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January 2015

Bitcoin Business

Mike Hearn: How Bitcoin’s Technology Advanced in 2014

Bitcoin and code In just a few days, bitcoin will have been in development for five years.For those of us who watched it grow from a humble Windows-only desktop application to today’s global infrastructure, bitcoin’s technology is simultaneously astonishing and frustrating. We marvel at how far…
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January 3, 2015
Bitcoin Business

Bitcoin Mining Pools Attack When Threatened, Study Finds

A new research paper argues that bitcoin mining pools can only co-exist peacefully if individual miners regularly switch pools and if pools erect sufficient defenses against attacks.If pools don't exhibit either of those properties, then they are liable to attack each other, the report finds.The paper's…
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January 3, 2015
Bitcoin Business

Bitcoin Mining Pools Attack When Threatened, Study Finds

A new research paper argues that bitcoin mining pools can only co-exist peacefully if individual miners regularly switch pools and if pools erect sufficient defenses against attacks.If pools don't exhibit either of those properties, then they are liable to attack each other, the report finds.The paper's…
cinerama
January 3, 2015
Bitcoin Business

Why Some Bitcoin Exchanges Might Die in 2015

Closed sign The recent levelling out of bitcoin’s price volatility might be good news for everyday bitcoin users, but could it send a bunch of exchanges off the cliff?CoinDesk recently spoke to the CEO of a company whose fortune depends on the health of bitcoin…
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January 3, 2015
Bitcoin Business

Why Some Bitcoin Exchanges Might Die in 2015

Closed sign The recent levelling out of bitcoin’s price volatility might be good news for everyday bitcoin users, but could it send a bunch of exchanges off the cliff?CoinDesk recently spoke to the CEO of a company whose fortune depends on the health of bitcoin…
cinerama
January 3, 2015
Bitcoin Business

SuperNET: Super Competition for Fiat

The blockchain has been called the “Internet of money.” But what if there were an “Internet of blockchains?”There is.Released late in 2014 and coded by famed developer jl777 , the SuperNET seeks to allow the strengths of the best cryptocurrencies to work for – not…
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January 2, 2015
Bitcoin Entertainment

SuperNET: Super Competition for Fiat

The blockchain has been called the “Internet of money.” But what if there were an “Internet of blockchains?”There is.Released late in 2014 and coded by famed developer jl777 , the SuperNET seeks to allow the strengths of the best cryptocurrencies to work for – not…
cinerama
January 2, 2015
Bitcoin Entertainment

2014 Bitcoin St Pete Bowl Game Day-(First Draft)

Edited by Cameron & Daniel Foard Produced by Daniel Foard Videophotog.com for ESPN Events St Petersburg BowlSideline Reporter: Jonathan SchillaceCamera Operators" Dan Foard, Cameron Foard, Mike Fowler Animation by Cliff Cooke Visioneeringproductions.com Utility & Production Staff : Amanda Smolen, Corey Kullmman Kimberly Foard Previous segments…
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January 2, 2015
Bitcoin Business

Green Man Gaming Now Accepts Bitcoin

Green Man There is now another, more traditional method of buying PC games with Bitcoin. Green Man Gaming quietly began accepting the digital currency early last month.Besides accepting Bitcoin, Green Man Gaming is unique because it allows customers to sell the digital rights of their…
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January 1, 2015
Bitcoin Business

BitQuick to Implement P2SH Multi-Signature Escrow Addresses

Becoming the first major Bitcoin trading marketplace to implement P2SH Multi-Signature Escrow Addresses, BitQuick is a peer-to-peer Bitcoin trading platform . In the press release the organization announces that it connects buyers and sellers; however, its integration of P2SH (Pay To Script Hash) multi-signature addresses…
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January 1, 2015

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