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Lamenting on Missed opportunities in Innovative Tech, Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne: ‘That’s Not Going to Happen with Bitcoin’

SHA256 ALGORITHM HASHRATE: 276.9 Ph/s In a Quarter 3 conference call with investors, CEO of Overstock Patrick Byrne expanded on his plans to team up with Counterparty to create a decentralized stock exchange called Medici . Once developed, Byrne says Medici will be a “tollbooth”…

cineramaNovember 1, 2014

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Proof of Gourd: #BitcoinWeen Charity Contest Inspires Bitcoin Jack-O’-Lanterns

Pumpkin carving is one of the most time-honored traditions surrounding Halloween, offering revelers the chance to cook up creations both spooky and spectacular.Bitcoiners are no exception, as shown by a recent social media movement dubbed #BitcoinWeen. The movement was sparked on 28th October, when Blockchain…

cineramaNovember 1, 2014

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What Bitcoin Can Learn from Social Media’s Success

Facebook, MySpace and Twitter took the web by storm in the 2000s, enabling a wave of communication never before possible on the Internet.The appeal of social media didn't transition from tech-savvy high schoolers to the mass market overnight, however. It took time for the industry…

cineramaNovember 1, 2014

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Urose 2014 Conference: What We Should Expect From Urocoin

Urose 2014 Conference: What We Should Expect From Urocoin The Uro Foundation announces the expansion of the URO ecosystem at the Urose 2014 Conference, held in Hong Kong on October 29.Hosted by Urocoin (URO) initiator and chief development officer Bohan Huang , the Urose 2014…

cineramaNovember 1, 2014

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Australian Authorities About to Sell at Auction 24,500 BTC Confiscated From Silk Road Drug Dealer

SHA256 ALGORITHM HASHRATE: 345.6 Ph/s An Australian Silk Road drug dealer was sentenced today to 11 years of prison for commercial trafficking. Local authorities are about to sell at auction nearly 25,000 BTC seized in 2013.Warrandyte-based 32-year-old Richard Pollard was sentenced today to 11 years…

cineramaNovember 1, 2014

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Kraken Now Launches Bitcoin and Japanese Yen Trading

Kraken Now Launches Bitcoin and Japanese Yen Trading The San Francisco-based Bitcoin exchange, Kraken has announced that it has launched trading between Bitcoin and Japanese Yen (XBT/JPY) for traders in Japan. In the announcement the company divulged that it is coinciding with the launch of…

cineramaOctober 31, 2014

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Australian Government May Soon Auction $9 Million in Silk Road Bitcoins

The bitcoin community could soon see another high-profile auction of bitcoins confiscated from users of the now-defunct online black market Silk Road.Australian law enforcement officials are now in possession of 24,500 bitcoins ( worth $9.4m at press time ) following the conviction of their original…

cineramaOctober 31, 2014

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Digital Revolution in the Granite State

New Hampshire – the first colony to sever ties from Great Britain – is once again leading the revolution. Along with its centuries-long “Live Free or Die” culture, New Hampshire is becoming a Mecca for digital currency enthusiasts. In just the last few years, Bitcoin…

cineramaOctober 31, 2014

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It’s Raining Bitcoins on Strippers in Tampa

SHA256 ALGORITHM HASHRATE: 319 Ph/s When the Republican Party held their national convention in Tampa, Florida in 2012 political pundits were joking about Republicans and one of the best exotic strip clubs in this city was one of those mention: 2001 Odyssey .This club was…

cineramaOctober 30, 2014

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Bitcoin Exchange Kraken Launches in Japan

Japanese city at night Bitcoin exchange Kraken will launch in Japan today, aiming itself at the nation's large number of active traders and finance professionals.In its announcement, the company highlighted the strength of Kraken's security and engineering team, as well as its high trade volumes and…

cineramaOctober 30, 2014

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Ex-SEC Chief: Bitcoin Companies Need Compliance To Succeed

Oct 30 - Arthur Levitt The former Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chairman Arthur Levitt discussed the evolving regulatory landscape for bitcoin companies and the commission's ability to keep up with fast-paced technological changes in a wide-ranging interview on Bloomberg TV yesterday.Levitt, who is the…

cineramaOctober 30, 2014

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IRS Seizes Assets on Suspicion Only: Bitcoin could be Next

IRS Seizes Assets on Suspicion Only: Bitcoin could be Next When the Reagan Administration declared its “War on Drugs” during the 1980’s, one of their first methods of attack was to go after the huge sums of money generated by the criminal cartels, a tactic…

cineramaOctober 29, 2014

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December 5-6, 2014: First-Ever Virtual Expo for the Global Crypto Community

SHA256 ALGORITHM HASHRATE: 277.3 Ph/s Hundreds of developers, opinion leaders, bitcoiners and enthusiasts have already confirmed their attendance at the first virtual cryptocurrency conference: the Crypto Money Virtual Expo.On the 5-6 of Dec., 2014, the global crypto community will come together for the first time…

cineramaOctober 29, 2014

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Taking Bitcoin Beyond the Banked

Bitcoin's Potential for the Unbanked Seven months ago, the Bitcoin Foundation formed the Committee for Financial Inclusion. Andreas Antonopoulos was to head it, and things looked promising for a while.Since then, however, Antonopoulos has stepped down, following concerns about the foundation's management . "No one stepped up…

cineramaOctober 29, 2014

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Small Australian City Plans for a Big Bitcoin Economy

Launceston Tasmania A plan to build the "world's largest" local bitcoin-based economy is underway in the city of Launceston, Australia, with support from local businesses and even government.Project organizers say the compact Tasmanian city with a population of 106,000 will make a good high-density testing ground for…

cineramaOctober 29, 2014

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GoCoin Brings Altcoin Payments to Shopify Merchants

GoCoin has become the latest payment processor to be integrated into the Shopify e-commerce platform, joining Coinbase and BitPay in offering cryptocurrency payments options to merchants on the platform.Unlike Coinbase and BitPay , however, GoCoin will allow merchants to take payments not only in bitcoin,…

cineramaOctober 29, 2014

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Argentina’s Stock Exchange Hosts VCs and Finance Pros for Bitcoin Roundtable

Encuentro Argentino de Capital de Riesgo The Buenos Aires Stock Exchange played host to the Argentine Venture Capital Meeting yesterday, an annual presentation and networking event meant to connect Argentina's financial markets and venture capital industries.The event was free for attendees and planned by financial…

cineramaOctober 29, 2014

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Swiss Bank UBS Executive Believes ‘Digitalization Is One of the Threats to the Financial Services Industry’

Swiss Bank UBS Executive Believes 'Digitalization Is One of the Threats to the Financial Services Industry' Swiss Bank UBS CIO Oliver Bussmann settled a system of internal working groups devoted to working on innovative technology projects and puts the blockchain as top priority. Oliver Bussman…

cineramaOctober 27, 2014

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Oliver Bussmann, CIO of Swiss Bank UBS Says Blockchain Has Great Potential

Oliver Bussmann, CIO of Swiss Bank UBS Says Blockchain Has Great Potential Trust for Blockchain technology is going up among bankers as they are becoming fan of the disruptive technology. The latest addition is Oliver Bussmann, CIO of Swiss Bank UBS. Answering to a question…

cineramaOctober 27, 2014

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CoinFest 2015 to Be Held at Vancouver on February 20 to 22, 2015

CoinFest 2015 to Be Held at Vancouver on February 20 to 22, 2015 Vancouver city of Canada is the birthplace of CoinFest; continuing the tradition the city is going to organize the event on 20 to 22nd February , 2015. Being the home of the world’s…

cineramaOctober 27, 2014

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Poland’s InPay Lets Crowdfunders Buy Equity With Bitcoin

Poland-based bitcoin payment solutions provider InPay S.A. has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign that makes it possible to buy company stock with bitcoin.The public offering claims to have secured the approval of Poland’s Financial Supervision Authority ( KNF ), the country’s equivalent of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC),…

cineramaOctober 27, 2014

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ApplePay Faltering Could be an Opening for Bitcoin

SHA256 ALGORITHM HASHRATE: 230.2 Ph/s Discount rates are the bane of merchants around the world. Simply put they are the percentage paid by merchants for each transaction that involves credit or debit cards. These fees can range from about 1% to as high as 5%…

cineramaOctober 26, 2014

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JWT Acknowledges Bitcoin as Future Payment System

JWT Acknowledges Bitcoin as Future Payment Scheme ForexMinute.com – Recognized marketing communication brand, J. Walter Thompson (JWT) recently acknowledged the potential role of Bitcoin as a future payment scheme. The analysis was a part of a full-fledged trend report, titled ‘The Future of Payment and…

cineramaOctober 26, 2014

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Coin Brief Podcast #20: Moolah Loses $1.4m, Sidechains Upgrade Bitcoin, & BitLicense Comments End

Visit us at http://coinbrief.net/ and follow us on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/CoinBrief Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coinbrief Sean Wince: https://twitter.com/SeanWince Evan Faggart: https://twitter.com/EvanFaggart British serial entrepreneur missing as $1.4m bitcoin is apparently stolen http://www.theguardian.com/technology... BitLicense Comment Period Closes with Final Input from Circle, BitPay http://www.coindesk.com/bitlicense-co... Bitcoin Foundation chief…

cineramaOctober 26, 2014

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“I Would Fight to Make Sure that the Bitcoin Sector Would Stay Unregulated” – Libertarian Candidate, Will Hammer

SHA256 ALGORITHM HASHRATE: 288.7 Ph/s Facebook16Twitter45G+5Pinterest1 reddit Upvote Downvote 15 points inShare 3 Will Hammer is the Libertarian candidate for the United States House of Representatives from the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Sixth District. The 27 year old candidate is running against incumbent Bob Goodlatte ,…

cineramaOctober 25, 2014

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