Blocktech Launches A New Business Model for a New Era of Technology

This week, the Blockchain Technology Group, known as Blocktech, announced the creation of a business model for a new era of technology that will enable the cryptocurrency space to sustainably monetize a bitcoin business. Blocktech, led by CEO Devon Read and supported by a large group of some of the best and brightest in the…

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Adam Draper of Boost VC to Address Cryptolina Bitcoin Expo

Coming in mid-August, Bitcoin will take over the Carolinas. The conference, accurately named Cryptolina, will focus on bringing education and insight within what hopes to be the defining Bitcoin event for the Carolinas. The conference is taking place from August 15-16 in Raleigh, NC, and will be the first event bringing together entrepreneurs, startups, crowdfunders,…

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10 Examples of Decentralized Art

This article first appeared in Issue 21: Bitcoin & Art   SwarmSketch SwarmSketch allows any user to vote on every previously drawn line and add a new line to the sketch. The final result is truly the collective vision of an independent group of line artists. The only data recorded for each line is the…

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Bitcoin Millionaire Announces the Winner of His $100k Bounty

This is a guest post by Richard Boarse. A Bitcoin millionaire from Monaco who recently posted a bounty on Reddit for $100,000 for a proposal that could replace the Bitcoin Foundation has announced Mike Hearn’s Lighthouse initiative as the winner of $40,000, with a further $50,000 pledged to any developers who put significant work into the…

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Social Media that Pays in Bitcoin

Social Media that Pays Users in Bitcoin On February 1st of this year, Film Annex announced that it would be the first website in the world to pay its users in Bitcoin. The social media platform has over 300,000 registered users in 245 different countries worldwide. Users are rewarded Bitcoin for creating content such as films,…

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Tim Draper, Venture Capitalist, Wins Government Bitcoin Auction

Finally the winner has been revealed. Tim Draper, a Silicon Valley venture capitalist, was the sole winner of the US Marshal Bitcoin auction. Mr. Draper purchased all 30,000 BTC, outbidding many other participants in the auction such as Barry Silbert’s SecondMarket. Draper is an investor in Vaurum, an exchange platform for financial institutions. In a statement,…

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Our Nightmarish Experience Using Bitcoin on Expedia

Our family is now on Day Nine of our cross country Bitcoin-only tour and we have used various Bitcoin friendly services to book our hotel rooms. The first service we used was Gyft to purchase globalhotelcard.com gift cards. We booked our hotels in Baton Rouge and Atlanta this way without a hitch. The payment confirmed…

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“Uncoinventional” Family on Bitcoin Only Cross Country Tour to Visit Ohio’s Bitcoin Boulevard

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 2, 2014 Contact: John Bush, Uncoinventional Tour Johnbush512@gmail.com (512) 773-6102 Www.uncoinventional.com Www.sovereignbtc.com Nikhil Chand, Founder, CoinNEO nc@coinneo.com (216) 202-0423 www.coinneo.com www.bitcoinboulevard.us “Uncoinventional” Family on Bitcoin Only Cross Country Tour to Visit Ohio’s Bitcoin Boulevard A family of four has finished their first two weeks of Bitcoin-only travel. Tonight they will arrive…

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New digital currency service launched by Expresscoin makes it easier to buy Bitcoin in Canada

The online Bitcoin platform Expresscoin is announcing the expansion of its services into Canada through DebitWay, a recognized leader in debit card services that accepts all issued bank cards using the most popular banking networks.  The partnership allows Expresscoin to guarantee “fast and secure transactions” to its customers, thanks to Debitway’s merchant service called INTERAC Online Payment, which…

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