American court stops Mt. Gox from auctioning Bitcoin domain

A United States court issued a temporary order to forbid the sale of the domain Bitcoins.com, which is still owned by the CEO of the defunct cryptocurrency exchange Mt. Gox. Mark Karpeles announced the auctioning of the domain two weeks ago. The injuction – which will expire in 14 days – was issued by the district court in…

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Ripple Labs CTO Designs Smart Contracts

Stefan Thomas is one of the more talented and respected developers in the space. An old hat at this young technology, he has been making waves as the CTO of Ripple labs. In a recent effort he has set his sights on smart contracts technology. The designs and implementation he and his team have come…

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The BlueCoin Phenomenon

BlueCoin is very serious about their chosen theme. Taking cue from the cultural antics of the Dogecoin community, the founders of BlueCoin have been trying to give it something of a personality. They announced an official BlueCoin afterparty to the North American Bitcoin Conference on BitcoinTalk with a blue-tinted model, and others dressed in BlueCoin superhero-esque…

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Bitcoin and Marx’s Theory of History

This article first appeared on page 26 of Issue 21. You probably don’t think about Marxism when you think about Bitcoin. To most people, Marx is known as the guy who didn’t like private property and capitalism in general. Bitcoin, a cryptocurrency with the ability to encourage markets by breaking down the worldwide barriers created…

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#OffTheCouch: Award-winning Film Could Bring Bitcoin to 1,000 High Schools

The Corporation Film’s Crypto Challenge from Hello Cool World on Vimeo. For its 10th year anniversary, “The Corporation” is raising money for a re-release shown to 1,000 schools across North America. Their original fiat campaign closed at $30,000, and they’re hoping for a match from the cryptocurrency community. Campaign creator Kat Dodds is making this…

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Building a Bitcoin Economy: How to Close the Loop

This guide is a continuation of a previous article at http://bitcoinmagazine.com/13104/building-bitcoin-economy-stimulate-adoption/ If you or someone in the area has been preaching crypto for a while, you probably have a few nearby businesses accepting Bitcoin by now. This is an important first step, and worthy of celebration over a few Bitcoin beers. Bitcoin evangelism never sleeps, however,…

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New York-based Coinsetter evolves to “full US Bitcoin exchange”

Following the recent presentation of the first BitLicense draft, the Bitcoin-related set of rules that will regulate the crypto-economy in New York, the local exchange Coinsetter announced its evolution from beta stage to “full US Bitcoin exchange”. “Today, we’re pleased to announce that our full-featured Bitcoin exchange is officially out of beta. The Bitcoin space…

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Bitcoin Crowdfunding Campaign Sets Goal of Bringing Bitcoin to NASCAR

It’s time for the Bitcoin community to sponsor a NASCAR Sprint Cup Driver. The bitcoin crowdfunding campaign called Bitcoin23 just launched this morning via popular funding platform Crowdtilt. The campaign will support rookie Sprint Cup driver Alex Bowman and his team, BK Racing, with the goal of fully wrapping the #23 car in a Bitcoin…

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Buy some Bitcoin wings: airline AirBaltic welcomes crypto-payments

AirBaltic has decided to honour its title as one of the world’s most innovative airlines: the company announced they are accepting Bitcoin payments in exchange for plane tickets. The good news means that AirBaltic is the first airline ever to directly accept cryptocurrency. Apparently, the new payment option was discovered by a Redditor that shared his…

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Why I

Some people ask me why I love Bitcoin so much, given that I (at the time of this writing) don’t have very much. I wear Bitcoin shirts, talk about it way too much, and have convinced dozens of businesses to adopt it–I even got a Bitcoin tattoo on my left shoulder, paid for in BTC.…

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Sovereignty 2.0

We are living in a new world.  As Andreas Antonopoulos put so eloquently, “now that we have crypto-currencies, it’s not sovereignty that determines currency, it’s currency that creates sovereignty.” Bitcoin has helped declare independence for the Internet, and it appears it will continue to disrupt the status quo until that independence is recognized.  If we’ve…

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Bitcoin to Earth: Don’t Look Now, but your Paradigm is Shifting

There is one thing stronger than all the armies in the world, and that is an idea whose time has come. – Victor Hugo.  French poet and writer. 1802 – 1885 Historians may look back on these current days with fascination.  We may be living through the beginning of one of the biggest paradigm shifts…

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BTC China announces USD and HKD deposits and withdrawals

The Chinese exchange BTC China has confirmed that it is accepting USD and HKD deposits and withdrawals, becoming the first crypto-platform in the country to support three fiat currencies. The exchange is now opening the new trade possibilities to all users, after an invite-only period. “BTC China is thrilled to expand this service to all of its…

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Bitcoin vs Banking [infographic]

Bitcoin is definitely changing the way we see money, but especially the way we see the banking system and the financial market. But there is plenty of room for the world’s most famous cryptocurrency to grow! For now let’s learn more about the differences between Bitcoin and the banking system.

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Our Uncoinventional Journey to Bitcoin Boulevard US

Last month our family spent nearly a month living on the road while spending only Bitcoin. During the course of our travel we were invited via Twitter to make a change to our route so we could experience the cutting edge Bitcoin Boulevard, founded by Nikhil Chand and his amazing wife, Rebecca. The pair has…

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Constructive Reflections on Bitcoin in the Beltway

This past month was the Bitcoin in the Beltway Conference held in Washington, D.C. The event was planned by Jason King, who recently ran 3,214 miles on a tour called “Bitcoin Across America”. The Conference took place at the Marriott Renaissance in Downtown D.C. and proceeds went to King’s organization, Sean’s Outpost, a homeless outreach…

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Weekly Round Up: Butterfly Labs buys Buttcoin.org, Rakuten hints at Bitcoin and New York reveals BitLicense

Welcome to Bitcoin Examiner’s latest weekly round up with the most important news of the last seven days. Butterfly Labs anonymously buys Buttcoin.org to remove “scam article” In an unexpected marketing move, the Bitcoin mining hardware manufacturer Butterfly Labs anonymously bought the well-known website Buttcoin.org. The domain is famous for its criticism and funny approach on serious cryptocurrency-related matters,…

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Dell.com is now the largest electronic merchant to accept Bitcoin

A recently established partnership with Coinbase is now allowing the giant Dell to accept Bitcoin payments through its website. All the items available on Dell.com, including the Alienware line, can now be bought with cryptocurrency. According to Coinbase, so far Dell is the largest ecommerce company to officially accept Bitcoin. The brand makes nearly $60 billion…

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Cable TV Joins Digital Currency Network, DISH Network to Accept Bitcoin

Bitcoin, a digital currency once described by critics as unusable, unreliable and even a scam, has defied those remarks as it becomes accepted by a company maintaining over 14 million subscribers and employing 34,000 workers. DISH executive vice president and chief operating officer, Bernie Han, said beginning in July the satellite TV company will accept…

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Online Education Meets Bitcoin with Skilljar

Skilljar (www.skilljar.com), a Seattle-based online courseware platform, announced today that instructors using its course platform are now accepting payments in Bitcoin. Skilljar is used by online education instructors to deliver classes directly from their own websites, with topics ranging from yoga to computer programming.   Bitcoin Comes to Online Courseware Instructors on Skilljar’s platform are automatically…

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New York releases draft for unique and innovative BitLicense

The New York Department of Financial Services (NY-DFS) is changing the way the American authorities see cryptocurrency: the department released this Thursday (18th) a draft that shows how the state’s BitLicenses will look like. The most surprising – or maybe not – point informs that anyone using a New York-sanctioned Bitcoin or cryptocurrency service will…

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Bitcoin Explained to the Retired Folks

This article is intended as an introduction to the concepts of bitcoin that might be of interest to those people that are retired. The reader is expected to have only basic internet web browsing and email knowledge.  The questions and answers are given in “layman” terms. What is Bitcoin ? Bitcoin is a new kind of…

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Bitcoin Megaphone and Anonymous Affiliates

A little while back I reported on a fascinating project I had been following. I have continued to follow this project with interest. As the world’s first Bitcoin-powered pay-per-character publishing platform, Bitcoin Megaphone peaked my interest. Truly innovative and original ideas in the space can be difficult to come by, even with so much happening.…

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GHash.IO promises to establish 40% hashrate limit to prevent ’51% attack’

The popular Bitcoin mining pool GHash.IO – famous for raising concern about a possible ’51% attack’ on the Bitcoin ecosystem twice in the last year – has promised that in the future it will “not exceed more than 39.99% of the overall Bitcoin hashrate”. The news was revealed during a recent summit organized by GHash.IO. The event,…

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Bitcoin Magazine and College Cryptocurrency Network Team Up for Special Back-to-School Issue

JULY 16, 2014 – Bitcoin Magazine and the College Cryptocurrency Network (CCN) are pleased to announce the first ever, “Back-to-School with Bitcoin” issue this coming September! Guest-edited by CCN Executive Director, Jeremy Gardner, this issue of the magazine will be dedicated to covering youth in bitcoin, perhaps the most important demographic in bringing blockchain technology to…

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BitPay Releases Copay Beta – A New Multi-signature Wallet

The Atlanta-based company, BitPay, has been hard at work developing solutions for businesses and individuals in the bitcoin space, and from this, recently released a beta of their new multi-signature wallet, Copay. The wallet is completely open-source and aims to provide a multi-signature transaction that occurs on the blockchain and allows complete control of user…

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The North American Bitcoin Conference Welcomes Bitcoin Novices

Curious about cryptocurrency? Everyone is invited to learn the what and the how of bitcoin when The North American Bitcoin Conference descends on Chicago, July 19­-20. Coinbase and the College Cryptocurrency Network will present the Bitcoin Beginners Workshop, hosted by Pamela Morgan (Empowered Law), Will Pangman (Tapeke), and David Silva Smith (So What’s Bitcoin). This…

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How Cryptocurrency Opened the Software Industry

Open source technology is fundamental to the cryptocurrency movement, and that’s a good thing. Bitcoin wouldn’t have the same appeal if it were copyrighted by a company, or if any of the underlying code were hidden from the public. The free and transparent nature of open source projects was necessary for the success of Bitcoin, and…

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Don’t Raise Bitcoin Transaction Fees

There’s been some concern about Bitcoin transaction fees, lately, and the outlook appears grim. A new study by Dr. Kaskaloglu claims that our low fees are unsustainable, and Gavin Andreson’s proposed new system could raise them drastically. While changes will need to be made, eventually, most of this F.U.D. is unnecessary, and contrary to the ideals…

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Japanese retail giant Rakuten ready to accept Bitcoin “sooner or later”

The Japanese retail giant Rakuten might start accepting Bitcoin soon, according to an announcement made this Monday (14th) by the company’s CEO, Hiroshi Mikitani. According to the newspaper Mainichi Shimbun, Mikitani said that his company will probably accept Bitcoin “sooner or later”. Rakuten owns Japan’s biggest and most important online retail group, working with a network composed…

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Google search results already shows Bitcoin price

The fact that Yahoo and Google – via its Finance service – decided to add Bitcoin data to their finance pages during last month. However, Google search results are now showing the cryptocurrency’s price. The news will surely put a smile on the face of thousands of Bitcoiners spread across the world. A search for…

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Bitcoin Growing Up in Ireland

Bitcoin has suited up before, but at BitFin 2014, bitcoin doesn’t wear a tie. Every bitcoin conference has a unique vibe. While Americans were barbecuing for freedom, Ireland’s bitcoiners were hosting a two day conference, BitFin 2014, and the vibe was…let’s get practical, lets get down to business, let’s get working. Suits can be an…

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CoinPip Supports Merchants Internationally

Singapore-based bitcoin payment solution CoinPip Pte Ltd has been working tirelessly to make accepting digital currency even easier for its clients and for merchants in over 122 countries. Using CoinPip’s recently updated system, merchants can now instantly convert their bitcoin transactions into 70 regional currencies. Merchants use CoinPip’s point-of-sale system or online payment gateway to…

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Where Cryptocurrency and Fiat Collide

The line between fiat and cryptocurrency is getting fuzzier. With the advent of Bitcoin 2.0 technology, we can now use cryptocurrency to exchange stocks, property, commodities, and even state-backed money. But if the whole point of cryptocurrency was to decentralize the financial system, what’s the point of a dollar-backed coin? Dollar-backed digital coins have been…

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Finnish project plans to use TV network to broadcast Bitcoin data

A new Finnish project is about to accomplish its ambitious mission within the Bitcoin ecosystem: the Koodilehto KryptoRadio project wants to broadcast Bitcoin-related transactional data around the world using digital television transmissions or, in other words, Digital Video Broadcasting – Terrestrial (DVB-T) networks. According to the project’s website, the signal will transmit Bitcoin transaction data in real time, creating…

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Butterfly Labs anonymously buys Buttcoin.org to remove “scam article”

In an unexpected marketing move, the Bitcoin mining hardware manufacturer Butterfly Labs anonymously bought the well-known website Buttcoin.org. The domain is famous for its criticism and funny approach on serious cryptocurrency-related matters, but the situation seems to have changed with the recent acquisition. The biggest example is the change in one of Buttcoin.org’s most famous stories: previously an online search…

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Weekly Round Up: Beepi and Grooveshark accept BTC, Ukranian Bitcoiners enjoy easy purchases and BitPay launches Copay

Here is Bitcoin Examiner’s latest weekly round up with the most important news of the week. US Consumer Bureau promises to watch Bitcoin more closely The United States Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has pledged to follow Bitcoin and other digital currencies more closely. The order came from the Government Accountability Office (GAO). The office, considered the investigative…

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Music streaming platform Grooveshark now accepts Bitcoin

Grooveshark just announced great news for the Bitcoin community: the online music streaming is now accepting cryptocurrency payments for its premium services. The platform – founded in 2006 in the United States and owned by the Escape Media Group – can be used for free, but to fully enjoy all Grooveshark’s features the users have to pay for…

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@Coin_Artist’s Latest Dark Wallet Puzzle And The 32 Page Solution

@coin_artist Hey @Coindesk @cryptobizmag @CoinTelegraph @BitcoinMagazine whose going to do a story on this? http://t.co/IhOw0XDfPW — TampaBay Bitcoineers (@TampaBayBitcoin) July 7, 2014 I have always been a fan of puzzles, but @coin_artist‘s latest cryptography mind benders were well beyond my reach. This complexity, however, is intended to force people to work together to achieve a…

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Q&A with GoCoin’s Steve Beauregard

I visited Los Angeles Bitcoin Incubator Bitropolis earlier this year, and I got to meet Steve Beauregard, the founder of GoCoin. While in his office in the scenic Santa Monica, CA,  I had a few questions for him– and he was kind enough to answer them. What is GoCoin and what do you guys do? GoCoin…

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BitPay launches new open-source Bitcoin wallet Copay with multi-signature feature

Based on the belief that “multi-signature technology will play an important role in helping people secure their Bitcoins against loss or theft”, the crypto-payments processor BitPay announced the launching of a new digital wallet called Copay. The open-source wallet was born out of BitPay’s “own need to securely store Bitcoins”, reads a blog published by…

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How an Economy Grows and Why it Doesn’t: A Review

This article first appeared in Issue 21: Bitcoin & Art A Book by Irwin Schiff I often cop a lot of flack for claiming that the fundamental laws of economics, like the laws of physics, are immutable. I stand by this statement because the basic principles of economics are based on scientific logic. The only reason…

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Major network with almost 5,000 payment terminals now sells BTC in Ukraine

A network of 4,900 BNK-24 terminals spread across Ukraine now allows the local users to easily buy Bitcoin in exchange for fiat currency. The network – operated by the Ukranian National Credit Bank – sells vouchers that the customers can later exchange for cryptocurrency with a new company called BTCU. The users have to deposit cash in one…

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Buy a car with your Bitcoins: vehicle marketplace Beepi adopts cryptocurrency

It is already possible to buy and sell a car using Bitcoin. The well-known peer-to-peer digital marketplace Beepi announced this Tuesday (8th) that it is now accepting cryptocurrency as a payment option. Besides, the company is also adding a new service: instant pre-approval for car loans.  Beepi, which is now accepting Bitcoin thanks to a partnership with BitPay,…

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Buy a car with your Bitcoins: vehicle marketplace Beepi adopts cryptocurrency

It is already possible to buy and sell a car using Bitcoin. The well-known peer-to-peer digital marketplace Beepi announced this Tuesday (8th) that it is now accepting cryptocurrency as a payment option. Besides, the company is also adding a new service: instant pre-approval for car loans.  Beepi, which is now accepting Bitcoin thanks to a partnership with BitPay,…

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The Seattle “Bitcoin4biz” Payment Summit and Bitcoin 2.0

  Many individuals just discovering bitcoin have a hard time wrapping their head around the concept of the blockchain and “Bitcoin 2.0.” The uses of the blockchain expand into more applications than money. These include storing any records, DACs (Decentralized Autonomous Corporations), and for the first time ever in human history, the ability to create…

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Dogecoin Does Games Best

Dogecoin Games Dogecoin was only a newborn pup six months ago. A big congratulations to the Dogecoin community. The coin has come far in this short time. It seems like an eternity. Such is the skewed nature of crypto-time. The space develops at such breakneck speed. It really needs its own calendar. Blink and you’ll…

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Public Money: Avoiding Its Privatization

This story is in issue 20 In my pocket, I have an old leather wallet. It contains enough banknotes to buy a brand new wallet of a better model I saw in a magazine. This buying power belongs to just me: I am the only one who can use those notes to buy anything. Likewise,…

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B.J. Guillot for Congress Now Accepting Bitcoin Donations

Washington State’s congressional candidate B.J. Guillot announced last week that his campaign would now be accepting Bitcoin donations via BitPay. The Republican has been a staunch supporter of Bitcoin since 2013 and attained his first bit of the digital currency in May of the same year. Guillot has since advocated for the use of Bitcoin…

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Cryptocurrency: Fundraising Evolved

If you read my previous articles about energy companies in the crypto space and a bank-free investment company, you might have noticed a growing trend. Most of the energy companies were using cryptocurrency to enhance fundraising efforts, and I also talked about crowdfunding. Although Bitcoin was inarguably designed to revolutionize currency, its initial appeal was largely as…

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US Consumer Bureau promises to watch Bitcoin more closely

The United States Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has pledged to follow Bitcoin and other digital currencies more closely. The order came from the Government Accountability Office (GAO). According to the Daily Herald, the office, considered the investigative arm of Congress, wrote a confidential report back in May where it instigates the bureau to be more active…

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Weekly Round Up: Newegg accepts Bitcoin, Russia considers crypto-laws and Coinbase launches Vault

Welcome to Bitcoin Examiner’s new weekly round up featuring the most important news from the past seven days. Buy art with cryptocurrency at Cointemporary The art lovers/Bitcoiners out there have a new online place that suits all their needs. Cointemporary claims to be the first online art gallery to work exclusively with cryptocurrency. The platform, described as a “temporary…

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Coinbase makes Bitcoin transactions safer with new “vault” service

Coinbase has just launched a new service that aims to boost its online wallet’s security levels. The Bitcoiners will soon be able to use the company’s free Vault service as a savings account protected by additional transaction time and more steps for verifying transactions. The launching of the optional service, called Coinbase Vault, happens after several cases…

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Russia considers regulating Bitcoin to avoid crypto-crime escalade in the country

The Central Bank of Russia announced this week that the institution might take the next step and regulate digital currencies in the near future to guarantee that the misuse of Bitcoin and other altcoins is punished in the country. Georgy Luntovsky, the bank’s first deputy chairman, admitted that “one shouldn’t reject these instruments, perhaps they really…

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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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Bitcoin vs. Gold [infographic]

For thousands around the world, there is nothing more exciting than Bitcoin… Not even gold. The world’s most famous digital coin has grown and currently is a popular choice among new investors.

Check out this infographic to understand the biggest differences between Bitcoin and gold.

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Newegg Jumps On Board with Bitcoin

Newegg, one of the largest online electronics retailers, made the announcement today that it will begin accepting bitcoin. To many of the company’s customers, the announcement was a long time coming. After Overstock began accepting bitcoin in January, Newegg shoppers took to social media, wondering when the company would open up the option of bitcoin…

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The ATMs of Vancouver

Cryptocurrency had a lot of firsts in Vancouver, but nothing brought more media attention than the world’s first Bitcoin ATM. Installed by the Bitcoiniacs (now CoinTrader) in partnership with Robocoin, it found its home in a Waves Coffee House. Originally signed onto Bitcoin by the Bitcoin Co-op, CoinTrader soon moved in and made it their…

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The Uber of Venture Capital: An Interview with Swarm Founder Joel Dietz

Swarm’s concept has been generally written about here, and announced here. Joel Dietz is the founder of Swarm, which Entrepreneur Magazine called “a crowdfunding platform that operates on a Bitcoin framework.” I invited him onto my podcast to discuss what Swarm is, how it will disrupt finance and the 1%, and why it’s the Uber…

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Cryptocurrency and the Energy Revolution

Previously, I wrote about Bitcoin’s environmental impact, as well as some suggestions for improvement. Making more efficient use of processing power is one route, but improving the power supply would yield a much wider array of benefits for society. Even if you aren’t concerned about pollution, a fossil fuel-powered economy is unsustainable, leading to higher…

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Fed Actions Confirm Legality of Bitcoin Sale; Key States Remain on the Fence

This is a guest post by Daniel Friedberg of Riddell Williams. Actions Speak Louder than Words; Feds Agree to Auction Bitcoin Bitcoins seized in connection with drug trafficking were auctioned off by authorities on June 27. The auction took place on June 27 from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. EDT. The property was sold in nine blocks of 3,000…

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Robin Hood Saves And Returns $20,000 In Bitcoins!

Beware all ye who wonder down these paths where brainwallet.org and other brainwallets may lie. Many a person has stated warning from afar, such as tech wizard Jeff Garzik who shouted “No!” firm warning raised, and such as Robin Hood (of the Digital Age), where our tale lies today. The term ‘brainwallet’ has been in the Bitcoin space for…

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A Review of the new HTML5 Hive Wallet

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

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?!

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

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

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

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

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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An Interview With Jeffrey Smith, CIO of GHash.io

For the past two weeks, the Bitcoin community has been buzzing with worry over the mining pool GHash.io. Founded in July 2013, the pool has quickly risen to become the world’s largest Bitcoin mining group, prompting concerns that they will use their control over the network for  malicious purposes (most worrisome would be a so-called…

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Swiss regulators allow SBEX to launch Bitcoin ATM network in the country

Switzerland will soon have its own Bitcoin ATM network thanks to the company SBEX, which recently received approval from the Swiss regulators to install the machines in the country. The approval became public shortly after the publication of a report announcing that the authority had shut down a different operator called Bitcoin Suisse AG only a…

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Family of Four Travels Across the Country Solely Living Off Bitcoin

JUNE 20, 2014 — NEW YORK, NY — Catherine Bleish, well-known blogger at TheBitMom.com and personality across the Bitcoin community, is taking her family of four on an “uncoinventional” journey, using only Bitcoin. Named the Uncoinventional Living Tour, the family has been on the road for nearly one week and has used the digital currency…

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On Mining

Decentralization, n. The security assumption that a nineteen year old in Hangzhou and someone who is maybe in the UK and maybe not have not yet decided to collude with each other. There has been a large amount of ruckus in the past week about the issue of mining centralization in the Bitcoin network. We…

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On Mining

Decentralization, n. The security assumption that a nineteen year old in Hangzhou and someone who is maybe in the UK and maybe not have not yet decided to collude with each other. There has been a large amount of ruckus in the past week about the issue of mining centralization in the Bitcoin network. We…

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All About Brawker with Cyril Houri

Most of the times I introduce bitcoins to people who don’t know about it, they invariably reply: “Where could I use them?” I would usually reply  “at any merchant that accepts bitcoins.” But now I’m able to reply “Anywhere”. The next question most people ask is “But where do I get bitcoins in the first place?”…

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Bitcoin Protection from Bank Raids and Kleptocracy

Latest cash grab It was reported in the Australian news source news.com.au that the Australian government arbitrarily voted itself the rights to close and confiscate bank deposits if left idle for only three years. Some are starting to wonder if this kind of Kelptocracy is just the beginning.  This netted the government $360 million dollars as…

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Oregon Scientific Officially Launches Bitcoin Support

After nearly six months, the time has finally come for Oregon Scientific, the global lifestyle consumer electronics brand, to accept Bitcoin as payment for products on their US online store. The company made its initial announcement in mid-January for its plans to offer bitcoin payment support, and the wait is finally over. The company made…

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Cryptonator Launches App for Android

Cryptonator is a cryptocurrency exchange rate calculator and conversion tool. It allows for instant conversion of almost every cryptocurrency into another cryptocurrency, US Dollars, Euros and British Pounds. To keep up with the rapid pace of innovation in the space, Cryptonator has come up with a free App for Android smartphones and tablets. The new App…

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World Cup 2014: Show Your Support with the Bitcoin Cup

Millions around the globe have got World Cup Fever and one organization is bringing a novel idea to spread the word about the advantages of Bitcoin. Aptly named the Bitcoin Cup (or BitCup), the organization is focused on using the global appeal of the digital currency to help local communities and charities, demonstrating the usability…

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NCAA college football competition is now called Bitcoin St. Petersburg Bowl

The subsidiary ESPN Events teamed up with the leading payment processor BitPay, landing a major sponsorship for Bitcoin. The partnership is responsible for the creation of a new title for the annual college football postseason game played in St. Petersburg: the Bitcoin St. Petersburg Bowl. The competition is sporting the new name in this year’s…

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Famous Movies…with Bitcoin

Movies without bitcoin? Snore! Unfortunately the entire corpus of feature films lacks cryptocurrency. But imagine if this weren’t the case. Thankfully, I’ve rewritten the plots of some famous movies to account for bitcoin. How do things change? Marty McFly didn’t have a Coinbase wallet, and White Castle doesn’t accept bitcoin…But what if? Back to the…

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US Marshal Office Offers 100% “Washed” Bitcoins

The US Government through the US Marshal office has now entered the Bitcoin ‘mixing’ service space, offering an unprecedented service that will “clean” the Bitcoins that were considered “illegal” and turn them into effectively “washed” Bitcoins. Visit this link to read more about the process of taking the proceeds of criminal activity and making them appear…

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Ode to Julia

When I first heard of Julia, she called me a bitch. Her voice was so clear, so loud, and so crisp. I was taken aback, (right away, I might add) Her words were so truthful; I felt angry, and sad. I thought I “got” bitcoin! It’s the future of finance! I should want to teach…

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Bitcoin is Revolutionizing How Consumers Buy Music

Today, music consumption is stronger than ever, but you probably would not be surprised that a great many consumers are turning to subscription-based platforms rather than actually purchasing songs or albums. The bulk of this consumption comes from streaming; companies like Spotify, Pandora and Rhapsody are leading this trend. However, there are many artists that…

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Bitcoin in the Beltway: the Belly of the Beast?

Washington DC is practically a mythological place for many Bitcoiners. As the headquarters of the US federal government, the conspiracy theorists among us tend to view it as the center of a nebulous and all-powerful entity. While it may be the headquarters of the Federal Reserve, it’s easy to forget that the Beltway is a…

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Follow Your Yes!

I was recently introduced to a group of people who advocate a simple yet profound idea, “Follow Your Yes”. This is an idea that has changed my worldview in many ways. You see, I have spent many years of my life saying “no”. I rallied against the war, I testified against Big Brother, I gave…

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An Interview With Jeff Garzik, Bitcoin in Space

Catherine: How long have you been interested in space? Jeff: I’ve been interested in space for as long as I can remember. My father flew fighter jets and worked on rockets early in his career. The Right Stuff was a favorite movie, as was Star Wars. Space fiction or space fact, it didn’t matter, I…

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Uncoinventional Living Tour 2014 Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 16, 2014 Contact: John Bush 512-773-6102 johnbush512@gmail.com Family of Four Embarks on Four Week Automobile Trip Spending Bitcoin Only A family of four will spend only bitcoin while they travel the country for four weeks. The stars of the Sovereign Living (www.sovereignliving.tv) reality show start their journey of 4,400 miles today.…

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Bitcoin Security Company BitGo Raises $12 Million

Bitcoin Security Pioneer BitGo Raises $12 Million in Series A Financing from Redpoint Ventures, Stratton Sclavos and Syndicate of Leading Bitcoin Investors Former Verisign CEO and Other Online Finance Luminaries Join Forces With BitGo to Shape Future of Digital Money BitGo™, the leading Bitcoin security platform, today announced it has raised $12 million in Series…

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7 Bitcoin postcards you can send to your fellow Bitcoiners

We know it sounds a bit strange thinking that people that use and support digital money might be interested in sending postcards through the traditional postal services, but it is actually original to do it these days. Here is a list of amazing Bitcoin postcards! 1. Father’s Day Bitcoin Card Source 2. Bitcoin Rain Source…

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Uncoinventional Living Tour 2014, Bitcoin Road Trip, Live Blog

Friday, 06/13, 8:28 Uncoinventional Living Tour 2014: June 13, 2014 3 Days Until Departure, Gas Cards Delivered, Last Minute Shopping Today we did a final Target run to get some toys for the kids in the car and to get momma some new shirts for the trip.  I also needed parchment paper so I could…

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Want to book a hotel room? Expedia is already accepting Bitcoin

Another big company just decided to accept Bitcoin as a payment option: we are talking about Expedia, the travel-booking platform based in Washington (United States). Starting this Wednesday (11th), Expedia’s customers can already book a hotel stay and pay for their reservation with cryptocurrency. The new payment option is available during the check-out stage, but…

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Introducing The Aegis Wallet

Bojan Simic, the founder of the Bitcoin Security Project, has released a new, free, and open source bitcoin wallet for Android called Aegis Wallet. The wallet supports multiple currencies and provides the user with the ability to view their transactions and addresses on the bitcoin blockchain. Aegis Wallet allows you to encrypt your wallet. If…

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First Bitcoin ATM arrives in Israel thanks to BITBOX

Tel Aviv is welcoming a special event this Wednesday (11th) evening. The company BITBOX is getting ready to launch Israel’s first Bitcoin ATM, a Robocoin machine that will allow the users to buy and sell cryptocurrency on the go. The device will be installed in the lobby of the Town-House TLV hotel, located on Yavne…

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Bitcoin Pay-Per-Character Publishing Platform Gathers Momentum

Bitcoin Megaphone, the world’s first Bitcoin-powered pay-per-character publishing platform, is poised to enter its third consecutive month with increased traffic and high user engagement. Bitcoin Megaphone was created as a side project by Mike Solomon in March of 2014. Mike Solomon lives in New York where he works as Digital Director for Glamour Magazine at…

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Twenty Questions to Test Your Bitcoin Knowledge. Beginner Level.

How does your bitcoin knowledge rank? Here are Twenty Test Questions to evaluate yourself. This is the first part of a three-part series that will test your knowledge of bitcoin greatness. This quiz will provide you a general measuring stick to gauge where you fit in the range of bitcoin knowledge. We trust you will take this quiz with the “honor code”. This…

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Bitcoin Coming to the Hester Street Fair

What was once the location of New York City’s largest pushcart market at the turn of the century has become one of the most popular street markets on the Lower East Side, known as the Hester Street Fair. In earlier times, the fair started out as a highly curated outdoor market and was the best…

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First French Bitcoin hackathon happens this weekend at La Maison du Bitcoin

With so many French Bitcoiners and cryptocurrency entrepreneurs thinking about developing software and services connected to the world of digital money, it’s no surprise that La Maison du Bitcoin decided to host the first ever French Bitcoin hackathon, to be held on June 13th, 14th and 15th. The brand new center located on 35 rue…

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Bitcoin Evangelist Jason King runs 3,237 miles to promote cryptocurrency

Creating and managing Sean’s Outpost, a cryptocurrency-based homeless outreach organization in Pensacola (United States), was not enough for Jason King. The Bitcoiner has decided to run 3,237 miles across the United States. And his adventure is almost over. After four months, Jason King only has around 30 more miles left to finish his run across the country,…

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Bitcoin Central & Eastern European Conference

The Bitcoin Central & Eastern European Conference will take place on September 11 and 12 in Ljubljana, Slovenia. The aim of this conference is to address Bitcoin’s future and business opportunities. Speakers include and are not limited to Radoslav Albrecht, CEO & Founder of Bitbond, Stephan Tual, Head of Communications at Ethereum, Jesse Heaslip, CEO…

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The #1 Problem Bitcoin Will Solve by 2015

Cryptocon is a cryptocurrency summit and barcamp being held in Sydney and Singapore this July. The event will play host to entrepreneurs, investors, enthusiasts and thought leaders in the digital currency space. The emphasis will be on regional leaders of this emerging technology. As an introduction to the event, and to promote awareness, Cryptocon recently…

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US Government Bans Professor for Mining Bitcoin with A Supercomputer

This article was written by Ruben Alexander and Brian Cohen The NSF or National Science Foundation Office of the Inspector General (OIG) just posted on their website their March 2014 Semiannual Report to Congress (PDF with metadata create date of 5/27). This report contains a write-up on an “Administrative Investigation” by the OIG entitled “Government-wide…

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Brazil World Cup Gets Unique Bitcoin Bookies

A unique Bitcoin betting service for the Brazilian World Cup 2014 has launched, with a unique approach for the gambling world: Bitcoin bookies. Bitkup, which offers home-grown sweepstakes for the tournament due to kick off in two weeks’ time, is setting itself apart from traditional services both in its structure and hard figures, while its…

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Satoshipoint Launch Party, ATM’s in the UK!

As recently discussed, SatoshiPoint recently launched their first 2 ATM’s in London and the 1st ATM outside of London in the UK, located in Bristol. The launch party was graciously supplied by SatoshiPoint, drinks and food were freely available and of quite a quantity, needless to say, there were a few tipsy people by the end…

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Swarm Redefines Crowdfunding

There has been a lot of talk in recent months regarding the role of cryptocurrency for the future of crowdfunding and equity creation. A new company is taking a different, and seemingly more widespread approach to cryptoequity and community funding of early stage projects and business ventures. This new platform, called Swarm, is co-founded by…

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Price of Bitcoin increases 30%: what happened during the past two weeks?

The price of the world’s most famous cryptocurrency skyrocketed during the last two weeks. The price of Bitcoin went from less than $450, the value registered on 19th May, to a current value around $650. This means a growth of more than 30 percent, as you can see below thanks to Bitcoincharts.com. Bitcoincharts The surprising…

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Digital Currency Summit Planned for September in Andorra

Bitcoin Magazine is proud to serve as a media partner for the upcoming Digital Currency Summit set to take place in Andorra in from September 17-19, 2014. The Digital Currency Summit will focus on the role of virtual currency for investors, politicians, banks and regulators. With a professional line-up of speakers and attendees the summit…

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Bitcoin entrepreneur Erik Voorhees charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced this Tuesday (3rd) that Erik Voorhees, founder of websites like the well-known SatoshiDICE, is being charged for publicly offering shares in two Bitcoin-related ventures without registering them.  Voorhees is known in the cryptocurrency community for being the founder of two famous platforms: SatoshiDICE and FeedZeBirds. While the…

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CoinGecko: Buy, Sell or Hold

Just got dumped? We all know the feeling: you read an article promising wonders, getting all pumped up and then… Well, the one thing that nerds love, data, is helping to solve this social problem when it comes to getting dumped in the world of alternative currencies. In an era of numerous altcoins, deciding which…

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Remittance Relief

“[Bitcoin] produces a market that’s international, that everyone has access to, regardless of race, religion, creed…” – Amir Taaki There is a lot of talk recently of the power Bitcoin has in changing the remittance market.  A remittance is a transfer of wealth from one person to another, mostly amongst the world’s poor. Zach Ramsay…

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50 Cent Catches the Bitcoin Bug

50 Cent announced today that he will sell his new album Animal Ambition for bitcoin through BitPay. As 50 Cent will not be the only artist interested in providing bitcoin as a payment option, BitPay makes it easy for artists to accept bitcoin. 50 Cent is using a Shopify store to sell his latest album…

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John Law Gambles with Bitcoin

This article was first published in Issue 16 of the print edition of Bitcoin Magazine.  Today, John Law is often hailed as one of the greatest financial innovators of all time. What would he say about Bitcoin and other digital currencies? Let’s take a look at this enigmatic man to discover how yesterday’s financial innovations shed…

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If you can’t fight them, join them: Apple opens the door for Bitcoin apps

It seems like the war between Bitcoiners and one of the world’s most famous companies, the mighty Apple, has come to an end. Or at least an intermission. The tech giant quietly changed its terms of service for developers after the most recent Apple Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC), but the developers noticed the huge novelty. The re-written…

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Breaking: Apple to Allow Bitcoin Apps in App Store

BREAKING NEWS – In a landmark move, Apple has updated its developer guidelines to officially allow apps that transact in Bitcoin and other virtual currencies. According to the Developer Guidelines section 11.17: Apps may facilitate transmission of approved virtual currencies provided that they do so in compliance with all state and federal laws for the territories in which the app…

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The Montreal Economic Institute Addresses Bitcoin

The Montreal Economic Institute (MEI) has released an economic note on the state of Bitcoin regulation in Canada and around the world. The MEI is an independent research and education organization which, according to their website, “stimulates debate on public policies in Quebec and across Canada by proposing wealth-creating reforms based on market mechanisms.” In…

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Bitcoin in Botswana

Africa is often touted as the region most likely to benefit from Bitcoin. However, for the most part, the technology has yet to take off in any meaningful way. A recent survey by mobile platform Jana interviewed 1,800 people across 9 emerging markets. This included respondents from Africa’s leading market, South Africa. Of the survey…

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Tax and Bitcoin in Australia

Bitcoin adoption is increasing globally. Global jurisdictions are working through the tax implications for business and consumers. In Australia the local Bitcoin Association (BAA) is currently working with the relevant authorities, exploring the tax outcomes which are most appropriate. The following represents a summary of the full position paper prepared by the BAA for presentation…

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Live Brainstorm on Reddit

We are currently printing Issue 21 and for one issue we’ll be changing gears and brainstorming a reddit themed issue live on reddit. The issue will have stories that introduce reddit to those who aren’t familiar with the site, talk about the Bitcoin subreddit’s influence on Bitcoin, and much more. We’ve gotten a great response from…

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Bitcoin in the Beltway Conference to Make Waves in Washington D.C.

May 2014 Contact: M.K. Lords Email: mksilent.h@gmail.com Website: bitcoinnotbombs.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Bitcoin in the Beltway Conference to Make Waves in Washington D.C. (Washington, D.C.) This year has seen a rise in the amount of Bitcoin conferences, but one in particular is priding itself on featuring the most radical movers and shakers in the Bitcoin…

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Time is Running Out for Mark Williams Prediction of a $10 Bitcoin

If there is a villain to bitcoin, Mark Williams would likely be named. He infamously made the prediction, in December 2013, when he declared bitcoin was not an innovation but a “smoke and mirrors deception”. At the time, bitcoin was still trading near $1,000.00. He went on to predict that by mid-year 2014 the price of…

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DISH starts accepting Bitcoin and claims to be the largest crypto-friendly company so far

The well-known brand DISH has just turned into the first subscription model pay-TV provider to accept Bitcoin, thanks to a partnership with Coinbase.  Watching premium television programs and paying the bill with digital money is now possible, as the American direct-broadcast satellite service provider recently partnered with the payment processor Coinbase. DISH will be using the platform’s…

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My 2 Cents for Your 2 Cents: Cryptiv Empowering Content Creators

There’s a simple reason as to why strippers in the USA get more tips than strippers in Canada: the dollar bill. Canadian strippers miss out on gain because throwing coins is impractical, and giving up a fiver is too much. This doesn’t just stop in the strip club. The USA generally has a richer tipping…

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MIT’s Bitcoin Expo and the Students Behind It

MIT’s students have made the news again. Dan Elitzer, president and founder of MIT’s Bitcoin Club, and Jeremy Rubin, a sophomore in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, have organized the MIT Bitcoin Expo which will be held this Saturday, May 3rd at MIT’s Compton Laboratories Building 26-100. The talks start at 12:00pm and will feature…

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Why Crypto-investing is Better Than Normal Investing

So far, the crypto-space has had some major home runs, some fizzles, and fair number of outright scams. For folks who’ve been in any successful project for any considerable amount of time, the overall returns have been massive. This is because, once a few issues are ironed out, the crypto-world offers possibilities that are far…

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Euro Pacific Precious Metals Embraces Bitcoin

Long-time Bitcoin skeptic Peter Schiff is embracing the future of cryptocurrency as a valuable form of payment. Late last year Schiff made his skepticism known when comparing the value of bitcoin to gold. He was very outspoken towards this view, but this news makes it seems that his outlook may have changed and is now…

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Investment without Banking

Imagine, for a moment, you were a new member of China’s growing middle class, and looking to invest your savings. You’ll soon discover that without political connections, your investment opportunities are limited to a filtered selection of domestic companies; lucrative companies are listed elsewhere, and only available to foreigners, state officials, and their friends. If…

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Security – Never Forget

Unfortunately, those of a criminal nature (usually theft) often do not care who their targets (victims) are, whether they be little old grannies, or your local Bitcoin self made millionaire. Roger Ver (“Bitcoin Jesus”) recently became the target of a hacker, and not of the nice variety of hackers out there. He quickly posted a…

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Profiles in Bitcoin Outreach: Will Pangman

Passion is a trait not difficult to find among bitcoin enthusiasts. In my experience, however, few others come close to the passion and dedication of Will Pangman. His sincerity in wanting to spread the glory of bitcoin is incomparable. Pangman is the Chief Communications Officer at Tapeke, a cryptocurrency personal finance platform; the founder of…

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BFGMiner Development Team Releases Version 4.0 of Leading Bitcoin Mining Software

2014 May 26th — The BFGMiner development team today announced the immediate availability of BFGMiner 4.0, the latest major release of the world’s leading cryptocurrency mining software. Designed to support today’s diversity of miners, BFGMiner 4 delivers a flexible foundation needed for mining at home or as a business. Available for over two years, since…

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Poland’s tax authority announces VAT of 23% on the sale of mined Bitcoins

Poland is no longer a potential Bitcoin-friendly country, as a local tax authority just announced that the sale of mined Bitcoins is now subject to a value-added tax (VAT) of 23 percent. The news was revealed following a request submitted by a Polish cryptocurrency miner that asked for an interpretation of the country’s laws regarding…

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Three new Robocoin ATMs arrive in the United Kingdom

London has turned into one of the cities in the world leading the recent Bitcoin ATM fever thanks to a new UK-based startup called SatoshiPoint. These machines will allow the public to buy and sell digital coins in exchange for fiat currency. The company is launching a couple of crypto ATMs in the British capital in…

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Weekly Round Up: Schiff and Assange on Bitcoin’s side, 6 desktop wallets at your disposal and a new Danish exchange

Here is Bitcoin Examiner’s newest weekly round up with the most important news from the past week. SJ Earthquakes are the newest Bitcoin-friendly professional sports team The San Jose Earthquakes have partnered with Coinbase in order to become one of the world’s first professional sports teams to accept Bitcoin payments in their stadium. The first crypto-experience happened this week when…

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Which is the best Bitcoin desktop wallet?

More than five years after the birth of Bitcoin, millions of people around the world still wonder what this awesome innovation is and what it can bring to the world. Well, before we start talking about that and especially before you start thinking how much cryptocurrency you are going to buy, there is something else…

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Increasing Adoption with Pheeva Wallet and Pheeva Plus

Love Will Inc., the creators of the Pheeva Wallet, have launched an exciting new feature aimed at simplifying the user experience and boosting Bitcoin adoption. Last week, the company unveiled Pheeva Plus throughout their existing iPhone and Android bitcoin wallet applications. More than a month ago Pheeva made its debut as the only bitcoin wallet…

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The Role and Future of Altcoins

Just the name “altcoin” evokes a sense of disdain–altcoin, as in “alternative to Bitcoin,” a copycat late to the scene. Why do we persist in using such terminology when altcoins and Bitcoin are all cryptocurrencies of the same basic category? Many long-time Bitcoiners accuse altcoin developers of pump and dump schemes, longing to be early…

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SatoshiPoint Bitcoin ATMs UK

More Bitcoin ATMs for the UK Bitcoin now has multiple dedicated Bitcoin ATMs in London, allowing the public to buy and sell Bitcoin for cash. This makes London one of the leading cities for these machines globally. UK Bitcoin based startup SatoshiPoint has just announced the installation of three Robocoin ATMs that will be live…

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Cody Wilson and M.K. Lords Discuss Dark Wallet and Philosophy

This article first appeared at Bitcoin Not Bombs. I had the opportunity to sit down with Cody Wilson, the creator of the world’s first 3D printed gun and founder of Defense Distributed, at the Freedom Summit in Phoenix, AZ. We were both there to give talks on Bitcoin and the event was put on by…

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Live Tracking of All Things Bitcoin and Altcoin with Blockstreet

There is a new digital currency app in town and it is giving ZeroBlock a run for the money. A California startup, Blockstreet has released its first iOS application, providing everything bitcoin and altcoin. Currently in Alpha stages, the application made its debut in the App Store last week, giving users access to Bitcoin and…

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Bitcoin is on Speed

Eight hours of sleep is too long to be disconnected from the ever-changing crypto landscape. Currency urgency permeates business dealings, investor interests and journalistic pursuits. We are literally involved in a world that is changing at a truly phenomenal rate. Try to keep up, will you? The Speed of Business If “The Social Network” taught…

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Twenty Mind-Bending Secrets About Bitcoin

This article will introduce some of bitcoin’s Mind-Bending amazing abilities only few people know. As you read this list, remember your favorite so can impress your friends with your new incredible bitcoin knowledge.   1.  Fun with programmable money     Bitcoin wallets are like personal debit cards that you can create and assign yourself to store your bitcoin.…

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Putting the Blockchain to Work For Science!

Buried beneath the myriad of indistinguishable pump-and-dump altcoins, every now and then a cryptocurrency is born that truly revolutionizes the field. While this doesn’t necessarily obsolete Bitcoin–the protocol can be upgraded at any time–it’s important to examine these new coins in order to keep up the pace of innovation. Take Gridcoin, for example. Some background:…

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BloomNation – Disrupting the Flower Industry

Businesses that accept Bitcoin are blooming up everywhere. Sometimes it can irk me that some businesses accept Bitcoin but do nothing to promote it; however, this is not the case for the co-founders of the budding flower marketplace, BloomNation.com. I spoke with two of the co-founders, Farbod Shoraka & David Daneshgar; unfortunately their other co-founder,…

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Bitcoin 2014 Roundup

Well I attended Bitcoin 2014 in Amsterdam and it was a blast. I met lots of people who I’ve been emailing/skyping with over the last six months so that’s always fun. The conference had a few keynote talks for all and all the rest was broken out into four parallel tracks, which is always annoying…

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Inside Bitcoins Conference Heads to Asia

As Bitcoin is becoming a household name around the world, the Inside Bitcoins Conference series is hosting conferences around the world with the next stop in Hong Kong on June 24-25. Mediabistro issued the following press release: Inside Bitcoins Conference Heads to Hong Kong to Demystify the Myths and Spur Wider Adoption of Bitcoin Across Asia…

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San Jose Earthquakes are the newest Bitcoin-friendly professional sports team

The San Jose Earthquakes have partnered with Coinbase in order to become one of the world’s first professional sports teams to accept Bitcoin payments in their stadium. The first crypto-experience will happen next Sunday, 25th May, when the American team plays against the Houston Dynamo. The team’s fans will be able to use Bitcoin to pay for…

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All About AirBitz With Paul Puey

Don’t you wish there was a resource that knew all the businesses that accept Bitcoins in your area? WelI I had a chance to talk to Paul Puey, the CEO/ Co-Founder of Airbitz, a Bitcoin wallet and business directory that does just that. Their web-based business directory went online on Mar 17. The iOS app…

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Bitcoin Shows Off

Movements succeed with numbers. Many people must partake to create the change we want to see. Bitcoin has come a long way since its introduction in 2009, and we are currently in mainstream media almost daily. Both the American and Canadian Senates are investigating our beloved virtual currency. However, we still have a long way…

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Federal Reserve’s Bitcoin Policy Begins to Take Shape

On Friday, May 9th, 2014, the Federal Advisory Council and Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve met for their quarterly meeting in Washington D.C. This meeting was historically held in secrecy until Bloomberg News “won” a Freedom of Information Act request under the Freedom of Information Law requiring the Fed to make the meetings…

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Bitcoin ATM Genesis1 lands in Queensland

Queensland-based Bitcoiners can already buy and sell cryptocurrency without leaving the Australian state thanks to the new Bitcoin ATM that was recently installed in South Brisbane. The machine, which can be found at The Roastery Cafe (25, Glenelg Street), is a Genesis1, manufactured by GenesisCoin. ”There’s a lot of people who have been waiting for this. There’s Bitcoiniacs who have…

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The Future of Touchless Payments – Why iBeacon Technology Needs Bitcoin

Apple released a device update weeks ago that made large improvements on existing iBeacon technology. The update allows devices to search for existing beacons without the application being open on the device, while also enabling nearly all iOS7 devices to send and receive beacon signals. This means that retailers can send messages to customers, accept…

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BitPay helps Toshiba VisualTouch POS system to accept Bitcoin

The world leader in business solutions for the Bitcoin economy, BitPay, has partnered with VisualTouch, Toshiba’s premiere POS software solution, currently used by more than 6,000 merchants spread across 1,600 locations. The integration with the point of sale system will allow cryptocurrency to reach thousands of new businesses and even more users in the hospitality, food, grocery,…

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A Ripple Gateway in Mexico

Mexican Bitcoin Exhange Bitso has officially launched as the first Ripple Gateway in Mexico. Bitso will be the first issuer of Mexican Peso (MXN) balances on the Ripple Network. The company intends to use the unique characteristics of the Ripple network and protocol to tackle the remittance market between Mexico and the US. Bitso is…

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With Buy Ads, Mycelium Local Trader Becomes a Fully Functional Exchange

Mycelium has recently come out with a feature for their Android wallets called Local Trader, which allows people to buy and sell bitcoins locally, in person, with cash. Initially, the trades were limited to sell ads, meaning people willing to sell bitcoins could put up an ad, and those wishing to buy bitcoins could contact…

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Thinking in Transactions

This post is also in issue 18. Every Bitcoin transaction runs a small program that describes under which conditions the transaction is valid. This surprising behavior can be exploited to construct a variety of contracts on top of bitcoin. In this article you will learn how basic transaction scripts work in principle. A new transaction…

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Bank of Canada’s newest report says Bitcoin can bring “risks to overall financial stability”

A new report released by the Bank of Canada (BoC), the country’s financial authority, launched the latest warning against Bitcoin: according to the document, the widespread adoption of the world’s most famous cryptocurrency could undermine the stability of the current financial system. The authors of the report, entitled “Understanding Platform Based Digital Currencies”, believe “there could be…

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Bitcoin’s Rally Cry on China’s War on Bitcoin. We are coming.

To our Chinese Friends, Countryman, and Government – lend me your ears. The Chinese government has now ordered their press to censor news of bitcoin and our Global Bitcoin Summit. It’s already too late. We are bitcoin and we’re already there. People are using our currency quietly…carefully today. Does your government think their citizens don’t know what the…

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Colored Coins Come to Life in CoinPrism & Open Assets

May 13, 2014 (Dublin, Ireland) – The Irish company who released the prediction market Predictious last year is now unveiling their brand new colored coins wallet Coinprism, as well as the Open Assets protocol (http://openassets.org). Open Assets is a new generation Crypto-protocol based on Bitcoin. At the core, Open Assets is simply an implementation of the…

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First Bitcoin Exchange to Accept Gold

Plenty of gold dealers accept Bitcoin, but early this month, QuadrigaCX became the first Bitcoin exchange to add gold to its roster. Alongside CAD, USD and XBT, clients in Canada can now buy and sell XAU (gold). Users can now both deposit and withdraw funds into their accounts via gold bullion, shipped or in person.…

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Bitcoin for Bad Guys: Virtual Currency as an Anti-Terrorism Tool

One of the big bitcoin stories making news lately is related to a report issued from Combating Terrorism Tactical Support Office. Titled: “Advanced Planning Briefing for Industry”, issued on Jan 30, 2014. It’s being discussed by some of the mainstream press because it reports that virtual currencies may be seen as a potential threat. The reference…

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The Declaration of Bitcoin’s Independence

We have been brought to a point where it has become necessary to dissolve the bond between currency and institution. We are not required to declare the causes which impel us to push for the separation, but we will oblige. But we are in an age of appropriation, and nothing is immune. Today bitcoin is…

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Bitcoin Needs Employers, Not Merchants

Disclosure: the author of this article is a partner at KryptoKit One of the more exciting things to come out of the Bitcoin economy in the last month is the sheer number of new merchants that are accepting it. In the past week alone, we have the Scottish tech store CeX accepting Bitcoin for one…

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Europe celebrates opening of two new Bitcoin embassies in Paris and Warsaw

The European Bitcoin community has two good reasons to celebrate: two new cryptocurrency embassies just opened its doors in France and Poland, showing to the rest of the world just how much the “old continent” is truly committed to the promotion of digital money. The project La Maison du Bitcoin (The House of Bitcoin), located…

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Bitcoin, Liquor and Cupcakes: The Tradehill VIP Party [Time Machine]

This post originally appeared on May 18th, 2013 After the expo-room doors closed for the day and the Bitcoin Conference attendees filed out to their respective destinations last night, Tradehill extended a very generous invitation to important people and press to attend a cocktail party on the patio of the bar at the Hilton Hotel.…

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Jeffrey Tucker Attacks Pop Austrian Economics at Bitcoin Event

This is a guest post by Andrew Criscione who leads the Mises Group in Boston, Ma. He hosted Jeffrey Tucker for a dinner with the Mises Group members and shared the experience. The Boston Austrian Economics Group held the event “Bitcoin and Bowties” featuring Jeffrey Tucker, CEO of Liberty.me and publisher of Laissez Faire Books.…

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Who Is Bitcoin Girl?: A Conversation with Naomi Brockwell

Bitcoin is more than a currency and more than a protocol. It’s an idea. In order to spread, ideas need a communicator. They need a representative. In short, they need a face. Bitcoin has found that face in Bitcoin Girl, the always-effervescent Naomi Brockwell. Born and raised in Australia, Brockwell leverages her intrigue and charm to…

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BitPay Raises Record $30M in Series A Led by Index Ventures

This morning BitPay, one of the industry’s largest business and payment solutions providers, announced some very big news, bringing sizable implications for the future of Bitcoin as both a payment method and emerging technology. The company announced what has become the record for funding of any business in the Bitcoin space. Led by international venture…

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Bitcoins: Made in China

[Note: click here for a PDF version] Abstract: The discussion over the actual costs of maintaining a decentralized seigniorage network is a new area of research. In practice it appears that the logistical cost of operating the Bitcoin network rises linearly with its total value. More efficient mining gear does not reduce energy use of…

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Bitcoin ATM fever: a list of 8 different machines

The mass adoption of Bitcoin encouraged many tech-savvy entrepreneurs to invest in new types of software and hardware and the many cryptocurrency ATMs spread across the world confirm that tendency. Bitcoin Examiner gathered information about eight different ATMs. Some are more expensive, some offer less possibilities, some have an impressive brand behind them… However, in…

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A New Benchmark for Scrypt Mining

The technology of Scrypt mining ASICs has exploded in the past year and many believe that 2014 will be the year for mining scrypt based currencies like Litecoin, Dogecoin and Auroracoin. For a company like Bliss Devices, these advancements are providing individuals with innovative chips, faster hashing and lower cost of ownership. In fact, Bliss…

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Storage Meets Usage with New Bitcoin Development

The latest Bitcoin development just might revolutionize the popular cryptocurrency, fueling the largest cryptocurrency network. Last week, a company known for offering a secure place for customers to safely store their bitcoins has expanded into new territory. In the past, Xapo’s objective has been to build trust in the cryptocurrency industry by providing a secure…

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The Right Kind of Privacy

Bitcoin is unique in its approach to privacy. Uneducated observers lament its advantages for illicit activities, but the blockchain keeps track of every transaction and who has how much coin. The revolutionary part of this system is the fact that one must divulge his or her Bitcoin address to lose anonymity, which leaves us with…

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Bitcoin the Environmentalist

A lot has been made of Bitcoin’s environmental impact. With the mining network now more powerful than all of the world’s top supercomputers combined, it’s understandable that some people would become concerned about power consumption and waste. Shouldn’t there be a better way to do this, and is it even worth it, at all? First,…

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An Open Source World

“If you can, you should.” Never has this phrase been more applicable than in the realm of open source technology. For those not in the know, “open source” refers to any code or blueprint that has been deliberately made available for reproduction–basically, one not subject to copyright restrictions. Bitcoin, of course, is a prime example.…

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What is a Bitcoin Address and How Do You Sign It?

Short Answer: A Bitcoin address is a unique number that “holds” bitcoin currency. You use the address to receive and send bitcoins. Medium Sized Answer: A Bitcoin address is the public key half of the public-private key pair that enables the validation of ownership of that address. WHOAH there, what in tarnation does that mean??…

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Chinese musician releases Bitcoin song while China forces media to ignore summit

Zhang Zhang clearly does not share the same vision as the Chinese financial authorities when it comes to Bitcoin. The Chinese musician recently released a new very special song entitled “We are all Bitcoin”, promoting the world’s most famous cryptocurrency in a country that has been sending mixed messages regarding the legality of digital money.…

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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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Bitcoin at Vancouver Car Free Day

Car Free Day Vancouver is taking place in mid-June on Main Street. The event occurs on Father’s Day each year (June 15), and is entirely volunteer organized and for years has been promoting car free transportation in Vancouver. The event has a history of community involvement, moving the city into the future and inspiring others…

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You Say Bitcoin Has No Intrinsic Value? Twenty-two Reasons to Think Again.

Intrinsic Value Defined: Let’s agree what the term “Intrinsic Value” means. For this article we will use the common Wikipedia entry for the intrinsic theory of value. This is found at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intrinsic_theory_of_value An intrinsic theory of value (also called theory of objective value) is any theory of value in economics which holds that the value of an object, good or service, is intrinsic or…

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#WeAreSatoshi (Our Latest Issue) Is Out! / Sebuh’s Crazy Deal

Although it seems like eons ago, I remember jumping on twitter and posting several mocking and nutty tweets under #WeAreSatoshi in response to Newsweek’s false claim that they had found Satoshi. Yes, Satoshi is in the shadows, but we are the living and breathing tokens of this brilliant currency. We as a community still have…

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Pay your bills with Bitcoins in Australia, Indonesia and Thailand

It is normal for the Bitcoin community to expect pioneering signs of evolution in the world of digital money from countries like Australia. But there are other nations trying to get a slice of the Bitcoin economy, as well. Australia’s crypto-offer has recently become more complete thanks to the launching of the platform Living Room of…

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The Big Picture Behind the News of China’s Bitcoin Bans

This is a guest post by Li Runxi translated by Mr Caizhuoiy and provided courtesy of Velaciela Realdos of Yibite Digital Tech. Plenty of news and rumors have surrounded Bitcoin in China recently. This kind of news has prompted worries among global investors, who are fearful that the attitude of the authorities toward bitcoin has…

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CryptoCurrency Castle Consummated

Grand Castle Malla Becomes the Bitcoin Supernode Perpetual Conference Center Manor House of Bitcoin Baron, Risto Pietila One thing we can do to beautify this planet, is preserve our valuable heritage, at times enabling it to shine even brighter. Whether it’s centuries-old buildings or natural landscapes, they can definitely provide some of the most conducive…

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Bitcoin Exchange Self-Regulation: What the MPAA Can Teach us

Bitcoin Self-Regulation: What the MPAA Can Teach us Bitcoin Exchange Self-Regulation: What the MPAA Can Teach us Act 1, clean up our act. Let’s face it: When people tell us bitcoin is a scam we come to its defense. Critics often point to the explosion of alternative (alt) coins as proof that anybody can make…

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Funding Software with Bitcoin and Bountysource

This week the popular funding platform Bountysource announced that it will accept Bitcoin for developer and software funding efforts. Bountysource is a funding platform for open-source software, and is a place where users can improve the projects they are passionate about by creating or collecting bounties and pledging to fundraisers. By using the platform, developers…

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Cinco de Bitcoin

Cinco de Mayo 1862 – Mexico’s army came to an unlikely victory over the French at the Battle of Pueblo. Today, Mexico’s army of Bitcoiners are fighting to revolutionize the financial system. Mexico is a key market for Bitcoin because Mexico is the fourth largest destination for remittance payments, totaling about 22 billion USD in…

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Bitcoin Magazine SALE!

Bitcoin Magazine is now offering a reduced price per magazine onAmazon USA,Amazon Germany andAmazon UK. We are now only charging 5USD, 3.11 GPG and 3,65 Euros per magazine when purchasing directly through Amazon.com. As we are currently printing our 20th Issue, Issues 1 through 20 are available on Amazon for you to enjoy. Since we first…

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Do Not Let Bad Businesses Hijack Your Bitcoin

Before one is to get involved in Bitcoin, it is imperative to understand what makes Bitcoin unique. Bitcoin is a decentralized peer-to-peer currency that does not rely on a central government, central company, central bank, and doesn’t have a central point of failure. Bitcoin is also a trustless system where individuals involved in the ecosystem…

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BitPay at the Bitcoin Job Fair, Working for Bitcoin

The first ever Bitcoin Job Fair was held at the Plug and Play Tech Center in Sunnyvale, CA. This landmark event symbolizes the growing job market surrounding the Bitcoin ecosystem.  For individuals looking to start a career in the alternative currency space, this job fair presents massive opportunity with a diverse set of Bitcoin businesses.…

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IRS Tax Rulling May Have Just Killed Alt-Coin Mining

Presenting the IRS a Real Use-Case Scenario to Teach Them About the Possible Unintended Consequence the Alt-Coin Mining Taxes I just finished my taxes. I  feel like I was just punished for being on the cutting edge of computer and monetary science. That will teach me – why would I want to be part of…

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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 made the most recent list of chosen startups. They will receive up to $250,000 in funding, as well…

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Announcing World’s First Bitcoin Job Fair

The world’s first ever Bitcoin job fair is set to launch in Silicon Valley on May 3, 2014, featuring numerous employers and sponsors, both eager to spread the word on the increasingly popular cryptocurrency. The event is scheduled from 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. (PST) at 440 N. Wolfe Rd. in Sunnyvale, Calif., and will…

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Robocoin’s Bitcoin ATMs to get new bank-style features this summer

What could further improve the act of buying Bitcoin after the birth of the many cryptocurrency ATMs now spread across the world? Well, imagine if those machines could directly send digital funds to any person using a simple phone number. That is exactly one of the new features to be included in the famous two-way…

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Dark Wallet Alpha Released

This article originally appeared on http://newsbtc.com/2014/05/01/dark-wallet/ May Day, May Day, it’s about to get dark. Dark Wallet (Alpha), the bitcoin wallet software that uses the power of encryption and technology of CoinJoin, has been released. The legality of coin mixing services is still unclear, and the fact that some coin mixing services go by names…

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Seattle Welcomes Its First Bitcoin ATM Kiosk at Coinme Launch Party

Last night in Seattle, 150 people gathered at Spitfire, a sports bar in the heart of Belltown, to witness the launch of the first Bitcoin ATM kiosk in Washington State. The launch event was hosted by Coinme, a Seattle-based startup who purchased and installed the Bitcoin ATM kiosk, manufactured by Robocoin. Coinme’s mission is to increase crypto-currency literacy, build…

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Bitcoin ATM Pops Up in Amsterdam

Located in a coffee shop in the city of Mokum, a short walk from the Amsterdam Centraal railway station is a brand new Bitcoin ATM. This new addition has sparked the attention of many crypto enthusiasts, and put Mokum on the map as a city that promotes the use of Bitcoin in Amsterdam. The coffee…

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CeBIT Australia – Accepting Bitcoin

CeBIT Australia, the country’s largest business technology event, is now accepting Bitcoin as payment using Australia’s leading merchant services provider BitPOS from 5-7 May at Sydney Olympic Park. Gilad Greenbaum, Business and Technology strategist for CeBIT Australia, says: “Bitcoin is an innovative technology that offers a fast, secure and cost effective form of online payment,” …

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MIT’s Bitcoin Expo and the Students Behind It

MIT’s students have made the news again. Dan Elitzer, president and founder of MIT’s Bitcoin Club, and Jeremy Rubin, a sophomore in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, have organized the MIT Bitcoin Expo, which will be held this Saturday, May 3rd at MIT’s Compton Laboratories Building 26-100. The talks start at 12:00pm and will feature Gavin…

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Bitcoin gets important seal of approval: cryptocurrency price is now on Bloomberg

Bloomberg LP has announced it will include Bitcoin prices on its financial data terminals. The decision is big news for the world’s most famous cryptocurrency and it has already sparked the interest of several American trading platforms, according to The Wall Street Journal. “Bitcoin may be the biggest technology innovation since the Internet or a fad…

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Menufy Integrates Bitcoin

Menufy – latest food delivery provider to start accepting bitcoin. The site provides online ordering for restaurants across the US. Menufy has integrated with Coinbase. Users can now pay for delivery or takeout orders using Bitcoin. The site boasts close to 400 locations across the US and is constantly adding new locations. Menufy offers an online…

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Rise of the Altcoin Wars

Rise of the Altcoin Wars The Past, Present and Future of Altcoins By Mark Rees The following article illiterates how survival of the fittest and game theory will likely halt bad altcoins from tricking people out of honest money. History: From the “Sacred text of Bitcoin” – Book of Mark, Chapter 1 verse 1 In…

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How One Company Simplified the Wallet Address

There is a new wallet that has surfaced recently that allows users to send Bitcoin and many other digital currencies by using a web address. This new service, bitcoinwallet.com, gives users the ability to personalize their payment address in a manner similar to a Tumblr or hosted web address. The Bitcoin Wallet platform makes sending…

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Bitcoin Micropayments, a New Enabling Technology

The two big pieces of Bitcoin are the currency and the network. The Bitcoin network enables electronic payments, not such a big deal really, there are lots of payment systems. However the Bitcoin network lets you transfer money (bitcoins) in an incredibly efficient manner, and one which is not dependent on any central control or…

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CoinMyne – Rethink the Way You Mine

When it comes to mining, most people tend to focus on the hardware: how fast it is and how long until it becomes obsolete. As mining operations get larger and difficulty increases with ever faster hash rates, the ability to manage your operation becomes a more difficult task. Small adjustments to hardware or the ability…

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Mexico is loving Bitcoin: Fundación Satoshi Nakamoto and new exchange arise

A new cryptocurrency exchange and the opening of the Fundación Satoshi Nakamoto, the newest affiliate of the Bitcoin Foundation, have officially turned Mexico into a (even more) Bitcoin-friendly country. “While governments around the world are trying to understand Bitcoin, Mexicans are using Bitcoin to purchase everyday necessities like food, clothing, and even healthcare”, the Bitcoin Foundation announced…

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CryptoCon – Sydney & Singapore Bitcoin Expo – July

Austral-Asia Bitcoin Expo The Asia-Pacific is about to be served up a slice of crypto heaven. Enthusiasts in Europe and the Americas can take their pick of exciting events. For those on the other side of the world, well, it’s slim pickings. This July CryptoCon aims to bridge the gap. Broadly the event will focus on…

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Madison’s MobCraft Combines Crowdsourced Craft Beer and Bitcoin

Wisconsinites love their beer, and several craft breweries call Madison home. Among them is MobCraft, a brewing concern quickly earning a reputation not only for stunning original beers, but also for a truly distinctive business model. For starters, MobCraft’s brews are crowdsourced. The team monitors the “social popularity of each beer recipe through different channels of social…

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Mt. Gox Shouldn’t Stay Down…Or Should It?

Mt. Gox’s petition for bankruptcy protection during a proposed reorganization was rejected two weeks ago by a Japanese bankruptcy court. As a result, the beleaguered exchange has been ordered into liquidation. Unless or until CEO Mark Karpeles makes himself available in person to provide a deposition to courts in the United States, the same is…

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CoinPip brings SMS Bitcoin Wallets to Asia

Singapore-based Payment Solutions Provider CoinPip has teamed up with 37Coins to  bring an SMS wallet to the region. CoinPip is excited to offer the opportunity for consumers to pay in bitcoin from absolutely any mobile device with SMS functionality. The company has gained attention with their BOOST events, promoting Bitcoin throughout the region in an…

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Paying with Bitcoin at the Gas Pump

Bitcoin may be coming to a gas station near you thanks to Andy Schroder’s Bitcoin Fluid Dispenser II. For commodities like oil and gas, this innovation could help streamline the end of the supply chain and in turn, increase the usability of cryptocurrencies. So far, there are a few companies at the forefront of Bitcoin…

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Bitcoin’s Place in a Planetary Culture

You can hate globalization or love it. But you cannot deny that, today, we are living in the most interconnected global society the world has ever known. For the first time in human history, almost everyone in the world has reasonable access to near-instant communication with the rest of the planet. Pondering the consequences of…

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A New Bitcoin ATM Near MIT

A Bitcoin ATM from Liberty Teller has just appeared near the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) campus. The machine was installed in Moksa Restaurant on Central Square in Cambridge.

Bitcoin? UK – Nay, USA – Yay!

A recent study conducted by Venda polled UK consumers on their thoughts about Bitcoin. A whopping 71% of respondents said that they would avoid Bitcoin if given the option to shop with it.

GuestLeader, BTCTrip Reach Out to Hotels

Bitcoin is continuing its conquest into the tourism sphere. As Companies such as GuestLeader, BTCTrip and CheapAir allow their clients to pay for services with BTC, travelling with Bitcoin becomes eas

Chinese Bitcoin Summit a Success So Far

Yesterday was day one of China’s first-ever Global Bitcoin Summit in Beijing. Despite some setbacks both before the start and at the last minute, the summit is so far a success.

Take a Stroll Down Bitcoin Boulevard

A “Bitcoin Boulevard” is in the making on a street in Cambridge, Massachusetts as more and more businesses start to accept payment in the cryptocurrency.

Peter Schiff: Bitcoin vs. Gold

The ever-outspoken investment broker, author, financial commentator, and renowned “goldbug,” Peter Schiff, has once again gone on record to express his opinion in the latest installment of Bitcoin vs.

CoinSummit London 2014

The digital currency world will be trekking to London this summer for the second CoinSummit of the year and third overall. The previous CoinSummit convention was held in March in San Francisco and fea

New BTC-O-MATIC vending machine arrives in Amsterdam

Amsterdam was already a Bitcoin-friendly city, but the new cryptocurrency ATM in town will surely improve this status. The machine, manufactured by the startup company BTC-O-MATIC, can be found at the coffee shop Courtyard of Wise, located near the Amsterdam Centraal station. Courtyard of Wise The information was recently revealed by the website CoinCourant.nl. The firm is currently developing…

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World’s first Bitcoin Job Fair hits California in May

The Plug and Play Tech Center in Sunnyvale, California (United States), will soon host the first Bitcoin Job Fair. The event is scheduled for May 3rd and is expected to attract several hundred attendees. The organisation of the job fair is being handled by Coinality, a platform where employers and job seekers can connect for…

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Crossing Borders for Bitcoin

People usually immigrate to a new country for a variety of sociopolitical reasons, most of which can be summed in the big, capital letter kind of ideas: Freedom. Opportunity. Wealth. Prosperity. To that list I would like Bitcoin and Litecoin. Yes, people are crossing borders for these cryptocurrencies, but it’s not for the reasons you…

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France will tax Bitcoin earnings but the rules don’t apply to everybody

Ministry of Economy and Finance France might not be ready to recognize Bitcoin as a form of currency, but the country is apparently ready to tax the revenue generated by cryptocurrency transactions. The information was recently revealed by the French Ministry of Economy and Finance.  However, according to the country’s law, the rules are not black and…

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A Message to the Class of 2018: Consider Cryptocurrency

By April 15, which was a few short days ago, most high school seniors had already submitted their statement of intent to register (SIR) to the college of their choice. Since then, they have turned their eyes toward the fall semester and what they will elect to study there. This decision, of course, is not…

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Web 3.0 – A Chat With Ethereum’s Gavin Wood

Six months ago Ethereum was an ambitious white paper committed to a thorough re-imagining of the ‘Bitcoin 2.0’ space. With a sincere desire to mould the blockchain in his own image Vitalik Buterin, our resident tech. wizz, penned the concept. Since inception the project has benefited from some key strategic partnerships and an unparalleled press…

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Jeff Garzik wants to protect Bitcoin and its network… in space

It is one small step for the BitSat project, but one giant leap for Bitcoin. Jeff Garzik’s Dunvegan Space Systems and the company Deep Space Industries Inc. just signed a preliminary design contract to develop a Bitcoin-related orbital system. The first payment to the space contractor was made in digital money via the payment processor BitPay. The…

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First Pot, Now Porn. Can Bitcoin Save the Adult Industry?

Oversexed and underbanked? Chase Bank recently informed hundreds of porn performers that the bank will close their accounts by mid-May. Apparently Chase has a history of discriminating against sex workers and the adult industry. When banks pulled the same thing on Washington and Colorado’s state-legal marijuana dispensaries, they quickly moved to bitcoin. Banks claimed to…

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U.S. Navy Preparing Bitcoin Battalion

Bitcoin Battalion Back in December we reported that the United States Air Force has quietly been working on a Bitcoin payment gateway otherwise known as a “snack machine” (yes you read that correctly). We also discussed that “currency is like another class of supply, a commodity required to execute the battle.” Recently, United States sanctions…

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Andreas Antonopoulos “delivers” thousands of Bitcoin donations to Dorian Nakamoto

Dorian Nakamoto, the man Newsweek wrongfully dubbed as the creator of Bitcoin, recorded a message to thank the cryptocurrency community for their generous donations. The initiative, now known as the Dorian Fundraiser, was organized by Andreas M. Antonopoulos, Blockchain.info’s chief security officer. Antonopoulos published the message on YouTube. Although he does not speak during the video, he stated…

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So Very Wow! Dogecoin Sponsors a NASCAR Racer

Dogecoin has become a very popular cryptocurrency since it was introduced in December 2013. Since then, this currency based on the popular internet meme has been widely used as a “tipping” system for dogecoin Reddit users, while also acting as a successful medium for crowdfunding campaigns. The internet meme features funny, nonsensical and misspelled captions…

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BitPay Pledges 1 BTC Match to BitGive’s “The Water Project” Campaign

How can you put your Bitcoin to good use? In so many ways! One opportunity that you have to consider today is donating to the BitGive Foundation’s Water Project Campaign. The Water Project recently began accepting Bitcoin and focuses on delivering clean water to Sub Saharan Africa. As a 501(c)(3) organization, the Water Project seeks…

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Sir Richard Branson Wants a Transparent Cryptocurrency, But Will Customers?

The Endorsements Billionaire entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson, whose Virgin Galactic airlines was the first to accept bitcoins for space flight, recently described bitcoin as “the pioneer of a global currency” in an interview in the April issue of Delta’s SKY Magazine. Branson clearly believes in bitcoin. Not only is he accepting it, but he’s invested…

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French Bitcoiners plan to create La Maison du Bitcoin

There is a new Bitcoin-related project set to be developed in France that is creating a buzz in the cryptocurrency ecosystem. The first European physical Bitcoin Center might be a reality soon. La Maison du Bitcoin, which means “The House of Bitcoin”, is scheduled to open in the heart of Paris on May 13th. The…

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Her World on a String, Spotlight on a Bitcoin Business

If you seek artisan made goods, Central Texas is the place to be. Some attribute it to the magical waters flowing from springs into the river, some attribute it to the weather, others to the people. No matter the reason, one cannot deny that Central Texas is home to a thriving entrepreneurial/artisan movement – a…

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Local politician is the first in Ireland to accept Bitcoin donations

Ossian Smyth is the name of Ireland’s first Bitcoin-friendly politician. The candidate is running for Dun Laoghaire, a suburban seaside town in the Dublin county, during the next local elections scheduled for May. Smyth, a member of the Green Party, says the world’s most famous digital coin has the potential to bring more transparency to politics in…

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BTC China installs the country’s first Bitcoin ATM in Shanghai

The creation of a new online app that can turn devices like a smartphone into a Bitcoin vending machine has allowed the exchange BTC China to install China’s first cryptocurrency ATM in Shanghai. The machine can be found at a coffee shop located in the Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park.  Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park Despite all the problems Bitcoin…

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Betting on the Blockchain: Sports Gambling and Bitcoin

Sports gambling in America is big business. It is also, largely, illegal. According to the National Gambling Impact Study Commission, nearly $400 billion is wagered on sports by United States citizens during a given year, with only $3.5 billion of those bets being placed at legal books in Nevada. With only one state offering legal…

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Mt. Gox To Be Liquidated

A Japanese bankruptcy court declared this week that collapsed Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox will not be permitted to reorganize and therefore must enter liquidation. The court rejected Mt. Gox’s petition (similar to a Chapter 7 filing in the United States) on the grounds that the plan of reorganization submitted by Mt. Gox is unlikely to…

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Bitcorati: A Hub For the Bitcoin Community

  A major problem with adapting Bitcoin as one’s main currency is the difficulty in making trust-less transactions. Don’t get me wrong; the technology and network behind Bitcoin aren’t the problem. It’s the disconnect between the network of people that two parties may share that can create concern. There is still an issue with making…

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Everything is Starting to fall in place for Bitcoin

Written by Ivan Raszl,GM of MediaBistro, blogger at Bitcoin Owl and associate at Inside Bitcoins Conference. Originally posted at http://bitcoinowl.com/everything-starting-fall-place-bitcoin Bitcoin is a fairly new phenomena. Nobody at this stage can be sure if it will survive its infancy. But, if we look at the major issues and opportunities surrounding this new technology the signs…

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Texans for Greg Abbott to Accept Bitcoin Contributions

This afternoon, Texans for Greg Abbott announced acceptance of Bitcoin for campaign donations. Greg Abbott is running as the Republican candidate in the Texas Gubernatorial race. Striving to be a cutting edge candidate, Abbott stated, “I’m excited to see our campaign add another tool to our cutting-edge digital outreach, which is allowing us to reach…

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MaidSafe Makes Data Safe

If you can understand the organization of ants, you can understand MaidSafe.[1] Alone, by itself, an ant is both vulnerable and easily marginalized.  Yet when working with the rest of the colony, ants with roughly the same petite attributes can take down larger prey, clear paths and protect the mound from disasters (both natural and…

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Extinct Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox files for liquidation instead of bankruptcy

The troubled Japanese Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox has announced it is now filing for liquidation instead of trying to rebuild the company under bankruptcy protection. The exchange released a statement this Wednesday (16) explaining the decision: “the Tokyo District Court recognized that it would be difficult for the company to carry out the civil rehabilitation…

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Survey Says: Bitcoin Magazine is Considering Categories

  Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post’s poll. Bitcoin Magazine is currently considering breaking up the magazine into categories. The motivation for this is a desire for our readers to know what section they are in without looking at the table of contents.…

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CNBC Explores Bitcoin

CNBC.com has released their digital documentary “The Bitcoin Uprising” this morning. The documentary follows cnbc.com reporter Mary Thompson into the world of bitcoin, from home-based mining operations to the deep web.  Thompson and one of her producers, Karina Frayter, decided to create this piece after realizing that a 1-minute ‘hit’ (or story) on the currency…

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Side Chains: The How, The Challenges and the Potential

Disclosure: the author of this article is the founder and Chief Scientist of the Ethereum project Last week, Adam Back and Austin Hill came out with an announcement on Let’s Talk Bitcoin, in which they announced their newest project: “sidechains”. The idea, they described, would allow for the existence of alternative blockchains, perhaps with different…

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Bitcoin & Money

  Rome wasn’t built in a day, and today’s money mechanics certainly didn’t come in a single treaty.  Our global financial system, like any human system, is not perfect and can be outright cruel and inhumane.  We have witnessed injections and bailouts for some, and austerity and social benefit cuts for the poor- that’s money…

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Weaving Is A Better Metaphor for Bitcoin, Instead of Mining

In order to create a broad appeal for the concepts behind cryptocurrencies clear communication is crucial. Some of the terminology used in describing Bitcoin has been widely accepted, and taken as a given, almost unchangeable feature of cryptocurrencies. Other, more precisely codified components of the protocol can be changed as long as there is consensus around…

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This American photographer has a new project inspired by Bitcoin

Megan Miller is the name of the Los Angeles-based photographer that recently decided to kick-off a new project inspired by the world’s most famous digital coin. But how can you take a picture of a currency that doesn’t have a physical existence? Well, that is exactly the point. Miller is not exactly photographing Bitcoins, but objects…

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Bitcoin exchange BTC-e affected by DDoS attack

The world’s second-largest Bitcoin exchange, BTC-e, suspended trading this Sunday (14) for brief instants after its servers suffered a strong DDoS (distributed denial of service) attack.  To avoid any speculation – especially after the Mt. Gox and Neo & Bee cases -, the exchange quickly confirmed the attack and dismissed all rumours. BTC-e published an announcement…

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Bringing Bitcoin to the Middle East – Cointalks Dubai

Weeks ago, it seemed that Dubai may have been turning into a major Bitcoin hub. An image released on various social media platforms and news sources depicted upwards of 400 Bitcoin ATMs in a warehouse, with headlines like “Dubai About to Roll Out 400 Bitcoin ATMs.” However, later that week, the UAE Department of Economic…

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The Gatekeepers

This post was released for Issue 19 of Bitcoin Magazine as part of a series of  articles about puzzles and games that started with Issue 12. This series of puzzles and games was inspired by a talk given by the founder of the Pirate Party, Rick Falkvinge, at the European Bitcoin Conference in Prague on…

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New Bitcoin ATM pops up in South Korea

A new Bitcoin ATM that allows the users to buy and sell cryptocurrency has recently been installed in Seoul, South Korea. The machine was developed by the exchange Coinplug within a partnership with the well-known company Nautilus Hyosung, an international brand dedicated to the production of ATMs. No identification is required to use the machine, which is connected…

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Litecoin Electrum Beta Testing

Electrum is arguably the most well known Hierarchical Deterministic (HD) wallet, fully implementing BIP0032. An HD wallet generates all Bitcoin addresses using a specific algorithm from a single seed. A seed is the starting point and can be anything. Further, as Electrum is a ‘Type 2’ HD wallet, the seed from which all key pairs…

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The US Congress Examines Bitcoin

The Bitcoin economy will be drastically different a year from now, as it is much different today than it was a year ago. Washington will have a huge effect on what direction the Bitcoin markets move, as Congress and regulators shape the rules Bitcoin stakeholders must adhere to. Additionally, the U.S. is the global financial…

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Fine Art Meets Bitcoin: The Rise of the Aesthetic Paper Wallet

Fine art meets bitcoin cold storage in Troy Fearow’s “labour of love”, CryptoArt, a project that took the fine art dealer 8 months to construct and launch. Troy searches for and commissions high level artists, starting with Alexander Fedosov of the Ukraine, to produce fine art paper wallets in limited editions. These prints are meant…

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PS3 Bitcoin mining: does it really work?

The question was launched back in 2011, when generating Bitcoins was still considered “easy”. Can one really mine Bitcoins with a Playstation 3? Well, you could technically do it, but it’s just not worth the hassle anymore. The debate started on the Bitcointalk.org forum when the user ‘jkminkov’ wrote the following words two years ago: “just…

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Where Do You Bitcoin? BitScan Launches Mobile Applications

Late last month BitScan launched their new mobile applications, including a revamp of the company’s popular iOS application. The app is completely redesigned and streamlined for speed. Furthermore, in response to customer demand, the BitScan team has also launched a mobile application for Android. This launch comes months after the company began its crowd-funding of…

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The Bitcoin Phenomenon

There is a new video that is taking the Bitcoin community by storm. Produced by recently launched internet cable brand SQ1  (pronounced square one), the video titled “The Bitcoin Phenomenon” explores the groundbreaking aspects of digital currency. Filled with interviews with some of the crypto community’s best and brightest, the half-hour long video gives a…

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A Quick History of Cryptocurrencies BBTC — Before Bitcoin

A QUICK HISTORY OF CRYPTOCURRENCIES BBTC — BEFORE BITCOIN by Ian Grigg Before Bitcoin, there was cryptocurrency. Indeed, it has a long and deep history. If only for the lessons learned, it is worth studying, and indeed, in my ABC of Bitcoin investing, I consider not knowing anything before Satoshi’s paper as a red flag.…

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Take a Walk Down Bitcoin Boulevard

We often imagine a world where we can walk down the street and be able to pay using virtual currency everywhere we go. For a small suburb outside of Cleveland, Ohio, this is becoming a reality. Located in the Cedar and Lee district and just ten minutes outside of downtown Cleveland is what will soon…

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Let’s Talk Libbitcoin

Bitcoin’s protocol is open source. So is its narrative. The story and the code evolve. We all contribute. Each pulls in a direction. Themes emerge: engage or disengage with regulators, build for anonymity or transparency, embrace or shun agorist beginnings. There is no one way, just individual frames-of-reference. Bitcoin is greater than the sum of…

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National Australia Bank shuts its doors to all clients connected to Bitcoin

The National Australia Bank (NAB), once the country’s most cryptocurrency-friendly institution, has decided to drop all Bitcoin support. According to the bank, all customers dealing with the digital coin will see their accounts close during the next month. The news was announced by an Australian trader connected to the platform LocalBitcoins.com, who revealed he got a…

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Money as a Competitive Good

Bitcoin has re-introduced the idea of money as a competitive good. It has done so in a meaningful way. This idea has been conspicuously missing from the economic debate for too long. I, for one, am pleased to welcome it back. We’ve always had competitive ‘private’ monies, centrally managed and lacking global reach. A current…

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Who Owns All the Bitcoins? [infographic]

With millions of Bitcoins spread across the world, it’s getting harder to track the whereabouts of every digital coin. That is why infographics like these exist! Just like in the fiat universe, the world of Bitcoin is also defined by inequalities, according to some. Others talk about a free market and Bitcoiners that can celebrate their…

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BitGo Launches Multi-Signature Bitcoin Security Solutions for the Enterprise

New Suite of Services Enables Safe, Easy Commercial Bitcoin Transactions BitGo, a leader in Bitcoin multi-signature security, today announced BitGo Enterprise™, a new suite of services for businesses and financial institutions operating in digital currency. With features such as spending and velocity limits, user management, and 24×7 monitoring, BitGo’s new offering allows businesses of any…

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Inside Bitcoins NYC Kicks Off with 2000 Attendees and Circle’s Jeremy Allaire

“I believe there are multiple billion dollar companies that are going to be built in Bitcoin” — Jeremy Allaire, Circle CEO The Inside Bitcoins conference and expo in New York City kicked off this morning. Mediabistro Chairman Alan Meckler opened the show with remarks about the growth in professional interest for Bitcoin. Over 2,000 attendees…

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Weekly Round Up: Neo&Bee’s alleged fraud, Bulgaria’s tax on Bitcoin and new ATMs in New Zealand and Canada

Time for the latest weekly round up at Bitcoin Examiner! British Bitcoin exchange Bit121 announces “hibernation” period Although half the world is currently welcoming spring, the UK-based exchange Bit121 decided this was the best time to get some sleep. The Bitcoin platform has announced it is suspending all trading operations and temporarily closing down. The decision is not…

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Cyprian police investigates Neo & Bee: CEO Danny Brewster is still missing

At least two clients have already filed complaints with the police in Cyprus against the Bitcoin company Neo & Bee. The local authorities are currently investigating the alleged fraud, while the company’s CEO Danny Brewster is still missing.  The complaints were filed earlier this week, according to an article published by the Cyprus Mail, which also…

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Bulgaria’s National Revenue Agency announces tax on Bitcoin

The Bulgarian National Revenue Agency released a new tax guidance on Bitcoin. According to the document, entitled ”Revenue from Bitcoin Transactions to be Declared and Taxed”, a standard capital gains tax will be applicable to all income connected to cryptocurrency.  This means that all Bitcoin-related income will be taxed just like income from the sale of financial assets. Personal…

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BitPay Expands in Europe with Amsterdam Headquarters

BitPay, a leading Bitcoin payment processor, has officially opened its European Headquarters in Amsterdam. This office will handle sales, implementation and merchant support for BitPay’s 7,000 merchants in Europe, with the goal of acquiring and serving 30,000 merchants in Europe by the end of 2014. Moe Levin has joined BitPay as the company’s European Director of…

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NoveltyLab Joins Plug and Play Bitcoin Business Accelerator

Digital currency service provider NoveltyLab has been selected as one of the winners that will join the inaugural Plug and Play Bitcoin accelerator program.  Plug and Play Tech Center, a leading startup investor, launched a program to assist up-and-coming Bitcoin startups.  Bitcoin is a new and disruptive technology that will revolutionize payments and how we…

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50 Insane facts about Bitcoin [infographic]

Bitcoin is still a mystery for a lot of us, even for the ones that own some of the world’s most famous cryptocurrency. We can read the news, study the processes and even experiment with the technology, but there will always exist some dark detail we ignore. Until now! Here is the ultimate crypto-infographic, the…

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EBTcoin – EBT – releases its first commercial

EBTcoin released today on Youtube and Vimeo, its first marketing video. Entitled “Unicorn”, it shows an unusual 50 EBT transaction between a suspect dealer and a guy standing on a wall. EBTcoin team also takes the chance to presents its new logo in the commercial, chosen by voting on a Bitcointalk thread. For now the video is available in English…

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Anoncoin.com.br – ANC launches website in Brazilian Portuguese

Continuing the comeback of Anoncoin – and in times of elections and the World Cup, also eyeing the Brazilian anonymous, today was inaugurated the site Anoncoin.com.br with information about the coin ANC entirely in Portuguese. For those who speak Portuguese who are not yet following the return of the ANC, perhaps because of the language barrier, they can…

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MisterBitcoin – Illustrations of Bitcoin day by day

The world of Bitcoin and criptocurrencies is increasingly diverse. People of all kinds, creeds and talents are getting involved in this movement, taking hold of the concept and using their skills to popularize information about digital currencies. There is no denying that internauts of cryptocurrency scene are creative and humorous! And nothing more humorous than…

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Teslacoin – TES: Another step to free energy for all

When I first had contact with info on Nikola Tesla, many years ago, my mind just blew up. My questions at that time were like: How could a true genius with light-years ahead inventions be simply forgot by common history? I decided to dig more info and suddenly I understood why… In fact, the beginning…

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New tools for monitoring your Altcoins portfolio

Coinstance is a new website that informs, in a single window and on each minute, the quotes of various Altcoins in relation to BTC. Even though the appearance is not sophisticated, Coinstance performs its function very well, allowing users to track the % variation of 80 altcoins so far. An interesting function is the color…

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Fiverr begins to accept Bitcoin

After the adoption of the Bitcoin as payment for e-retailing giants, like Overstock and TigerDirect, now it is time for a giant of service industry, Fiverr, to accept digital currency as a form or payment. For those who do not know, Fiverr is a portal the offers several online services for a starting price of…

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Ecoins – A new Brazilian Cryptocurrency Exchange

A new Cryptocurrency Exchange was inaugurated in Brazil. It is called Ecoins and was developed by New Version, a company based in Aracaju-SE that has everything to compete with existing exchanges.During beta testing, I’ve been in touch with David Coeni, Project Manager and partner at Ecoins, who kindly invited Criptonauta.net to know and evaluate the platform before…

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EBTcoin – EBT – The Benefit Transference Digital Program

Since the first Food Stamp Program – FSP – on late 1930 decade until SNAP – Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, many years have passed, and occurred several advances as well. Ever since, many other countries implemented their benefit transference programs, as in Brazil with its Zero Hunger Program. No matter what country you are, such…

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Tutorial: How to Mine MaxCoin – MAX – on Windows

With MaxCoin launching not too long ago, we have noticed that there has been a bumpy start, and especially for Windows users who want to mine. So we have put together this tutorial to get you mining MAX under Windows. Please bear in mind that if it this particular process does not work for you,…

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