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Bitcoin Shop, Inc. (BTCS), the first publicly traded Bitcoin company in the U.S., has announced that its management will voluntarily cancel all outstanding options of the company.

We sat down with Rick Falkvinge, the founder of the first ever Pirate Party in Sweden, and discussed decentralization, Bitcoin, privacy, and the Middle East’s need for alternative media channels.

The second-largest German exchange Tradegate has implemented KNC’s XBT Provider ETN, the first regulated Bitcoin exchange-traded note.

The mayor of the Greek island of Angistri has agreed to a trial of the digital currency Nautiluscoin as a way to attract tourists.

Ryan X. Charles, ex-Reddit cryptocurrency engineer, has announced in a blog post that he wants to collaborate with others to create a decentralized Reddit.

Bitcoin expert Andreas Antonopoulos compared the disruptive potential of the cryptocurrency to the Punk Rock movement of the 70’s and addressed the problems in Greece at the Wired Money 2015 Conference

The number of Bitcoin transactions surged to a new record high Tuesday, dwarfing previous peak activity including that seen during the Mt. Gox implosion in December 2013.

The luxury marketplace that accepts Bitcoin, BitPremier, is listing a Greek Villa for sale. The home is priced at almost 5,000 bitcoins, or €1,200,000.

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are for the unbanked – and those who’d like to become unbanked.

Three of the biggest Western mining pools – representing a total of some 19% of hashing power on the Bitcoin network – stand divided on raising the block size limit.

Zimbabwean lawyer Simba Machiridza has written a white paper on the state of the preparedness of the country as a base for Bitcoin companies. He concludes that Zimbabwe is an ideal destination.

An international crime expert has labeled London the center of international money laundering, saying the city’s major banks disregard the anti-money laundering regulation that at the same time burdens FinTech startups.

A new law introduced in the Netherlands last week could allow surveillance to tap the Bitcoin network, the Irish company comes to the rescue of Greek businesses with an innovative service proposal and more news

The NSA has been spying on politicians and common citizens, domestically and abroad, for decades now

Singapore-headquartered Bitcoin exchange BitX, which already has offices in Cape Town and Jakarta, has launched operations in Nigeria.

Digital currencies companies are fighting to provide users with end-to-end platforms, spanning the ever wider range of services people are coming to expect from FinTech providers.

We now take for granted many things that were once thought impossible to use and create. Take the Internet, for example.

Reddit competitor Voat has returned to regular service after a tumultuous week of new Reddit traffic crashed the up and coming site Thursday

Timothy Lee, a former software developer at Blockchain.info, has announced the launch of ArcBit, an open source bitcoin wallet that supports stealth addresses and promises to provide greater user privacy.

Greece finance minister, Yanis Varoufakis, resigns after Greece votes ‘No’; Mt. Gox Trustee, Nobuaki Kobayashi, extends deadline for filing claims to July 29 and more news

Reddit has been criticized for its content censorship methods, and for the dismissal of Reddit’s director of talent, Victoria Taylor which led to the closure of major subreddits

Bitcoin Price Analysis from Cointelegraph

The online bus ticket booking portal eTravelSmart has partnered with India’s most popular bitcoin wallet and merchant payment processor Unocoin to allow users in the country to purchase tickets using bitcoin.

Bitcoin may be a fine example of decentralized engineering, an amazing technical tour de force, and even a possible solution to the world’s money problems.

Nick Szabo has published new research in a blog post exploring how bitcoin may help Greece avoid an ultimate financial meltdown.

The India-based Trestor Foundation — maintainer of the Trestor digital currency — has offered all “credit-worthy” Grecians a loan for 2,000 euros’ worth of trests.

“The Future of Financial Services,” a 178-page report released on June 30 by the World Economic Forum, explains one of the greatest advantages of FinTech firms.

While other financial establishments such as VISA are experimenting with bitcoin and its blockchain technology, MasterCard has shifted its focus to biometric data security.

July 4 marks the third anniversary of Bytecoin, the world’s first CryptoNote-based cryptocurrency. The Bytecoin team has unveiled an expanded roadmap detailing their future plans for the coin.

Apple has applied for a patent that would enable the transfer of money between iPhones, PayPal spends a boatload on Xoom, and more top stories from this week in FinTech.