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MIT Computer Scientists Can Predict the Price of Bitcoin

SHA256 ALGORITHM HASHRATE: 270.1 Ph/s Two computer scientists from MIT claim to have developed a “machine learning algorithm” that can potentially be used to predict the price of Bitcoin. Stock Market analysis software tools are nothing new to savvy investors. There are in fact dozens…

cineramaOctober 25, 2014

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Bitcoin News Mash-Up: Lamassu’s New Association; CoinCorner Accepting Credit/Debit Cards; and More

Following are the major Bitcoin news of the day Lamassu Partners with Fraud Prevention Company Bitcoin ATM provider Lamassu recently inked a deal with fraud prevention company IdentityMind Global, following which the former will integrate new security features to over 200 ATMs all across the…

cineramaOctober 25, 2014

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Digital Currency Summit Andorra: Bitcoin in the banking nation

Last September 17th to 19th, the Digital Currency Summit was celebrated in Andorra, the small country placed three hours away from Barcelona; it was a three day debate forum which treated topics like the use and importance of cryptocurrencies for banks, governments, investors and general…

cineramaOctober 24, 2014

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IdentityMind Global Partners With Lamassu to Beef Up ATM Compliance

IdentityMind Global Partners With Lamassu to Beef Up ATM Compliance Freshly announced: Fraud prevention company IdentityMind Global has partnered up with Lamassu Bitcoin Ventures in order to integrate IdentityMind’s compliance platform into Lamassu bitcoin ATMs scattered around the world.According to IdentityMind, “The integration includes built-in…

cineramaOctober 23, 2014

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Mercator Report Finds Conflicting Bitcoin Regulation Harmful to Industry

Mercator Advisory Group has published a research note on global bitcoin regulation, making it the latest established name in the financial industry to release a report on bitcoin.The note, titled ' Global Digital Currency Regulations: Divergent Paths ', examined trends in digital currency regulation and concluded that…

cineramaOctober 23, 2014

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Bitcoin Regulation In Japan

Different governments have taken different stances on Bitcoin. For example, Bangladesh has outlawed it and Germany considers it “private money.”Within the US, different states have different standpoints, as each state possesses respective laws.Japan has decided to take an interesting stance on it.Mt Gox, which was…

cineramaOctober 23, 2014

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NY Law Panel: Bitcoin Won’t Get Banking Without Compliance

On Tuesday morning, the New York Law School hosted the Bitcoin Law conference, drawing entrepreneurs and enthusiasts from the New York City bitcoin community, as well as many of its own aspiring lawyers.The event was moderated and largely organized by Houman Shadab, a law professor…

cineramaOctober 22, 2014

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Darkcoin Now Integrated into Online Drug Businesses

Medicine Pills ForexMinute.com – Online drug bazaars Nucleus Marketplace and Diabolus, recently integrated Darkcoin into their respective platforms. They eventually became the first illegal marketplaces to embrace the anonymity-offering cryptocurrency.Though, the two wannabes Silk Roads are functioning on small scale. While Nucleus is still to…

cineramaOctober 22, 2014

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Australia’s Got a New Bitcoin Exchange: Independent Reserve

Australia’s Got a New Bitcoin Exchange: Independent Reserve Story Highlights Independent Reserve commences business as bitcoin exchange in Australia Based in Sydney Related Articles BitFury Capital Invests in BitGo 0 Comments 04.Sep Need to Put $25 to Work? Ashton Kutcher Says Buy Bitcoin 1 Comment…

cineramaOctober 22, 2014

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Bitcoin: US’ Next Unwinnable War? (Op-Ed)

Bitcoin: US’ Next Unwinnable War? (Op-Ed) FacebookTwitter36G+2Pinterest reddit Upvote Downvote 1 point inShare 2 Will Hammer is the Libertarian Party candidate for the 6th Congressional district in Virginia . He is currently running against an 11 term incumbent Republican with no Democrat in the race.…

cineramaOctober 21, 2014

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BitLicense’s Deadline is Here: BitPay and EFF Weigh In

SHA256 ALGORITHM HASHRATE: 246.1 Ph/s Back in August, the New York Department of Financial Services pushed back the deadline for public commentary on its proposed BitLicenses.That deadline, October 21 , is here.In the last few days, two big names in the Bitcoin community, BitPay and…

cineramaOctober 21, 2014

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New Survey Reviews Bitcoin Regulations around the World

New Survey Reviews Bitcoin Regulations around the World ForexMinute.com – The Bitcoin’s epidemic popularity is exploding further with incoming capital investments, merchant adoption and constant media buzzes. In the meantime, a number of countries have also introduced new regulatory frameworks for the cryptocurrency users and…

cineramaOctober 21, 2014

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BitLicense Comment Period Closes with Final Input from Circle, BitPay

New York Central Park Just in time for the closing of the comment period for New York State's 'BitLicense' proposal yesterday, bitcoin companies Circle and BitPay managed to have the final say on the matter – for now.In their comments, both companies expressed a number of…

cineramaOctober 21, 2014

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Coinbase Co-Founder Tours Europe in International Expansion Bid

Brian Armstrong at Techcrunch Disrupt London Coinbase, one of the most visible companies in the bitcoin space, is making a strong bid to expand in Europe as it attempts to grow in new markets outside the US for the first time.In recent weeks, Coinbase has…

cineramaOctober 21, 2014

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Why 20 Bitcoin Companies Are Backing a New Deal for Digital Identity

Open Mustard Seed, ID3 To members of more than 20 digital currency companies, the broad increase in financial access the industry hopes to achieve is currently being impeded by issues that go beyond finance and technology to defining transparency and identity in the digital age.Expanding…

cineramaOctober 21, 2014

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New Bitcoin Exchange Says Australia is Ideal Location

Sydney skyline A new bitcoin exchange launched yesterday in Sydney, Australia, with an aim to improving general consumer confidence in the digital currency market.Called Independent Reserve , the exchange is promoting both itself and its Australian base as secure and well-regulated, saying the country's AAA…

cineramaOctober 21, 2014

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BitPay Also Issues Remarks on the Proposed BitLicense

BitPay Also Issues Remarks on the Proposed BitLicense Circle Internet Financial isn’t the only bitcoin company to issue remarks on the proposed BitLicense regulations put forth by the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) today. Read: Circle Issues Remarks on BitLicense Ahead of…

cineramaOctober 20, 2014

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BTC.sx partners with itBit in large-scale Asian expansion plan

BTC.sx partners with itBit in large-scale Asian expansion plan UK-based BTC.sx , the world’s first Bitcoin-only trading platform, has announced its partnership and integration with itBit exchange to significantly increase its presence in Asia.itBit, which has locations in Singapore and New York, will initially work…

cineramaOctober 20, 2014

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Bitcoin Analysis: Week of Oct 19 (Intro to MACD)

Bitcoin Analysis: Week of Oct 19 (Intro to MACD) Last Week’s Review In last week’s post we concluded with the following statement: “Our overall stance is now Long-Term Neutral (still have the issue of not enough new users), Intermediate-Term very slightly Bearish with lots of…

cineramaOctober 20, 2014

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Bitstamp: Unverified Bitcoin Accounts at Risk as Deadline Looms

Bitstamp: Unverified Bitcoin Accounts at Risk as Deadline Looms Facebook2Twitter31G+3Pinterest1 reddit Upvote Downvote 1 point inShare 3Bitstamp, one of the largest exchanges in the world that deals with US dollars, is taking the customer ID verification requirement very seriously and has warned its users to…

cineramaOctober 20, 2014

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Levine on Wall Street: Dark Pool Problems and Spreadsheet Errors

News Roundup Stocks. It's just not a good look for a trading venue to turn away orders because volume and volatility are too high. When volume and volatility are too high, that's exactly when you want to trade!1 But Goldman, Credit Suisse, and UBS "told…

cineramaOctober 18, 2014

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CannabisCoin Officially Redeemable for 1 Gram Starting October 20 – Interview with Founder

CannabisCoin Officially Redeemable for 1 Gram Starting October 20 – Interview with Founder Back in June, CoinTelegraph reported on CannabisCoin (CANN) - a PoW (proof-of-work) peer-to-peer digital currency that is intended to be used for legally purchasing cannabis from registered dispensaries.CANN is based on the…

cineramaOctober 18, 2014

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Bitcoin Group to become First Bitcoin Company to Pursue an IPO in Australia

Bitcoin Group to become First Bitcoin Company to Pursue an IPO in Australia Bitcoin Group has announced that it will pursue an initial public offering or IPO in Australia and become the first Bitcoin company to offer its shares to the public in any such…

cineramaOctober 18, 2014

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Bitcoin Exchange Coinsetter Launches proprietary HTML5 mobile trading application

Bitcoin Exchange Coinsetter Launches proprietary HTML5 mobile trading application In an announcement Bitcoin exchange Coinsetter has said that it has brought in its proprietary HTML5 mobile trading application. According to the company sources it will place Bitcoin exchanges directly in line with mainstream retail FX…

cineramaOctober 18, 2014

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Why Brazil’s Bitcoin Market is Struggling to Ignite

For better or worse, the story of bitcoin in Brazil begins with Leandro César Marciano.An IT consultant from Belo Horizonte, Marciano founded and later sold the country’s largest bitcoin exchange Mercado Bitcoin following an alleged security breach, and launched Bitcoin Rain, an investment scheme suspended…

cineramaOctober 18, 2014

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