Bitcoin conquers two new major supporters: Euro Pacific’s Peter Schiff and Julian Assange

By Ugene CheungNews

It is indeed a great day for the Bitcoin community when a well-known expert in the investment world embraces cryptocurrency like Peter Schiff is doing. The leader of Euro Pacific Precious Metals, the largest precious metals dealer in the world, announced this Wednesday (21st May) that his company is now accepting Bitcoin via the famous payment processor…

May 22, 2014

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Inside Bitcoins Conference Heads to Asia

By Ugene CheungNews

As Bitcoin is becoming a household name around the world, the Inside Bitcoins Conference series is hosting conferences around the world with the next stop in Hong Kong on June 24-25. Mediabistro issued the following press release: Inside Bitcoins Conference Heads to Hong Kong to Demystify the Myths and Spur Wider Adoption of Bitcoin Across Asia…

May 22, 2014

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San Jose Earthquakes are the newest Bitcoin-friendly professional sports team

By Ugene CheungNews

The San Jose Earthquakes have partnered with Coinbase in order to become one of the world’s first professional sports teams to accept Bitcoin payments in their stadium. The first crypto-experience will happen next Sunday, 25th May, when the American team plays against the Houston Dynamo. The team’s fans will be able to use Bitcoin to pay for…

May 21, 2014

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All About AirBitz With Paul Puey

By Ugene CheungNews

Don’t you wish there was a resource that knew all the businesses that accept Bitcoins in your area? WelI I had a chance to talk to Paul Puey, the CEO/ Co-Founder of Airbitz, a Bitcoin wallet and business directory that does just that. Their web-based business directory went online on Mar 17. The iOS app…

May 20, 2014

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An Interview With Coinme, the Company Behind Seattle’s First Bitcoin ATM

By Ugene CheungNews

As a resident of western Washington, I was happy to find out that a Bitcoin ATM had recently been installed at the Spitfire sports bar in downtown Seattle. I decided to make a trip to try out the ATM and learn more about Coinme, the company behind Seattle’s first Robocoin kiosk. General Manager Nick Hughes…

May 20, 2014

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Bitcoin Shows Off

By Ugene CheungNews

Movements succeed with numbers. Many people must partake to create the change we want to see. Bitcoin has come a long way since its introduction in 2009, and we are currently in mainstream media almost daily. Both the American and Canadian Senates are investigating our beloved virtual currency. However, we still have a long way…

May 19, 2014

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Federal Reserve’s Bitcoin Policy Begins to Take Shape

By Ugene CheungNews

On Friday, May 9th, 2014, the Federal Advisory Council and Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve met for their quarterly meeting in Washington D.C. This meeting was historically held in secrecy until Bloomberg News “won” a Freedom of Information Act request under the Freedom of Information Law requiring the Fed to make the meetings…

May 19, 2014

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Weekly Round Up: Bitcoin embassies in Europe, Bank of Canada’s anti-crypto stance and a special partnership

By Ugene CheungNews

Let’s remember the biggest news of the past week with Bitcoin Examiner’s latest weekly round up. Artist releases Bitcoin song while China forces media to ignore summit Zhang Zhang clearly does not share the same vision as the Chinese financial authorities when it comes to Bitcoin. The Chinese musician recently released a new very special song…

May 19, 2014

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Bitcoin ATM Genesis1 lands in Queensland

By Ugene CheungNews

Queensland-based Bitcoiners can already buy and sell cryptocurrency without leaving the Australian state thanks to the new Bitcoin ATM that was recently installed in South Brisbane. The machine, which can be found at The Roastery Cafe (25, Glenelg Street), is a Genesis1, manufactured by GenesisCoin. ”There’s a lot of people who have been waiting for this. There’s Bitcoiniacs who have…

May 19, 2014

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The Future of Touchless Payments – Why iBeacon Technology Needs Bitcoin

By Ugene CheungNews

Apple released a device update weeks ago that made large improvements on existing iBeacon technology. The update allows devices to search for existing beacons without the application being open on the device, while also enabling nearly all iOS7 devices to send and receive beacon signals. This means that retailers can send messages to customers, accept…

May 17, 2014

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