Bitcoin entrepreneur Erik Voorhees charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission

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The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced this Tuesday (3rd) that Erik Voorhees, founder of websites like the well-known SatoshiDICE, is being charged for publicly offering shares in two Bitcoin-related ventures without registering them.  Voorhees is known in the cryptocurrency community for being the founder of two famous platforms: SatoshiDICE and FeedZeBirds. While the…

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CoinGecko: Buy, Sell or Hold

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Just got dumped? We all know the feeling: you read an article promising wonders, getting all pumped up and then… Well, the one thing that nerds love, data, is helping to solve this social problem when it comes to getting dumped in the world of alternative currencies. In an era of numerous altcoins, deciding which…

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Remittance Relief

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“[Bitcoin] produces a market that’s international, that everyone has access to, regardless of race, religion, creed…” – Amir Taaki There is a lot of talk recently of the power Bitcoin has in changing the remittance market.  A remittance is a transfer of wealth from one person to another, mostly amongst the world’s poor. Zach Ramsay…

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50 Cent Catches the Bitcoin Bug

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50 Cent announced today that he will sell his new album Animal Ambition for bitcoin through BitPay. As 50 Cent will not be the only artist interested in providing bitcoin as a payment option, BitPay makes it easy for artists to accept bitcoin. 50 Cent is using a Shopify store to sell his latest album…

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