Bitcoin for Bad Guys: Virtual Currency as an Anti-Terrorism Tool

By Ugene CheungNews

One of the big bitcoin stories making news lately is related to a report issued from Combating Terrorism Tactical Support Office. Titled: “Advanced Planning Briefing for Industry”, issued on Jan 30, 2014. It’s being discussed by some of the mainstream press because it reports that virtual currencies may be seen as a potential threat. The reference…

May 14, 2014

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The Declaration of Bitcoin’s Independence

By Ugene CheungNews

We have been brought to a point where it has become necessary to dissolve the bond between currency and institution. We are not required to declare the causes which impel us to push for the separation, but we will oblige. But we are in an age of appropriation, and nothing is immune. Today bitcoin is…

May 14, 2014

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Bitcoin Needs Employers, Not Merchants

By Ugene CheungNews

Disclosure: the author of this article is a partner at KryptoKit One of the more exciting things to come out of the Bitcoin economy in the last month is the sheer number of new merchants that are accepting it. In the past week alone, we have the Scottish tech store CeX accepting Bitcoin for one…

May 14, 2014

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Europe celebrates opening of two new Bitcoin embassies in Paris and Warsaw

By Ugene CheungNews

The European Bitcoin community has two good reasons to celebrate: two new cryptocurrency embassies just opened its doors in France and Poland, showing to the rest of the world just how much the “old continent” is truly committed to the promotion of digital money. The project La Maison du Bitcoin (The House of Bitcoin), located…

May 14, 2014

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Bitcoin, Liquor and Cupcakes: The Tradehill VIP Party [Time Machine]

By Ugene CheungNews

This post originally appeared on May 18th, 2013 After the expo-room doors closed for the day and the Bitcoin Conference attendees filed out to their respective destinations last night, Tradehill extended a very generous invitation to important people and press to attend a cocktail party on the patio of the bar at the Hilton Hotel.…

May 14, 2014

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Jeffrey Tucker Attacks Pop Austrian Economics at Bitcoin Event

By Ugene CheungNews

This is a guest post by Andrew Criscione who leads the Mises Group in Boston, Ma. He hosted Jeffrey Tucker for a dinner with the Mises Group members and shared the experience. The Boston Austrian Economics Group held the event “Bitcoin and Bowties” featuring Jeffrey Tucker, CEO of Liberty.me and publisher of Laissez Faire Books.…

May 13, 2014

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Who Is Bitcoin Girl?: A Conversation with Naomi Brockwell

By Ugene CheungNews

Bitcoin is more than a currency and more than a protocol. It’s an idea. In order to spread, ideas need a communicator. They need a representative. In short, they need a face. Bitcoin has found that face in Bitcoin Girl, the always-effervescent Naomi Brockwell. Born and raised in Australia, Brockwell leverages her intrigue and charm to…

May 13, 2014

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BitPay Raises Record $30M in Series A Led by Index Ventures

By Ugene CheungNews

This morning BitPay, one of the industry’s largest business and payment solutions providers, announced some very big news, bringing sizable implications for the future of Bitcoin as both a payment method and emerging technology. The company announced what has become the record for funding of any business in the Bitcoin space. Led by international venture…

May 13, 2014

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Bitcoins: Made in China

By Ugene CheungNews

[Note: click here for a PDF version] Abstract: The discussion over the actual costs of maintaining a decentralized seigniorage network is a new area of research. In practice it appears that the logistical cost of operating the Bitcoin network rises linearly with its total value. More efficient mining gear does not reduce energy use of…

May 13, 2014

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Bitcoin ATM fever: a list of 8 different machines

By Ugene CheungNews

The mass adoption of Bitcoin encouraged many tech-savvy entrepreneurs to invest in new types of software and hardware and the many cryptocurrency ATMs spread across the world confirm that tendency. Bitcoin Examiner gathered information about eight different ATMs. Some are more expensive, some offer less possibilities, some have an impressive brand behind them… However, in…

May 13, 2014

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