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In a new blog post, Yelp unveiled a feature for merchants who accept bitcoin.

Stefan Molyneux is a philospher, author, and Bitcoin advocate from Canada.  He hosts Freedomain Radio, a series of online broadcasts which comment on topics ranging from libertarianism, ethics, political philosophy, and most recently Digital Currencies such as Bitcoin.  More recently, Stefan Molyneux is also a cancer survivor, having successfully fended off lymphoma in 2013.  In recent […]

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John Wise's NASCAR entry in the Aaron's 499 at the Talladega Superspeedway is wrapped and ready to race after raising more than $55,000 in Dogecoin, a Doge meme-inspired virtual currency. The NASCAR Ford Fusion started the season as a plain black...

A Silk Road user faces 40 years in prison for allegedly completing 10,000 transactions via the online black market.

Starting in early April, Redditors started to notice that certain Yelp businesses around the country were starting to show “Accepts Bitcoin” on their Yelp pages.  Even more fascinating to the Bitcoin community, at the time, was the fact that Yelp seemed to have been the ones to provide this option for restaurants.  Yelp is currently […]

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The online alcohol platform has become probably the first such company to accept bitcoin for its products.

Oh, how fast things change in the wonderful world of Bitcoin. Last Friday, Ohio regulators decided to ban Bitcoin-for-alcohol sales in the state. Today, I am glad to bring you a positive story about Bitcoin and alcohol. Let me introduce you to Honest Brew, a United Kingdom based company that wants to help you find […]

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Two US states have issued advisories on bitcoin, while Canada's tax authority outlined its position on digital currency-related revenue.

 As I noted in January, the U.S. government is quite interested in getting out of the Bitcoin business and has, thus far, been working hard to convert seized bitcoin to actual cash, a move that could affect the BTC markets if these large transactions happen For example, this press release by the Department of Justice outlines how they caught alleged Silk Road user Conrnelis Jan Slomp in Miami last… Read More

After a successful dogecoin fundraising campaign, Josh Wise's completed Chevrolet SS is a great ad for the cryptocurrency.

The Principles of Winklevoss Capital will participate on a bitcoin-specific panel in Seoul on 14th May.

DC Comics’ latest addition to the Catwoman series has Selina Kyle being dragged reluctantly back to her “Catwoman” persona (in a classic “and I was only two days from retirement” plot) as the result of a global contest to be the world’s best thief. When her friend is hospitalized, she uses Bitcoin in order to pay the […]

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Pfizer Courts AstraZeneca.  Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has made a $100 billion takeover offer for UK pharmaceutical maker AstraZeneca. AZ says that undervalues the company. Still, AstraZeneca shares are surging pre-market. 

France Okay With GE Bid. Despite reports French economy minister Arnaud Montebourg is encouraging Germany's Siemens to make a counter-offer to GE's bid to acquire conglomerate Alstom's energy assets, the Socialist government doesn't actually care which firm gets it as long as jobs are maintained, Bloomberg says.

SEC Probes Christie. The Securities and Exchange Commission is looking into whether New Jersey Governor Chris Christie improperly diverted funds from the Port Authority to transportation projects in his state. 

New Russia Sanctions. The U.S. will impose new sanctions on people and companies close to Russian President Vladamir Putin today. "This is a declaration of war by the Obama administration on the current governing Russian elite," Ariel Cohen, senior fellow at the Heritage Foundation, a Washington-based research group, told Bloomberg. As Sen. Robert Menendez said recently, "It’s like standing in a circle and all of a sudden everyone in the circle is getting a bomb thrown on them, and you get the message that it’s getting close.” 

Credit Default Swaps Moving Abroad. Large U.S. financial institutions are moving credit default swap agreements overseas to avoid U.S. regulation. U.S. regulators are basically okay with this, the Wall Street Journal says. "The moves are legal, and some officials have argued that the severing of guarantees could even help reduce the risk to the U.S. parent bank should a counterparty to an offshore contract renege on their agreement, some people said." But some says parent companies could end up shouldering costs if the swaps blow up.

China Hacked Australian Emails. China enjoyed access to Australian politicians' emails for a year, according to a new report from the Australian Financial Review. From The Guardian:"The newspaper, citing government and security sources, said new information showed the attack had been more extensive than previously thought and "effectively gave them control of" the entire system. 'It was like an open-cut mine. They had access to everything,' a source told the newspaper."

BTC China Suspends Accounts. BTC China has been forced to suspend customer accounts affiliated with a major financial institution. China Merchants Bank had announced on its website it would no longer handle Bitcoin transactions. Bitcoin prices have fallen 13.4% in the past week to $433.

Pending Home Sales. At 10 a.m. we get pending home sales for March from the National Association of Realtors. Consensus is for a 0.6% gain from a0.8% decline prior.

Dallas Fed. At 10:30 a.m. we get the April manufacturing survey from the Dallas Federal Reserve. Consensus is for a reading of 6.0 from 4.9 prior.

Markets. U.S. futures are up, as are European stocks. Shares in Asia fell. No major earnings today.

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Twelve novel projects competed for bitcoin prizes and Boost VC office space at the weekend event.

Chaque année, la diaspora africaine envoie près de 32 milliards de dollars à leurs proches en Afrique.  Avec l’émergence du paiement mobile et les faibles coûts de transactions Bitcoin, la crypto-monnaie pourrait sérieusement percer sur le continent. En effet, des startups locales souhaitent permettre l’utilisation de Bitcoin pour les transferts de fonds tout en rendant […]

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Friday, Ohio regulators  banned Bitcoin-for-alcohol sales in the state. Nikhil Chand, founder of CoinNEO and Bitcoin Boulevard, patiently prodded state regulators about the legality of Bitcoin-for-alcohol transactions.  The federal Alcohol and Tobacco Trade Bureau gave him the go-ahead. But when the Ohio Department of Public Safety finally issued an official  response, it was not what he had hoped […]

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El equipo de Josh Wise acaba de mostrar las primeras fotos del modelo final del que será el coche patrocinado por la comunidad de Dogecoin en las carreras Nascar del próximo 4 de mayo. El coche es conocido por la comunidad con el cariñoso nombre de “Dogecar”. Fondos para el “Dogecar” Hace unas semanas la […]

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CoSign Coin is the newest Bitcoin Escrow Service to launch this year. There are several things that CoSign Coin does differently than other more traditional escrow services, though that are worth highlighting. CoSign Coin is a Multi-Signature based Escrow service that, through an intuitive and user-friendly design, is seeking to bring multi-sig to the average Joe. […]

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Bitcoin price has fallen below major support at $440 and seems on its way to testing $400. Litecoin’s chart confirms that the decline has some distance to go.   Takeaway Most market participants and analysts are expecting a reversal from current levels and an imminent flight of glory on board the Bitcoin Moon Rocket. However, […]

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Bitcoin price has fallen below major support at $440 and seems on its way to testing $400. Litecoin’s chart confirms that the decline has some distance to go.   Takeaway Most market participants and analysts are expecting a reversal from current levels and an imminent flight of glory on board the Bitcoin Moon Rocket. However, […]

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A state regulator just made things more difficult for alcohol sellers in Cleveland's Bitcoin Boulevard project.

Welcome back to another CCN Week in Review, where we feature our top stories of the week every Sunday. Unfortunately, our awesome media man – Calvin Tran, was unable to get a video for us this week. However, he should be back next Sunday for another video recap of the week’s news. In the meantime, […]

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