Peter Schiff: Bitcoin vs. Gold
The ever-outspoken investment broker, author, financial commentator, and renowned “goldbug,” Peter Schiff, has once again gone on record to express his opinion in the latest installment of Bitcoin vs.
Bitcoin a “Go” in Political Donations, Says FEC
In late April, the Federal Election Committee (FEC) began its rulings on how to regulate contributions to US political campaigns, if at all. Now the FEC ruled 6-0 allowing Bitcoin donations to campaig
“The Nation State is Not Prepared for Something Like This” – Jeffrey Tucker Interview
Jeffrey discovered Bitcoin only in February of 2013, and has written some 20 articles on the topic since that time, mainly because its emergence challenged much of what he thought he knew about money,
Bitcoin? UK – Nay, USA – Yay!
A recent study conducted by Venda polled UK consumers on their thoughts about Bitcoin. A whopping 71% of respondents said that they would avoid Bitcoin if given the option to shop with it.
CoinSummit London 2014
The digital currency world will be trekking to London this summer for the second CoinSummit of the year and third overall. The previous CoinSummit convention was held in March in San Francisco and fea
GuestLeader, BTCTrip Reach Out to Hotels
Bitcoin is continuing its conquest into the tourism sphere. As Companies such as GuestLeader, BTCTrip and CheapAir allow their clients to pay for services with BTC, travelling with Bitcoin becomes eas
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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