Stan Higgins

A member of CoinDesk's full-time Editorial Staff since 2014, Stan has long been at the forefront of covering emerging developments in blockchain technology. Stan has previously contributed to financial websites, and is an avid reader of poetry.

Stan currently owns a small amount (<$500) worth of BTC, ENG and XTZ (See: Editorial Policy).

Latest from Stan Higgins

Markets

South Africa's eBay Bidorbuy Adds Bitcoin Payments

South African online marketplace Bidorbuy has enabled bitcoin purchases through an integration with BitX.

Mar 10, 2016

Markets

How Bitcoin Brought Electricity to a South African School

A system for powering South African schools using bitcoin was demonstrated at a recent event at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Mar 9, 2016

Markets

Australian Bitcoin Miner Withdraws Bid for Public IPO

Bitcoin Group is returning $5.9m, it raised from investors after the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) said the firm needed to raise more capital.

Mar 9, 2016

Markets

Bitwage Now Lets Employers Pay Workers With Debit and Credit Cards

Bitcoin payroll startup Bitwage has added support for credit and debit card payments.

Mar 9, 2016

Markets

Airbnb Exec Hints at How Rental Giant Could Use Blockchain

An AirBnB exec has indicated that the renting service is open to investigating potential blockchain applications related to user trust.

Mar 8, 2016

Markets

Mizuho Trials Blockchain for Cross-Border Payments

Mizuho has announced that it recently completed a test involving bitcoin that focused on cross-border securities settlement.

Mar 8, 2016

Markets

Why a German Power Company is Using Ethereum to Test Blockchain Car Charging

German utility company RWE has partnered with Ethereum-based blockchain startup Slock.it to explore applications of the technology.

Mar 7, 2016

Markets

Coinbase CEO: Core Developers May Be Bitcoin's ‘Biggest Systemic Risk'

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has issued new comments criticizing the Bitcoin Core development team, reiterating his support for Bitcoin Classic.

Mar 5, 2016

Markets

Pastor Charged With Taking Bribes from Defunct Bitcoin Exchange

A New Jersey pastor and former credit union executive has been indicted for allegedly taking bribes from the now-defunct bitcoin exchange Coin.mx.

Mar 4, 2016

Tech

JPMorgan Unveils 'Juno' Project at Hyperledger Blockchain Meeting

JPMorgan has unveiled a blockchain project dubbed Juno, presented this week at a meeting of the Hyperledger Project.

Mar 3, 2016