The Exchanges Review Part II: In and Out, Securely
Further to the first part of our review of ten exchanges, CoinTelegraph turns its attention to safety and the transaction process to give a slick overview of each one’s pros and cons.
Japan Makes First Bitcoin-Related Drug Arrest
A Japanese drug importer has been arrested after allegedly purchasing narcotics from his Mexican drug runners. The kicker? He apparently bought the drugs via Bitcoin.
Largest Chinese Bank Bans Bitcoin from its Accounts
Chinese banks‘ Bitcoin crackdown continues with ICBC’s prohibition of all Bitcoin-related activities using its accounts yesterday.
Singapore Bitcoin Conference Goes Ahead While Trouble Brews in China
All eyes will be on the latest Bitcoin Conference in South-East Asia this month in light of an increasingly difficult scene for cryptocurrencies in China. On 21-22 May, Coin Congress will hold its fir
Digital Currency for Digital Art: Can Monegraph Shake Up the Market?
As digital artists try to spruce up selling GIFs and videos, some of which remain online for free, the challenge remains on how to put a price on digital art that can easily be duplicated.
A New Bitcoin ATM Near MIT
A Bitcoin ATM from Liberty Teller has just appeared near the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) campus. The machine was installed in Moksa Restaurant on Central Square in Cambridge.
New BTC-O-MATIC vending machine arrives in Amsterdam
Amsterdam was already a Bitcoin-friendly city, but the new cryptocurrency ATM in town will surely improve this status. The machine, manufactured by the startup company BTC-O-MATIC, can be found at the coffee shop Courtyard of Wise, located near the Amsterdam Centraal station. Courtyard of Wise The information was recently revealed by the website CoinCourant.nl. The firm is currently developing…
DetailsWeekly Round Up: France taxes Bitcoin, D. Nakamoto accepts donations and cryptocurrency “goes” to space
Welcome to Bitcoin Examiner’s latest Weekly Round Up with the biggest news from the past week. French Bitcoiners plan to create La Maison du Bitcoin There is a new Bitcoin-related project set to be developed in France that is creating a buzz in the cryptocurrency ecosystem. The first European physical Bitcoin Center might be a reality soon.…
DetailsWorld’s first Bitcoin Job Fair hits California in May
The Plug and Play Tech Center in Sunnyvale, California (United States), will soon host the first Bitcoin Job Fair. The event is scheduled for May 3rd and is expected to attract several hundred attendees. The organisation of the job fair is being handled by Coinality, a platform where employers and job seekers can connect for…
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People usually immigrate to a new country for a variety of sociopolitical reasons, most of which can be summed in the big, capital letter kind of ideas: Freedom. Opportunity. Wealth. Prosperity. To that list I would like Bitcoin and Litecoin. Yes, people are crossing borders for these cryptocurrencies, but it’s not for the reasons you…
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