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Duncan Riley

Duncan Riley is a senior writer at SiliconANGLE covering Startups, Bitcoin, and the Internet of Things.

Duncan is a co-founder of VC funded media company B5Media and founder of news site The Inquisitr, and was a senior writer at TechCrunch in its earlier days.

Tips? Press releases? Intersting startup? email: duncan@nichenet.com.au or contact Duncan on Twitter @duncanriley

Latest from Duncan Riley

Microsoft starts accepting Bitcoin for digital purchases

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY12 YEARS AGO

Microsoft Corp. has today quietly added support for payments in Bitcoin for digital purchases. The acceptance of Bitcoin means the cryptocurrency can be used to fund purchases in verticals including the XBox, Windows and Mobile stores. In its payment and billing section, the company …

Mappsafe is a crowd-sourced app aiming to make your journey safer

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY12 YEARS AGO

Mappsafe Pty. Ltd. is a new company seeking funding on Indegogo for an application that aims to make your journey safer. The Melbourne, Australia-based firm claims that the application is the world’s first crowd-sourced mobile app in this space, and that the it reduces violence …

Ziftr launches presale for altcoin ziftrCOIN

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY12 YEARS AGO

New Hampshire-based Ziftr has launched its new alternative currency (altcoin) ziftrCOIN on presale today. ziftrCOIN is being pitched as a gateway coin to mainstream cryptocurrency, and has been “designed to onboard the next 10 million cryptocurrency users and to help fulfil Ziftr’s …

Bitreserve raises $8m+ Series B via crowd funding

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY12 YEARS AGO

Bitcoin exchange company Bitreserve Inc.,  has raised over $8 million and growing through investment crowdfunding platform CrowdCube. The Charleston, S.C.-based company headed by CNET founder Hasley Minor offers a Bitcoin currency exchange and payment services. The company pitches itself as enabling “members to escape Bitcoin volatility by holding …

Portland C&Ds Uber, sues to stop unlicensed operation

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY12 YEARS AGO

Portland, Oregon has decided it doesn’t want a piece of the ride-sharing revolution, sending a cease and desist (C&D) letter to the movement’s poster child, Uber Inc., at the same time suing the company to force it to stop operating in the …

Hedgy wants to eliminate Bitcoin volatility

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY12 YEARS AGO

One of the hardest aspects for merchants wishing to offer their services or product in Bitcoin is volatility, with the cryptocurrency being notoriously fickle in its exchange rate. Hedgy wants to eliminate that level of volatility. San Mateo, CA-based Hedgy uses “the …

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