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Inside Bitcoins Paris Unveils Full Agenda, Speakers

With the recent successes in London, Las Vegas and Tel Aviv, Inside Bitcoins Conference and Expo , has proven to be one of the leading trade shows for the fast-growing Bitcoin and related cryptocurrency industry.Inside Bitcoins will now make its debut in Paris, France on…

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BitLicence Creator Benjamin Lawsky “To Step Down in Early 2015”

SHA256 ALGORITHM HASHRATE: 299.4 Ph/s Embattled New York superintendent of financial services Benjamin Lawsky is rumored to be stepping down from his post in 2015.Sources told the New York Daily News the departure is expected as part of a reshuffle of several key positions, with…

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Top 10 Risks Associated with Bitcoin Presented by Finance Professor at World Bank Forum

SHA256 ALGORITHM HASHRATE: 302.8 Ph/s Mark Thomas Williams, a faculty member in the Finance and Economics Department at Boston University, presented his top-10 most significant risks associated with Bitcoin at World Bank forum.Professor Williams was invited to speak about 'virtual currencies' at the World Bank's…

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Real threat ‘not legislation but banks themselves’ – InPay CEO

SHA256 ALGORITHM HASHRATE: 275.6 Ph/s Polish payment process InPay made headlines last week, announcing it will allow investors to secure company shares using Bitcoin.The Warsaw-based firm is using crowdfunding service Beesfund in a first-of-its-kind initiative in the country, and indeed for the Bitcoin industry itself.Given…

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Singapore Crypto Conference Brings Together Academia, Businesses and Regulators

SHA256 ALGORITHM HASHRATE: 265.7 Ph/s Facebook2Twitter19G+1Pinterest reddit Upvote Downvote submit inShare 2While much of the payments and financial world was in Las Vegas at Money20/20 last week, about 250 researchers, business people and policymakers met in Singapore to have a frank conversation about the Asian…

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BNP Paribas Research Reveals 5 potential Disruptive Impacts of Cryptocurrencies

Research analyst of French financial institution BNP Paribas, identifies 5 ways cryptocurrencies could shake up finance and asset servicing, and suggests banks to "invest time and energy to understand how they can best make use of them."Earlier this week, finance professor and former Federal Reserve…

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Bitcoin Analysis: Mid-Week Update Nov 13 (Manipulation?)

Bitcoin Analysis Note From the Author : Please follow me on Twitter ( @Tone_LLT ) for additional updates to the state of Bitcoin’s price volatility Last Week’s Review Just a few days ago we concluded with the following: We remain slightly Bearish long-term though acknowledge…

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New Zealand Deputy Governor: ‘The Reserve Bank Does Not Feel Threatened by Bitcoin’

Reserve Bank New Zealand deputy governor Grant Spencer says New Zealand's central bank, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, is not threatened by Bitcoin, but is eventually planning to tighten regulation.In a speech delivered to the Payments New Zealand 's premier industry conference on November…

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Global Digital Currency Conversion Summit to Follow G20 in Brisbane

SHA256 ALGORITHM HASHRATE: 279.2 Ph/s The G20 Summit usually draws protestors by thousands from around the world most of whom are angered at what they see as global economic policies that benefit only a few at the expense of the many.But this year the Australian…

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“Regulations Will Be Used to Prevent Mainstream Adoption” – Stefan Molyneux

Facebook5Twitter41G+2Pinterest reddit Upvote Downvote 1 point inShare 2Love him or hate him (I frequently do both), philosopher Stefan Molyneux makes an interesting point when he says that while many stand to see incredible lifestyle gains from Bitcoin, others stand to lose. And it’s those who…

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Russia Lowers Proposed Penalties For Bitcoin Activities

Russia’s Ministry of Finance has reduced the proposed fines both individual and institutional bitcoin users would potentially face for creating, issuing or promoting digital currencies under a draft bill that seeks to outlaw the use of so-called "money surrogates" like bitcoin.The updated bill decreases penalties for individuals,…

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Huobi’s BitYes Teams with EgoPay for Fee-Free USD Deposits

Bitcoins & US dollars BitYes, the international USD-based exchange operated by Huobi, has relaunched with a new design, stop orders and a fee-free promotion that should appeal to higher-volume customers depositing via payment processor EgoPay.Until 31st December, BitYes is offering zero fees for deposits, withdrawals and trading for…

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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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Richard Branson Backs Digital Currency Ahead of Australia Summit

Richard Branson stock image Sir Richard Branson has voiced his support for bitcoin ahead of the Global Digital Currency Conversation (GDCC) forum in Brisbane, Australia, this Sunday.The GDCC is due to coincide with this year's G20 Summit on 16th–17th November, at the close of the G20 event. Organisers say…

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Inside Bitcoins Paris is TWO WEEKS AWAY – Get 10% OFF!

We’re excited to be continuing our partnership with Inside Bitcoins Conference and Expo , the leading trade show for the fast-growing bitcoin and related cryptocurrency industry, as they launch in Paris in just two weeks! The full schedule for this leading crypto event is now…

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The Winklevoss Brothers Say Their ETF Is ‘Still Going Through the Regulatory Process’

SHA256 ALGORITHM HASHRATE: 284.8 Ph/s Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss discuss the state of their Bitcoin ETF, the Winklevoss Bitcoin Trust, with Bloomberg TV at the Money20/20 conference held last week in Las Vegas.The Winklevoss brothers filed plans for the Winklevoss Bitcoin Trust in mid-2013, and…

cineramaNovember 9, 2014

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Bank of America, Other Major Banks, Facing Increasing Losses From Legal Expenses

SHA256 ALGORITHM HASHRATE: 320 Ph/s Bank of America, one of the world’s largest banks, is bemoaning that it will suffer a loss of US$232 million for the third quarter. BofA The amount said to be related to legal costs surrounding a global investigation into the…

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Epicenter Bitcoin Ep 51: ‘Everything that can be Decentralized will be Decentralized’ – David A. Johnston

Epicenter Bitcoin Ep 51: ‘Everything that can be Decentralized will be Decentralized’ - David A. Johnston “If a government isn't integrating blockchain technology in the next 5 or 10 years, not only will they be obsolete, but their currency will be gone.” - David Johnston…

cineramaNovember 8, 2014

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Mark Wetjen Wants Regulation to Encourage Bitcoin Innovators to Remain in U.S.

SHA256 ALGORITHM HASHRATE: 310.8 Ph/s On November 4, Mark Wetjen wrote an oped in the Wall Street Journal asking regulators to steer clear of harming Bitcoin. Wetjen is a commissioner on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and a Democrat.As reportedinTheHill , he said the…

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Gavin Andresen Rejects Bitcoin Centralisation Concerns at Web Summit

Gavin Andresen Web Summit The Bitcoin Foundation's chief scientist Gavin Andresen has given his opinions on a variety of issues at this year's Web Summit – an annual event held in Dublin, Ireland, that attracted more than 20,000 attendees this year.The summit has established itself as an…

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Bitcoin Ponzi Schemer Charged With Criminal Securities Fraud

Trendon Shavers, a Texas man who ran a scam investment scheme called Bitcoin Savings and Trust, has been arrested in his home state.The charges filed against Shavers today are one count of securities fraud and one of wire fraud.Each charge has a maximum penalty of 20…

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Braintree, DocuSign and Etoro Talk Bitcoin at Web Summit 2014

Web Summit 2014 Bitcoin may not have been high on the agenda of Web Summit 2014, but a number of companies expressed an interest in the subject and even announced imminent involvement with digital currency.The tech conference, which has grown from 400 to 20,000 attendees in four years,…

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Braintree’s Bill Ready: Bitcoin Will Impact Mainstream Payments

Nov 7 - Bill Ready Braintree's chief executive Bill Ready has followed bitcoin for years, but for most of that time, he treated it as an interesting computer science experiment.Today, however, Ready is convinced that bitcoin has a future in a legacy payments space dominated…

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Sir Richard Branson Endorses the Australian Digital Currency Commerce Association

Sir Richard Branson Endorses the Australian Digital Currency Commerce Association Sir Richard Branson explains why he endorses the Australian Digital Currency Commerce Association and supports Bitcoin in an op-ed.The founder of Virgin Group Sir Richard Branson, published an op-ed on the Australian Digital Currency Commerce…

cineramaNovember 6, 2014

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Canadian Bitcoin Company Faces Increased Allegations from FCAA

SHA256 ALGORITHM HASHRATE: 308 Ph/s Another Bitcoin mining company, this time in Canada, is facing fines from government regulators.The Dominion Bitcoin Mining Company of Saskatchewan has been under a cease-trade order since May of 2014. The order, issued by the Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority…

cineramaNovember 6, 2014

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