A Review of the new HTML5 Hive Wallet

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Kevin Cruz wrote about the Hive Wallet team back in March 2014 as they were looking for developers. It seems they’ve not only found developers, but already have released a wallet. Creating a Wallet When you first visit Hive’s web wallet url, you can either open an existing wallet or create a new one. Hive creates a…

 
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Canada and California approve new Bitcoin laws

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In a move applauded by the international community, Canada and California took innovative steps in order to implement some of the world’s first Bitcoin laws. has implemented what is the first official national law on Bitcoin use. The Bill C-31 – Act to Implement Certain Provisions of the Budget Tabled in Parliament on February 11,…

 
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Wait, There’s a Bitcoin Bowl Game?!

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Yes, it’s true. In the midst of the most exciting time of the year in college football, bitcoin is making its mark. What was previously called the Beef O’ Brady’s Bowl, will now be known as the Bitcoin St. Petersburg Bowl for the next three years. BitPay, one of the largest bitcoin payment service providers…

 
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IAPF and BITPOS Join Forces for Donations

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Australian Point-of-Sale provider BitPOS and the International Anti Poaching Foundation (IAPF) have teamed up to offer bitcoin donations in the struggle to combat poaching in Africa’s wilderness. Bitcoin is particularly beneficial for charitable organizations, particularly those doing work in remote locations where the infrastructure for the receipt of funds is lacking. Bitcoin donations have several…

 
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Australian Bitcoin Documentary – Crowdfunding Launch

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Two Melbourne filmmakers are crowdfunding a Bitcoin documentary in Australia. The film will be presented in parts, as a mini-series. Chris Mylrae and Dale Dickins are behind the production and recently launched a fundraiser with a special Bitcoin event in an iconic warehouse space located in Melbourne’s CBD. The two filmmakers are on a mission…

 
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Vault of Satoshi Releases a Dividend Producing BItcoin Investment: Divcoin

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BRANTFORD, June 24th, 2014 — Vault of Satoshi, Canada’s leading cryptocurrency exchange, announced June 20th that it is releasing the dividend-producing bitcoin investment, called Divcoin, today, June 24th.  Instead of selling contracts that would otherwise bind users, Vault of Satoshi is representing mining contracts with a coin. Based out of their Brantford, Ontario headquarters, Vault of…

 
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Launch of a Singapore Crypto-Industry Group

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With the growing interest and use of Bitcoins and other cryptocurrencies worldwide, May 2013 saw the formation of the Association of Crypto-Currency Enterprises and Start-ups, Singapore (ACCESS). Bitcoin as a community based technology is clearly the organisation’s focus. ACCESS aims to harness the potential of Bitcoin as a promising open-source project and peer-to-peer network. ACCESS…

 
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