The power of cryptocurrency is growing stronger, as France is introducing Bitcoin as an accepted payment within 30 brands across 25,000 stores by 2020. 

Former boxer Mike Tyson has become the new face of Bitcoin, partnering with Bitcoin Direct to launch the first celebrity-endorsed digital wallet.

UPDATE: The ACCC has confirmed that it will investigate whether Australia's major banks are acting unlawfully in their decision to close the accounts of Australian-based bitcoin traders.

Starting today bitcoin users can sign up for payments service Coinjar's Swipe and use their bitcoin savings to buy anything, anywhere in Australia.

PayPal and Braintree have teamed up to bring a new service to Australia, with the goal of cutting cart abandonment rates on mobile devices.

The oppressive attitude the Australian Tax Office has for crypto currencies has finally taken its toll on the market leader, with payments service provider CoinJar packing up shop in Australia to operate out of the...

PayPal has announced a wave of measures with which it aims to ingratiate itself with bitcoin users, reaching agreements with a number of bitcoin payment providers.

The US Federal Trade Commission has stepped in to shut down bitcoin mining hardware retailer Butterfly Labs, a Missouri court order finally ending months of uncertainty for unhappy customers.

CoinJar, a Melbourne based bitcoin platform, has begun trials of a new bitcoin debit card, designed to bring the functionality of a typical bank card to bitcoin users.

Bitcoin users can finally finish their tax returns, as the ATO have released a paper outlining how the Australian government views cryptocurrencies.

Bitcoin may still be considered an outlier as far as payment methods go, but with Dell now accepting the currency in the US it seems to have taken a leap towards the mainstream.

This particularly volatile currency is getting noticed, with traders finding ways to control value fluctuations and governments looking at ways to regulate it.