from this year, seeks to champion the role of women in the digital currency community, after a recent poll by 99bitcoins suggested only 8% of users were female. Speaking to CryptoCoinsNews, organizer Sarah Boone Martin said she had nonetheless been taken aback by the strength of response after launching the campaign. “We never anticipated Bitcoin Women’s Day would …

As Bitcoin awareness grows across the globe, the Cointelegraph Media Group launches its regional publications in a number of key countries. This week marks the launch of our South African and Slovenian publications with the UK and Italy to follow soon. South Africa CT as the leading cryptocurrency media publication is firmly establishing itself on the African continent. “Cointelegraph South Africa wants to be first in, bringing the latest developments to the world as this still largely unknown Bitcoin/ Blockchain technology starts to become more mainstream,” says Jaques Coetsee, co-founder of Bitmagnet and head of CT South Africa. He added: …

Cointelegraph and Ziftr's competition to win BTC and ZiftrCOINs ends, and it's time to vote for a winner. For the last few weeks Cointelegraph has partnered up with Ziftr in an exciting competition offering our readers a chance to win some bitcoins, along with hundreds of the new ZiftrCOINs. We've been asking for answers to the ultimate digitial currency riddle, “What will it take for Bitcoin to gain mass acceptance?”, and now it's time for you to vote for a winner. ZiftrCOIN made a stir back in 2014 by offering a value guarantee in the sometimes volatile world of altcoins. …

Cointelegraph and The Counterparty Foundation are proud to announce a special giveaway contest where you will have the chance to receive a coupon for US$20 as well as US$10 in XCP! Additionally, participants will also get the chance to join the Counterparty Foundation community, which works to foster the growth and open development of the Counterparty platform. In the community spirit, the contest will involve your active participation. So get involved! Simply follow these steps: 1. Register with the Counterparty Foundation using the following link and join as an Annual Community Supporter for a reduced membership fee of only US$30. …

We at Cointelegraph would like to invite you, our readers, to participate with us in choosing the winners of our 2014 Bitcoin Industry Awards. Our staff would like to recognize the year’s greatest achievers across the cryptocurrency industry. Which people, places, and businesses would you most like to crown with recognition for their high achievements? Pick your favorite contenders among the top five positions in the following categories: Person of the year Startup of the year Most successful Bitcoin company Biggest news story Most innovative product And the Bitcoin capital of 2014 We would like to recognize genuine achievement in …

Note: The following piece was submitted as part of Cointelegraph’s Tell us your bank horror story article contest presented to you by Shapeshift.io—the fastest way to swap cryptocurrencies. Only the best articles will be published in no particular order in the run up to December 15. On this date, Cointelegraph will conduct a public poll to determine which story resonates most with our audience. Good luck and happy reading! *** I have always enjoyed trying to stay current with our emerging information revolution. My wife may think my 1984 Osborne 1 chilling in the garage is a piece of junk. …

Cointelegraph and ShapeShift have launched a competition for the best anecdotal banking horror stories – it’s your chance to vent your anger and win 3BTC into the bargain! We’ve all been there; we all know how it is: an innocent query or everyday problem turns into a reenactment of War and Peace, or a major mistake by your financial institution becomes a battle of epic proportions before one side emerges victorious. Hours of your time wasted, sometimes your money as well. Not to mention the exercise in self-restraint involved in dealing with understaffed bank branches, bewildering hotlines and incompetent representatives. …

Fresh on the heels of our last crowdfunding campaign update, the Cointelegraph is proud to announce that the CT mobile app has been released in beta! You can download it here. According to the developers, the process was certainly challenging but they are very pleased with the results so far and are waiting for feedbacks from testers. We also ask everyone to please rate the app and provide feedback, comments and suggestions in the comments section or in the Appstore. Sneak preview The entire app is focused on streamlining user-experience and convenience allowing users to share and view content with …

Cointelegraph recently launched a campaign in an effort to crowdfund its new mobile app for both iOS and Android platforms, whose progress you can monitor on the official Indiegogo page, here. With 19 days left and US$860 collected or 28% of our goal reached, the people have expressed their desire to make the mobile app a reality! An ever-increasing amount of users are browsing the web on their mobile devices and a dedicated, snappy, easy-to-use app will improve functionality, appearance and overall user experience for our readers. To get a better idea of what the new app has in store …

An increasing majority of Cointelegraph readers view our stories on mobile devices, and we want to make it a better reading experience for them. A dedicated mobile app will allow users to access their favorite content with one tap and, therefore, will streamline the user experience, improve the visual appearance and functionality of the website on mobile devices and, most importantly, will make your favorite cryptocurrency news website look and feel the way it was intended by bypassing mobile web browsers. That’s why we have created an IndieGoGO campaign to crowdfund the development of a state-of-the-art app for both iOS …