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HSBC & Goldman Sachs Under Fire Again

A new attack on the predations of the financial industry was announced by Bloomberg  on Wednesday morning with the revelation of a lawsuit alleging that both HSBC Holdings Plc (HSBA) and  Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) had jointly engaged in price manipulation of the precious…
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November 29, 2014
Bitcoin Politics

Dutch Supermarket Joins Arnhem’s Growing Bitcoin Economy

Spar Arnhem Centraal Adding to the impressive roster of 40 merchants in the Dutch city of Arnhem that already accept bitcoin, a city centre supermarket has now also made the decision to accept payments in the digital currency.With the move, the Spar Arnhem Centraal has become the first franchised supermarket in the Netherlands…
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November 29, 2014
Bitcoin Politics

Markets Weekly: Could Central Banks Spark a Bitcoin Rally?

Following mid-November's price spike, the bitcoin markets have resumed regular service. The price has dropped slightly, while trading volumes have reverted to more commonly observed levels.The price started last week at $385, according to the CoinDesk BPI, and closed the week at $366 – a fall of 5%.Trading volumes…
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November 24, 2014
Bitcoin Politics

Why Bitcoin Needs an Aggressive Legal Defense

Justice statue Across the board, bitcoin requires forceful and aggressive legal defense, not complicity with governments in crafting policy and regulations. It's going to get a lot rougher for bitcoin in the months and years ahead. We have to be prepared.As Rick Falkvinge, author of…
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November 24, 2014
Bitcoin Politics

The Future of Bitcoin Trading

Futures Exchanges The days of Mt. Gox are long behind us, and with the slaying of the giant, there was plenty of room for competitors to fill the void and spread the wealth. The scope is brought home when you see the Global Price Index…
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November 21, 2014
Bitcoin Politics

‘Instead of Using KYC, We Prefer to Use Our Own Model: TYC (Trust Your Customer)’ – Bitcoin-Wave CCO, G. Heni

Facebook1Twitter1G+Pinterest reddit Upvote Downvote submit inShare G. Heni is Chief Communication Officer at the newly launched French Bitcoin exchange Bitcoin-Wave . In an interview with CoinTelegraph, the executive shares his company incentives and motivations, and discusses its future plans, as building the largest Bitcoin e-commerce…
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November 15, 2014
Bitcoin Politics

What Ban? Russia’s VK.com is Mining Bitcoin

This year, at Riga’s International Economic Forum , CoinTelegraph had the chance to catch up with Yuri Ivanov , Head of Partner Relations at Russia’s largest and most popular social network, Vkontakte (VK.com).As of January 2014, VK.com had at least 239 million accounts. VK is…
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November 15, 2014
Bitcoin Politics

Singapore Event Puts Bitcoin on Mainstream Finance Agenda

Singapore played host last week to a digital currency-centered conference led by two of its leading financial organizations. At issue were cryptocurrencies' place in financial industry innovation, and Singapore's own unique role in developing the ecosystem.The inaugural CAIA-SKBI Cryptocurrency Conference  on 4th November was significant as…
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November 13, 2014
Bitcoin Politics

The Bitcoin Group #55 – Silk Road 2.0 Shutdown – Crypto Equity Crackdown – Lawsky Keynote

THIS WEEK: ----------------------------Gavin Andresen: I don't want to be 'king of Bitcoin' http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/20... Bitcoin Billionare Review http://toucharcade.com/2014/11/07/bit... Bill Nye supports Bitcoin https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/bill-... Silk Road 2.0 was just the first: police seize more Tor-shielded darknet sites http://www.engadget.com/2014/11/07/op... Silk Road 2.0, infiltrated from the start, sold $8M…
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November 8, 2014
Bitcoin Politics

Japanese Scholars Draft Proposal for a Better Bitcoin

A team of Japanese researchers has published a paper with a set of proposals it says would improve bitcoin, effectively creating a hypothetical low-volatility digital currency called 'improved bitcoin' (IBC).The paper, authored by four scholars from various Japanese universities, was published by the  Institute of Economic…
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November 7, 2014
Bitcoin Politics

Stephanie Murphy on NYC catcalling, Bitcoin, and xenophobia

The show: http://www.nomadcapitalist.com/radio/ The event: http://www.passporttofreedomevent.com In what may be his most controversial show ever, Andrew is joined by Let's Talk Bitcoin host Stephanie Murphy for the full hour to discuss a recent Youtube sensation, the latest news in Bitcoin, the Free State Project, and…
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November 4, 2014

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