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OpenBazaar has raised US$1 million in seed funding with the help of Andreesen Horowitz, Union Square Ventures, and angel investor William Mougayar.

Today, the UK government has published a report on digital privacy supporting the compulsory mass collection of data for both domestic and “extra-territorial” web traffic.

Nick Szabo believes that the block size debate needs more computer science and less noise; BitShares 2.0 integrates SmartChain technology and more news

Max Keiser discusses raising over US$1.5 million, who the number one basher of Bitcoin is, and why bankers’ arrests are needed if he becomes the economic advisor to the Mayor of London.

When Cointelegraph asked the Bitcoin Wallet software providers listed on bitcoin.org, they showed broad support for increasing the Bitcoin block size limit from 1 to 20 MB.

If you hadn’t noticed, Cointelegraph has changed to provide a fresh angle on the wider world of FinTech – and now, we’re giving readers the chance to be the face of our resource.

Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of Ethereum, has accepted the professional auditing role for the La’Zooz crypto-based ridesharing project.

Controversial entrepreneur Kim Dotcom has announced his mysterious MegaNet venture will become a reality early next year, vouching to raise US$100 million in funding.

A cryptocurrency fund managed has raised over US$1 million; GoCoin and Ziftr announce merger agreement; rewards programs exempted from New York’s BitLicense and more news

New service that allows users to post questions and pay Bitcoin to people who submit the best answers.

SWIFT Innotribe released a white paper entitled “Power Women in FinTech Index: Bridging the Gender Gap” at the Digital Finance Conference 2015 in Vancouver on June 3.

Following the June 3 release of the final NY BitLicence, but the new ruling excludes rewards programs, which has been a boon for RibbitRewards

Ninki Wallet is the first PGP Bitcoin wallet that allows users to create a payment network, send and receive invoices, and send and receive Bitcoin without having to deal with addresses.

ShapeShift CEO Erik Voorhees has spoken out against exchange security protocols at the launch of its multi-currency iOS app, calling them “archaic and insecure.”

Two of Australia’s “big four banks,” Westpac Banking Corporation and the Australia and New Zealand Bank Group (ANZ), are trialing Ripple payments for faster and lower-cost cross-border payments.

FinTech startups are relocating to London to engage with large financial institutions and banks through connections from accelerators and mentorships.

Of all Bitcoin web-wallet providers as listed on bitcoin.org, Blockchain.info, Coinbase and Xapo are in favor of raising Bitcoin’s block size limit from 1 to 20 megabytes as advised by Bitcoin Core developer Gavin Andresen.

Beyond the business opportunities, financial innovations have a larger socio-economic role to play and could help pull billions of people out of poverty, according to a new report.

A global drug survey has shown an increase in online drug business; an Australian based startup has launched a finance social network and more news.

Bitcoin Price Analysis from Cointelegraph , Week of June 7

Starting your own business is always difficult. Launching a cryptocurrency business amidst legal uncertainty and Bitcoin’s image problem is even harder.

NXT, the 2.0 blockchain platform, has released a bundle of new features in their latest 1.5.10 release

Out of the buzz surrounding Bitcoin has come unique journalism and multimedia.

Weekend Roundup from Cointelegraph.

Taringa!, Argentina’s largest social network, has seen an average increase of 40% in content creation since the integration of bitcoin last month.

Overstock became the first company to offer a corporate bond, valued at US$25 million, as crypto securities to qualified institutional investors.

Apple said in January that 2015 would be “the year of Apple Pay.” A recent Reuters report suggests otherwise, however.

Cointelegraph spoke with the co-founder and COO of Eris Industries, Preston Byrne, on why the company decided to leave the UK and move its operations to the United States.

FinTech Digest from Cointelegraph

Whether Bitcoin mining is profitable is not a simple question to answer.