Weekly Round Up: New Australian fund, Japanese bank against Bitcoin and the Foundation’s controversial choices

Check out the latest Bitcoin Examiner’s weekly round up. Business accelerator 500 Startups will fund five Bitcoin companies Coinalytics, Bonafide, GogoCoin, Monetsu and Neuroware. These are the five Bitcoin-related firms chosen by the early-stage startup accelerator and investor 500 Startups to integrate the organization’s latest growth program. These cryptocurrency-related companies are among the 29 firms that…

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Government Lists Bitcoin as Potential Terrorism Threat

The United States government just can’t quite decide whether to regulate bitcoin, or deem it a threat by declaring it a form of financial terrorism. The digital currency regulated only by mathematics is now being seen by government officials as an emerging threat, possibly to national security. According to IB Times, a counterterrorism program being…

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Mycelium: The Definitive Android Wallet

One of the most important strategies for the best Bitcoin adoption is smartphone wallets that give people and business the possibility of making a transaction anywhere. You can choose between different android bitcoin wallets such as Coinbase (50-100k users) or Blockchain.info (50-100k users) which store your private keys. Or choose Bitcoin Wallet (100-500k users) or…

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Japanese Shinsei Bank refuses Bitcoin-related money transfers

Bad news for the Bitcoin community directly from Japan. A local financial institution, the Shinsei Bank Ltd., is currently blocking every international money transfer request that could be connected to Bitcoin. The bank has apparently been trying to distance itself from transactions made by customers that buy and sell Bitcoins. According to a spokeswoman from the bank,…

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Announcement of the Miner’s Manifesto

Bitcoin miners and all cryptocurrency miners play a very important role in our community. They set up miners, incur electricity expenses, and deal with mining companies to ensure that we all have the freedom to transact securely with digital currencies. As more miners plug in their equipment, our networks are protected from double spend attacks.…

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Bitcoin’s Growing Versatility Creates New Opportunities

The cryptocurrency industry is not only becoming popular for spenders, but also for those seeking an education. Gigaom reports that university students are now being given the opportunity to receive bitcoin upon enrollment, and some institutions are even accepting the alternative currency as payment for tuition. This fall, more than 4k students enrolled at one…

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Crypto-anarchists Versus Government, Who Will Win The War to Regulate Bitcoin?

Earlier this year Benjamin Lawsky, New York’s financial services superintendent, said he intended to initiate the biggest move towards regulating bitcoin. Lawsky told CNN Money that he planned do this by administering “BitLicenses” to companies dealing with bitcoins, allegedly to protect the public from fraud. Without explaining how exactly, Lawsky said he’d impose regulation on…

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Coin Congress Digital Currency Conference to be Held in Singapore

SINGAPORE – MAY 7, 2014 – Later this month, Coin Congress will hold its first event in Singapore. The two-day Coin Congress Digital Currency Conference will take place on May 21-22 at the Shangri-La Hotel and will bring together digital currency professionals from around the world. Coin Congress is focused on more than just Bitcoin,…

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Future Capital Bitcoin launches fund with $30 million ready to invest

A group of experienced investors from the digital universe has launched Australia’s first dedicated Bitcoin fund – the Future Capital Bitcoin Fund (FCBF) – loaded with $30 million that should be invested on a global scale in companies that are currently offering cryptocurrency-related services. Domenic Carosa The investment firm, headed by the well-known entrepreneur and…

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