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Fintech Company AlphaBTC expands bitcoin kiosk network in Midwest
AlphaBTC has been providing client services for five years and has experienced some exciting growth in the past year. The company, founded in 2013, has been working with Maya to bring five of Maya’s 50 self-service payment kiosks to Omaha. Maya is a social initiative technology company that provides financial services infrastructure for underserved communities…
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Alpha BTC opens a second Bitcoin ATM in Lincoln
Omaha-based Alpha BTC recently opened a second Bitcoin ATM at The Mill Coffee and Tea in Lincoln’s Haymarket. Their first machine is located in Omaha at Jones Bros Cupcakes in Aksarben Village. “We’re currently at about $50,000 per month on the Omaha machine. We’re hoping to grow Lincoln to a comparable amount,” said Edward Weniger,…
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How many on the Prairie use Bitcoin? One man tries to deduce the answer
(Guest post by Edward Weniger) During an informational seminar we recently hosted, an attendee posed the question “How many people are involved in bitcoin in the state of Nebraska?”
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Bitcoin Day Omaha aims to spur momentum for digital currency
Two Omaha bitcoin startups hope to create a greater awareness of the digital currency around the city Sept. 15. It’s the first annual Bitcoin Day Omaha, a half-day event in the Old Market where attendees will learn about bitcoin, get a bitcoin wallet setup and even go on a scavenger hunt to local businesses where…
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Dwolla founder: “Everything no one wants me to say about Bitcoin”
Dwolla founder and CEO Ben Milne on Sunday published a personal blog post that shared his latest perspective on Bitcoin, a virtual currency that’s once again hit the headlines and public interest. His company is involved in the Bitcoin ecosystem as it’s used to …
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Dwolla sued by former Bitcoin exchange, issues statement
A rocky relationship that we wrote about July has reemerged today with news that TradeHill, a former online Bitcoin exchange based in San Francisco and Chile, on Monday filed a federal lawsuit against Dwolla, an online cash transfer startup based in Des Moines. The lawsuit lists nine complaints, including false advertising, breach of contract and…
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As Bitcoin exchanges drop Dwolla, Milne says company stays focused
As of Tuesday, Bitcoin exchange platform TradeHill is no longer accepting Dwolla, citing the occurrence of chargebacks as the reason for its decision. Since TradeHill’s launch in early June, it had been accepting Dwolla as a way for its users to fund their accounts in order to purchase Bitcoins, a virtual, peer-to-peer currency, on its…
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Bitcoin: What is it and how is Dwolla involved in its marketplace?
In a guest post on this site addressing the recent attention given to Dwolla because of Bitcoin, Dwolla founder and CEO Ben Milne wrote: “I can’t go a day without talking about it or being asked about it. Whether it’s the CEO of a billion-dollar company, a friend in passing, a reporter or someone in…
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Guest Post: The virtual currency debate, exchange and hysteria
Our PR guy asked me if the second sentence is necessary. I personally believe it is. Why? Because if you think about it… It’s more likely your going to buy a banana than a bitcoin and yet… Even reading this you’re probably spending time trying to wrap your head around what the heck cryptocurrency is…