First Bitcoin Exchange to Accept Gold

By Ugene CheungNews

Plenty of gold dealers accept Bitcoin, but early this month, QuadrigaCX became the first Bitcoin exchange to add gold to its roster. Alongside CAD, USD and XBT, clients in Canada can now buy and sell XAU (gold). Users can now both deposit and withdraw funds into their accounts via gold bullion, shipped or in person.…

May 14, 2014

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Bitcoin for Bad Guys: Virtual Currency as an Anti-Terrorism Tool

By Ugene CheungNews

One of the big bitcoin stories making news lately is related to a report issued from Combating Terrorism Tactical Support Office. Titled: “Advanced Planning Briefing for Industry”, issued on Jan 30, 2014. It’s being discussed by some of the mainstream press because it reports that virtual currencies may be seen as a potential threat. The reference…

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The Declaration of Bitcoin’s Independence

By Ugene CheungNews

We have been brought to a point where it has become necessary to dissolve the bond between currency and institution. We are not required to declare the causes which impel us to push for the separation, but we will oblige. But we are in an age of appropriation, and nothing is immune. Today bitcoin is…

May 14, 2014

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Bitcoin Needs Employers, Not Merchants

By Ugene CheungNews

Disclosure: the author of this article is a partner at KryptoKit One of the more exciting things to come out of the Bitcoin economy in the last month is the sheer number of new merchants that are accepting it. In the past week alone, we have the Scottish tech store CeX accepting Bitcoin for one…

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Europe celebrates opening of two new Bitcoin embassies in Paris and Warsaw

By Ugene CheungNews

The European Bitcoin community has two good reasons to celebrate: two new cryptocurrency embassies just opened its doors in France and Poland, showing to the rest of the world just how much the “old continent” is truly committed to the promotion of digital money. The project La Maison du Bitcoin (The House of Bitcoin), located…

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Bitcoin, Liquor and Cupcakes: The Tradehill VIP Party [Time Machine]

By Ugene CheungNews

This post originally appeared on May 18th, 2013 After the expo-room doors closed for the day and the Bitcoin Conference attendees filed out to their respective destinations last night, Tradehill extended a very generous invitation to important people and press to attend a cocktail party on the patio of the bar at the Hilton Hotel.…

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