Peer to peer network Paxful has reported a boost in trading figures using Bitcoin as opposed to traditional currencies. They attribute this to the instability of local currencies and the ease of using crpytocurrencies to exchange goods/services using just a mobile phone.

SCOTCOIN OFFERS DIGITAL DONATION TO THE SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT
The Scotcoin Project CIC (TSP) – the organisation responsible for managing Scotland’s own ethical cryptocurrency, Scotcoin – has offered to donate its unissued digital tokens