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Cryptocurrency exchange CoinMKT has announced that it has launched an API to provide advanced access to its platform.

Lange Zeit wurde darüber spekuliert, ob und wann Amazon Bitcoin als Zahlungsmittel akzeptieren könnte. In einem Interview mit recode.net äußerte Tom Taylor, der Chef von Amazon Payment nun, dass man Bitcoin vorerst nicht unterstützen werde. “Wir haben darüber nachgedacht“, sagte Taylor, “aber wir haben von unseren Kunden bisher nicht gehört, dass sie unbedingt Bitcoin haben […]

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Disclosure: the author of this article is the founder and Chief Scientist of the Ethereum project Last week, Adam Back and Austin Hill came out with an announcement on Let’s Talk Bitcoin, in which they announced their newest project: “sidechains”. The idea, they described, would allow for the existence of alternative blockchains, perhaps with different rules allowing various kinds of additional features or transaction types, but with a currency unit whose value is pegged to that of the bitcoin. The intent is to allow experimentation with different extensions to the Bitcoin protocol, using separate networks to avoid any risk to Bitcoin itself, while still using the same underlying currency unit. As soon as the idea was announced, there has been […]

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Amazon has quashed the idea that it would be accepting Bitcoin as a method of payment. "We have considered it," said Tom Taylor, Amazon's head of seller services in an interview with Re/code, "but we're not hearing from customers that it's right for...

Bitcoin 2014, a European conference held in association with the Bitcoin Foundation, has released a schedule of planned events.

  Rome wasn’t built in a day, and today’s money mechanics certainly didn’t come in a single treaty.  Our global financial system, like any human system, is not perfect and can be outright cruel and inhumane.  We have witnessed injections and bailouts for some, and austerity and social benefit cuts for the poor- that’s money mechanics.  Why do the orchestrators of such a system play down or block Bitcoins’ right to exist?  Former FED chairman, Alan Greenspan in December of 2013 stated, “I do not understand where the backing of Bitcoin is coming from“.  Warren Buffet has referred to Bitcoin as a “mirage“. Money, as you might imagine has existed since our first human civilization.  While the exact origins are […]

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In order to create a broad appeal for the concepts behind cryptocurrencies clear communication is crucial. Some of the terminology used in describing Bitcoin has been widely accepted, and taken as a given, almost unchangeable feature of cryptocurrencies. Other, more precisely codified components of the protocol can be changed as long as there is consensus around the usefulness of this change and more than 50% of the people running the Bitcoin network accept the new version. The metaphors and the corresponding terms used to  describe how Bitcoin works can also be updated, or even radically changed, if we think that the change would provide value. Why would we do that? As Bitcoin becomes mainstream, or aims to do so, one of […]

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Gregor Amon used the proceeds from bitcoin's ascent into the $1,000 range to fund Sumtu, a new iOS dating app.

Dogecoin currently has the fifth largest market cap out of all the cryptocurrencies, valued at approximately $39 million. Its community has become known for its kindness: Shibes have completed many charity projects, including raising $25,000 worth of Dogecoin to send the Jamaican bobsled team to the Sochi Olympics, over $20,000 worth to build two water […]

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With the price of Bitcoin soaring from $13 to $1,100 in 2013, people made real money off of it, and the government wants in on the proceeds.

Weeks ago, it seemed that Dubai may have been turning into a major Bitcoin hub. An image released on various social media platforms and news sources depicted upwards of 400 Bitcoin ATMs in a warehouse, with headlines like “Dubai About to Roll Out 400 Bitcoin ATMs.” However, later that week, the UAE Department of Economic Development stated that they have not issued any Bitcoin licences thus far. But Bitcoin is still making its mark in Dubai. Early this week, the first official Bitcoin ATM made its debut in the heart of Dubai’s financial district. In conjunction, an exciting two-day event will begin on April 20. Cointalks Dubai will be one of the first Bitcoin events to take place in the […]

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At the Inside Bitcoins Conference in NYC on April 7-8, I had the opportunity to spend some time with Juan Garavaglia of 112bit.com. He is the Authorized Bitmain Distributor for USA and Canada. Full disclosure: Juan brought me to the Conference so I could meet him and others in the Bitcoin community. I have spoken […]

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America’s largest online retailer has no plans to hop on the Bitcoin bandwagon. Amazon’s head of payments told Re/Code that the company has no current plans to accept the digital currency. “Obviously it gets a lot of press and we have considered it,” he said, “but we’re not hearing from customers that it’s right for…

As I mentioned yesterday, OKCoin and BTC China both announced “The First Bitcoin ATM in China” yesterday.  BTC China Bobby Lee wanted to show the world that 4/15/14 is just another day for Bitcoiners.  There isn’t a magical guillotine from the PBOC that will be dropped today, as rumors of a private PBOC notice circulated […]

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Former NFL and reality TV star Chad "Ochocinco" Johnson says he's interested in bitcoin.

Jednym z głównych powodów dla których prezes Oversotck Patrick Byrne wprowadził płatności Bitcoin na swojej stronie było przekonanie, że jego konkurencja będzie zmuszona akceptwać tę wirtualną walutę, aby utrzymać konkurencyjne ceny i pozostać w grze. Jeśli mowa o konkurentach takich sklepów jak Overstock pierwszy na myśl przychodzi Amazon który jest największym tego typu sklepem na […]

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Neo & Bee, another Bitcoin story making headlines. As if Mt. Gox was not enough… The Cypriot police are hunting CEO Danny Brewster, suspecting him of fraud. Meanwhile, Brewster is still in the United Kingdom, trying to get his business on the rails again. Because previous events showed that a long silence never did any […]

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BTC China's banking partners have not issued any instructions to halt deposits, says CEO Bobby Lee.

Coin of Sale aims to make it easier for merchants to accept bitcoin payments for their goods and services.

La National Australia Bank, l’une des quatre institutions financières australiennes les plus importantes du pays, annonce que les comptes des traders et entreprises Bitcoin seront clôturés d’ici le 2 mai 2014.    Les crypto-monnaies considérées comme trop “risquées” Selon un article du Guardian, les traders et entreprises Bitcoin ayant un compte chez la NAB, auraient reçu une lettre les […]

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Bitcoin was below $400 a few days ago. Now it's above $500. The bleeding appears to have stopped for now.

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Gone Long As Bitcoin price seems to have bounced, I entered a long position at $465 hoping for further upside. My target for taking first profit is at $755, halfway between the All Time High and most recent fractal low. After a long time out the market, it feels good to be trading again! The […]

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Die Anzahl der Händler, die Bitcoin als Zahlungsmethode akzeptieren steigt in letzter Zeit zwar weiterhin an, jedoch ist hier noch viel Luft nach oben. Die mangelnde Bereitschaft virtuelle Währungen einzusetzen könnte auch damit zu tun haben, dass viele gar nicht wissen, wie die Technik die für Bitcoin-Zahlungen notwendig ist, in ihr System integriert wird. BIGbtc, […]

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Neo & Bee CEO Danny Brewster has taken to reddit to address the fraud rumours surrounding him recently.

Honey cumple lo prometido y ofrece una extensión para el navegador con el que poder comprar tarjetas de regalo para grandes tiendas online. Honey como extensión para códigos de descuento Honey se trata de una extensión para el navegador que al hacer una compra online en los portales de compras más populares, buscaba los cupones […]

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TigerDirect Canada seems to be working on bitcoin integration, but for the time being details are sketchy, nothing is official yet.

Bitcoin was trading at $1,000 at the beginning of December 2013; It dropped below $400 on last Thursday.  The pessimists are telling us that Bitcoin has dropped by 62% in four and a half months, but realists are telling us that the value went from $93 in April 2013 to $398 in April this year, […]

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 BTC China, one of the world's largest bitcoin exchanges by trading volume, released a new mobile-friendly Web app called the Picasso ATM today. The Picasso ATM allows users around the world to exchange the digital currency for cash without having to find a physical ATM. Read More

New local trading platform lets any individual or shopkeeper become a bitcoin ATM anywhere, says BTC China.

Three months ago, Charlie Shrem, the former Vice Chairman of the Bitcoin Foundation and CEO of the now-defunct BitInstant, was arrested in New York on charges of money laundering and acting as an unlicensed money transmitter. The allegations against Shrem were that he laundered over $1 million in bitcoins for users of Silk Road – […]

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