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The day that many Bitcoiners have been secretly waiting for has finally arrived: Gyft is now stocking Walmart Gyft cards.  Vinny, Gyft’s CEO, announced the addition to the Gyft arsenal via Twitter and a Reddit post earlier today. We are so so so so excited to announce that @Walmart is finally on gyft! Enjoy Gyfters! […]

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Auroracoin is among the first serious attempts to use a new Bitcoin-inspired crypto-currency to save a flailing European economy, starting today.

Auroracoin is among the first serious attempts to use a new Bitcoin-inspired crypto-currency to save a flailing European economy, starting today.

A hip-hop collective has partnered with FrostWire to offer its new album with integrated bitcoin donations.

Bitcoin (2009): Bitcoin was launched in 2009 following a paper that was published in 2008, on metzdowd.com, by Satoshi Nakamoto. How has it met its objectives over the past five years and how do we expect it to perform going forward? We have seen the value of a single bitcoin climb from 1,309.03 BTC  to […]

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Verso is a really interesting new hardware gadget that seeks to make your bitcoin life convenient and secure. Calling it a gadget is somewhat of a misnomer, its just a piece of plastic (yes just like a credit card) with bitcoin keys and QR codes on both sides of the card. One is your public key and the other is your private key (sorta). Unboxing, The Experience But first let’s get to the unboxing. More accurately the envelope opening. Remember it’s just a little card so they ship it in an envelope. By the way, even though it comes from Switzerland it took less than a week to show up in the USA. The envelope please:   The envelope, it […]

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Gyft announced that it added the largest US retailer to its service on 24th March.

Starting with tomorrow's Airdrop, Icelanders can claim 31.8 auroracoins in one of digital currency's most ambitious experiments.

We’ve talked with the Bitcoin enthusiast Amuda Goueli, CEO and co-founder of Destinia.com, one of the top 5 online travel agencies in Spain that is now accepting bitcoin as a payment method for flights, hotel bookings and train tickets, becoming the first agency in Spain and second in Europe accepting bitcoins. Less than 24 hours after accepting Bitcoin, Destinia bought the first hotel+flight package with this cryptocurrency and, since then, almost daily are receiving sales. They’re now using BitPay to process payments. For Stephanie Wargo, BitPay’s VP of Marketing, the attraction of Bitcoin in the tourism sector is that one of the biggest benefits to Bitcoin is that it is borderless and ideal for people who travel. Potentially, there could […]

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As news that 400 Bitcoin ATMs may soon be gracing the byways and highways of Dubai, it's interesting to note the rise in actual cryptoATM activity in recent months and what exactly is happening in this space. Read More

Bitcoin is booming in Australia. Companies are sparking interest of major investment firms, startups appear everywhere and, in just a few days, Sydney will see the arrival of two Bitcoin ATMs. 100 ATMs in the coming months The first ATM will be installed in Pit Street Mall. The place is known for its selection of […]

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Stephen Rowlison, an experienced Australian financial technologist, has announced the development of the World’s first Bitcoin (cashless) ATM. This development, by the company Diamond Circle, allows users to but bitcoins using a bank or credit card and to sell bitcoins with the money from the sale being transferred straight to their, pre-registered, bank account. The […]

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It looks like crypto has a Robin Hood. About a week ago, someone named Hood started the Twitter handle @savethemhood. They promptly sent out these three tweets: I am here for the greedy. Taking the crumbs and spreading them to those in need. — Hood (@savethemhood) March 14, 2014 The top wealthiest 1% possess 40% of the United States wealth. — Hood (@savethemhood) March 15, 2014 I’ve been watching the dogecoin community. They have pure intentions. I will extend a hand out to help. — Hood (@savethemhood) March 15, 2014 What happened next was amazing, even by the highly charitable standards of the Dogecoin community. First, Hood showed up in the chat room dogechat.net and gave away 1 million Doge […]

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It looks like crypto has a Robin Hood. About a week ago, someone named Hood started the Twitter handle @savethemhood. They promptly sent out these three tweets: I am here for the greedy. Taking the crumbs and spreading them to those in need. — Hood (@savethemhood) March 14, 2014 The top wealthiest 1% possess 40% of the United States wealth. — Hood (@savethemhood) March 15, 2014 I’ve been watching the dogecoin community. They have pure intentions. I will extend a hand out to help. — Hood (@savethemhood) March 15, 2014 What happened next was amazing, even by the highly charitable standards of the Dogecoin community. First, Hood showed up in the chat room dogechat.net and gave away 1 million Doge […]

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Moolah, one of the fastest expanding cryptocurrency service providers, is making it’s second offering of public investment. While the first round raised 250 BTC offering a 15% stake, this second round is raising 250 BTC again, but for a 5% stake.  This will be the final public investment offered by Moolah. Why does Moolah need […]

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Merging Bitcoin and art can be a difficult task, but for Pierre Bourque the task is creating art that aims to support the colorful and innovative Bitcoin community. Based in Ottawa, Canada, this artist has set out to construct art influenced by leaders throughout the crypto-community, and from this, help promote the growth of virtual currency. Aside from artistic ability, Bourque hails himself as a news junky and internet pioneer, with an interest in Bitcoin, writing and racing. His eclectic interests show through in what he creates, and his portfolio includes currency, leaders, figures and abstract art. Pierre was recently introduced to Bitcoin, and has since composed related artwork like “Bitcoin Jesus,” which depicts Roger Ver and is currently available for […]

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Expedition organiser Mt Everest Adventures is now accepting bitcoin for its services – which include summiting Mount Everest itself.

Bitcoin exchange Kraken has announced it has passed an audit that proves that more than 100% of Kraken’s Bitcoins are held in reserve. The whole process shows that Kraken owns the amount of Bitcoins required to cover an anonymized set of customer balances. Improve overall confidence The audit was conducted by Stephan Thomas, CTO of […]

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With Inside Bitcoins NYC 2014 fast approaching, the event's organisers roll out more information on what visitors can expect.

Vertcoin has been gaining momentum since my last article, “Vertcoin Most ‘Active’ Coin” was written.  Hopefully, that indicates that the method of analysis used has some merit.  I used a ‘coin activity index’ to compare the prospects of the top 12 coins by market cap.  Vertcoin scored highest followed by Dogecoin. I would like compare […]

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Diamond Circle claims it has produced one of bitcoin’s holy grails: a cashless two-way ATM.

Bitcoin exchange Kraken has passed a cryptographically verifiable proof of reserves audit with flying colours.

On April 8th, 2014, Microsoft will stop providing security updates and support for windows XP. It is estimated that 95% of the ATMs in the United States currently run on Windows XP. With the lack of security updates, the operating system will become very susceptible to attacks. After support and security updates are stopped, the […]

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Btc.sx is a Bitcoin derivatives trading platform, created in Australia. Operating from their office in Singapore and London, Sydney was more expensive; they offer derivatives. These can best be described as instruments that allow investors to trade in something indirectly. As the name implies, they are “derived” units of value. Btc.sx is currently the most […]

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Exchange Vircurex announced a freeze on BTC/LTC withdrawals starting today, but has promised to pay back all funds eventually.

Exchange Vircurex announced a freeze on BTC/LTC withdrawals starting today, but has promised to pay back all funds eventually.