Where Do You Bitcoin? BitScan Launches Mobile Applications

By Ugene CheungNews

Late last month BitScan launched their new mobile applications, including a revamp of the company’s popular iOS application. The app is completely redesigned and streamlined for speed. Furthermore, in response to customer demand, the BitScan team has also launched a mobile application for Android. This launch comes months after the company began its crowd-funding of…

April 12, 2014

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The Bitcoin Phenomenon

By Ugene CheungNews

There is a new video that is taking the Bitcoin community by storm. Produced by recently launched internet cable brand SQ1  (pronounced square one), the video titled “The Bitcoin Phenomenon” explores the groundbreaking aspects of digital currency. Filled with interviews with some of the crypto community’s best and brightest, the half-hour long video gives a…

April 11, 2014

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A Quick History of Cryptocurrencies BBTC — Before Bitcoin

By Ugene CheungNews

A QUICK HISTORY OF CRYPTOCURRENCIES BBTC — BEFORE BITCOIN by Ian Grigg Before Bitcoin, there was cryptocurrency. Indeed, it has a long and deep history. If only for the lessons learned, it is worth studying, and indeed, in my ABC of Bitcoin investing, I consider not knowing anything before Satoshi’s paper as a red flag.…

April 11, 2014

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Take a Walk Down Bitcoin Boulevard

By Ugene CheungNews

We often imagine a world where we can walk down the street and be able to pay using virtual currency everywhere we go. For a small suburb outside of Cleveland, Ohio, this is becoming a reality. Located in the Cedar and Lee district and just ten minutes outside of downtown Cleveland is what will soon…

April 10, 2014

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Let’s Talk Libbitcoin

By Ugene CheungNews

Bitcoin’s protocol is open source. So is its narrative. The story and the code evolve. We all contribute. Each pulls in a direction. Themes emerge: engage or disengage with regulators, build for anonymity or transparency, embrace or shun agorist beginnings. There is no one way, just individual frames-of-reference. Bitcoin is greater than the sum of…

April 10, 2014

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National Australia Bank shuts its doors to all clients connected to Bitcoin

By Ugene CheungNews

The National Australia Bank (NAB), once the country’s most cryptocurrency-friendly institution, has decided to drop all Bitcoin support. According to the bank, all customers dealing with the digital coin will see their accounts close during the next month. The news was announced by an Australian trader connected to the platform LocalBitcoins.com, who revealed he got a…

April 10, 2014

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Money as a Competitive Good

By Ugene CheungNews

Bitcoin has re-introduced the idea of money as a competitive good. It has done so in a meaningful way. This idea has been conspicuously missing from the economic debate for too long. I, for one, am pleased to welcome it back. We’ve always had competitive ‘private’ monies, centrally managed and lacking global reach. A current…

April 10, 2014

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Texas Congressman disagrees with the IRS and wants Bitcoin to be considered currency

By Ugene CheungNews

Steve Stockman is not exactly a stranger in the Bitcoin universe. The congressman became famous at the end of 2013 when he announced he was accepting Bitcoin donations for his Senate campaign, but he didn’t stop there. Stockman has now declared he is ready to fight in the name of cryptocurrency with a bill that…

April 9, 2014

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Who Owns All the Bitcoins? [infographic]

By Ugene CheungNews

With millions of Bitcoins spread across the world, it’s getting harder to track the whereabouts of every digital coin. That is why infographics like these exist! Just like in the fiat universe, the world of Bitcoin is also defined by inequalities, according to some. Others talk about a free market and Bitcoiners that can celebrate their…

April 9, 2014

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BitGo Launches Multi-Signature Bitcoin Security Solutions for the Enterprise

By Ugene CheungNews

New Suite of Services Enables Safe, Easy Commercial Bitcoin Transactions BitGo, a leader in Bitcoin multi-signature security, today announced BitGo Enterprise™, a new suite of services for businesses and financial institutions operating in digital currency. With features such as spending and velocity limits, user management, and 24×7 monitoring, BitGo’s new offering allows businesses of any…

April 8, 2014

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