February 5, 2015

Bitcoin Business

CoinJar Launches Touch app for iPhone

The globally renowned Bitcoin platform in Australia, CoinJar has always been innovative when it comes to solutions for its customers. Now the company says that it is bringing up Touch app for iPhone which according to it provides a completely new way to send digital…

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Why Crypto 2.0 Project BitShares Has Some Explaining to Do

One of the earliest and most ambitious projects in the digital currency ecosystem, BitShares has sometimes struggled to communicate its message even to bitcoin’s relatively niche community of enthusiasts.Take for example the introduction needed for the project itself and what it hopes will become its…

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Twisted History of Ripple and Stellar Aired in Tell-All Report

In what can only be described as a bombshell report, the New York Observer has published a near 15,000-word story that takes a detailed look at the allegedly sordid history of decentralized payment network startups Ripple Labs and Stellar, and the impact of this relationship…

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Vogogo Payment Processor Springs Up in European Markets

Fraud mitigation and payment processing company Vogogo has recently announced creating a strategic partnership with E-comprocessing (ECP) — a subsidiary of UK-based payment processing company eMerchantPay Ltd. The deal ultimately enabled Vogogo to offer its multitude of services in the European market.According to the company’s…

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How Bitcoin Will Achieve Mass Acceptance: Through Community (Op-Ed)

Note: The following article has been hand picked for being one of the standouts in the Ziftr article contest on the topic of what needs to happen for Bitcoin to enter the mainstream. Happy reading. According to Bitcoinobituries.com , bitcoin has already been declared dead…

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Australia Based Diamond Circle to Stop Offering Free Bitcoin Wallet Services

Diamond Circle, an Australia-based manufacturer of Bitcoin ATM and a developer of Bitcoin services, says that it will cease its free wallet service within seven days. In a press note the company founder and CEO Stephen Rowlison admitted that the company is advising its users…

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Bitcoin-Friendly Cannabis Vending Machines Make ‘Historic’ Debut in Seattle

Both bitcoin and cannabis history was made in Seattle as the first vending machines to dispense marijuana debuted Tuesday.The machines, called ZaZZZ, whose first debut in Colorado was reported by CoinTelegraph back in April, 2014, are now being installed in medical marijuana dispensaries in Seattle,…

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Irish University to Explore ‘Bitcoin Credit-Checks’

Trinity College A group of computer science students and professors from Trinity College Dublin are working on some interesting Bitcoin projects. In an attempt to tackle and reduce fraud, they are combing the blockchain in search of patterns.According to Phys.org , “bitcoin credit-checks” are one…

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Italy’s Central Bank Addresses ECB, Clarifies Bitcoin’s Legal Status

Italy's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), an organ of the Central Bank in charge of combating money laundering and terrorist financing, issued a statement warning digital currency businesses to stay vigilant regarding suspicious activities due to the lack of AML/KYC requirements for Italian companies.In light of…

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New Hampshire Considering Bitcoin for Tax Payments

New Hampshire A new bill proposed in New Hampshire could obligate the state treasury to draw up plans to accept Bitcoin as payment for taxes.Proposed by independent Republican representative for New Hampshire, Eric Schleien , bill HR552 would obligate the state's treasurer to “develop an…

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Bitcoin Daily Digest: Ulbricht found guilty, BitLicense Returns and more

Bitcoin Daily Digest Ross Ulbricht found guilty at Silk Road trial, New York's BitLicense bill re-emerges after public consultation, Italy clarifies Bitcoin’s legal status, BitPay claims over 100,000 merchants now accept Bitcoin, and a lot more that happened on February 4. 1 – Ross Ulbricht…

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Italian Central Bank: No AML Requirement for Bitcoin Exchanges

Italian central bank in Milan. from Flickr / 22843286@N08 Digital currency exchanges in Italy are not required to enforce anti-money laundering policies, according to the country's central bank.Banca d'Italia issued three notices on 30th January advising financial institutions not to hold or deal in digital…

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Levine on Wall Street: Bearer Bonds and Greek Banks

Bearer bonds. Look, there is a right way to evade taxes, and a wrong way to evade taxes. The right way to evade taxes is to structure your affairs such that you don't owe taxes under the applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and the…

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Students Build Database to Fight Bitcoin Fraud

A group of students and staff from Trinity College Dublin, which is developing a tradition of research into crypto projects, is building a bitcoin 'credit check' database to make the digital currency more transparent.The team, led by Professor Donal O'Mahony, is hoping that the database will enable potential…

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Report Predicts 50% Drop in Cryptocurrency Transactions This Year

The volume of cryptocurrency transactions are presumed to face a 50% steep fall by the end of this year, according to a recent report of Juniper Research.The study , authored by Dr. Windsor Holden, brought out several factors to prove its pessimistic conclusion. It credited…

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MecklerMedia’s RoboUniverse Announces Keynote Speakers, May 11-13, 2015 at the Javits Convention Center

RoboUniverse Conference and Expo , taking place on May 11-13, 2015 at the Javits Convention Center in New York City.The event's keynotes will be presented by: Rodney Brooks, Founder, Chairman and CTO, Rethink Robotics Dan Kara, Practice Director, Robotics, ABI Research Vijay Kumar, UPS Foundation…

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Cryptocurrency Trading News: Bitcoin Retesting Bottom; Litecoin Sideways

ForexMinute.com — Last 24 hours in the cryptocurrency market have been strictly okay, as both Bitcoin and Litecoin continued to trend in a suspiciously bearish scenario. BTC/USD 4H BitFinex Chart Bitcoin hasn’t reacted much to the recent BitLicense news – a soon-to-be-launched New York cryptocurrency…

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New EU VAT Laws Posing Troubles for Bitcoin Businesses

ForexMinute.com — On January 1st this year, the European Union announced new VAT laws, which are indirectly posing troubles for Bitcoin businesses.According to the new laws , European companies that offer electronic services and goods are bound to provide government the information of their customers’…

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Do EU VAT Rules affect Bitcoin? Not really

With the new EU VAT legislation , which came into effect on 1 January 2015, the EU companies in the telecommunication, broadcasting or e-service field have to comply with new rules, which require companies selling e-services and goods within the EU to establish a proof…

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CoinFest Cryptocurrency Convention goes Global

CoinFest started in 2013 at Waves Coffee House, where the world’s first Bitcoin ATM was later installed by CoinTrader. Non-profit and true to the open source movement, there has never been any patent or copyright associated. It grew from a hundred people gathered in Vancouver,…

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Roger Ver: ‘2015 is the Year Bitcoin Will Integrate with the Traditional Finance System’

Roger Ver In the run up to his appearance at the Virtual Crypto Summit, CoinTelegraph spoke to Roger Ver who said 2015 will be the year Bitcoin integrates with the traditional finance system, the Winklevoss Bitcoin ETF probably won’t be the first and more. “I’m…

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