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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