American court stops Mt. Gox from auctioning Bitcoin domain

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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”

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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

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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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