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CoinDesk provides an overview of the US politicians who are increasing awareness of digital currency.

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 – Get 15% OFF Inside Bitcoins Conference and Expo heads to Hong Kong SkyCity Marriot Hotel on June 24-25, 2014. Inside Bitcoins Hong Kong is Asia’s largest conference on bitcoins and cryptocurrency, and has lined up an experienced group of speakers to share their expertise on the distributed payment protocol and the overall cryptocurrency scene during the two-day conference. “Remember the gold rush in the […]

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Zeusminer has officially joined the ranks of proven digital currency companies with their latest progress update.  CryptoCoinsNews previously reported on Zeusminer in the first week of May, when Zeusminer committed itself to a 5/20/14 ship date.  Today, Zeusminer revealed that shipping of items had started on 5/20/14 as planned.  In fact, many of Zeusminer’s customers were […]

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Zeusminer has officially joined the ranks of proven digital currency companies with their latest progress update.  CryptoCoinsNews previously reported on Zeusminer in the first week of May, when Zeusminer committed itself to a 5/20/14 ship date.  Today, Zeusminer revealed that shipping of items had started on 5/20/14 as planned.  In fact, many of Zeusminer’s customers were […]

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 Four years ago this week, on May 22, 2010, a BTC fan and programmer named Laszlo Hanyecz offered 10,000 Bitcoins – about $40 at that time – for two Papa John’s pizzas (pictured above). He wrote: I’ll pay 10,000 bitcoins for a couple of pizzas.. like maybe 2 large ones so I have some left over for the next day. I like having left over pizza to nibble on later. You can… Read More

Coinbase is continuing to court the college crowd with its latest bitcoin giveaway program.

Bitcoin Foundation discusses its expanding operations and past controversies at its annual members meeting.

ECB Executive Board member Yves Mersch said this week that bitcoin is an inferior payment system compared to the euro.

BitPay, a Bitcoin payment processor with more than 30,000 merchants on its roster, has announced a partnership with Peter Schiff’s Euro Pacific Metals. Although Schiff has been quite critical of Bitcoin in the past, it seems that he now understands the importance of embracing the revolutionary payment system and digital currency. Although many other gold […]

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The startup now provides the Mexican market with a wallet and exchange service, converting peso bank transfers into bitcoin.

ZeroBlock’s trading platform “will allow traders consolidated access to much of the liquidity in the Bitcoin market.”  Blockchain has been making large strides in the Bitcoin world over the last few months.  Blockchain.info has taken custodial custody of bitcoin.com, the premier landing page of our generation, and given it a revamp.  Before that project, Blockchain […]

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The Californian soccer team hopes to attract local cryptocurrency fans by accepting bitcoin for tickets, food and merchandise.

The Wikileaks founder was speaking via video link at the Net Prophet technology and trends conference in Cape Town.

Litecoin miners are being urged to leave the Coinotron pool, due to an increase in its hash rate.

Bitcoin ATMs (Automated Teller Machines) have been popping up all over the world. Hong Kong, Australia, Dubai, and America, among other places, have operating Bitcoin ATMS. These ATMs have only become widespread in the past few months and are a very new and incomplete technology. Now, they’re coming to Africa. Coming to Africa itcoin’s first […]

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In only a month, the little-known bitcoin alternative known as Darkcoin has rocketed nearly tenfold in value--from around 75 cents a coin to almost seven dollars. Its selling point: Darkcoin offers far greater anonymity than bitcoin.

The Chrome team has resolved an issue that caused KryptoKit users to fear their bitcoins had been lost.

In 1946, as unionized workers in America’s steel mills, coalfields, rail yards, auto plants and electrical equipment factories crippled the economy by launching a wave of strikes, Peter Drucker urged the two sides in the great struggle to find some way to get past their deep differences. MoreThis Is What Makes Most Executives Want to…

Bitcoin developer Mike Hearn is creating the decentralized 'Lighthouse' platform to fund more advanced features within the bitcoin network.

eGifter is celebrating the Pizza Day on May 22nd. What is Pizza Day? Four years ago two pizzas were purchased with 10,000 bitcoins on May 22, 2010, they would be worth about $5 million today. People have kept using Bitcoin to purchase pizza and so much more. eGifter allows you to buy a huge amount […]

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eGifter is celebrating the Pizza Day on May 22nd. What is Pizza Day? Four years ago two pizzas were purchased with 10,000 bitcoins on May 22, 2010, they would be worth about $5 million today. People have kept using Bitcoin to purchase pizza and so much more. eGifter allows you to buy a huge amount […]

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eGifter is celebrating the Pizza Day on May 22nd. What is Pizza Day? Four years ago two pizzas were purchased with 10,000 bitcoins on May 22, 2010, they would be worth about $5 million today. People have kept using Bitcoin to purchase pizza and so much more. eGifter allows you to buy a huge amount […]

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The NXT development community has been hard at work on a distributed asset exchange for quite some time, and it seems that the first major IPO to be launched on the exchange is nearly ready to be launched. Eugeniu Borchers and David Sønstebø, two well-known members of the NXT community, have decided to launch a […]

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May 22 is a big day in Bitcoin history. In 2010, Florida programmer and BitcoinTalk user Laszlo Hanyecz offered to pay 10,000 Bitcoins for pizza. This transaction is famously known throughout the cryptocommunity as the first real world transaction/purchase used with Bitcoin. It is now known as Bitcoin Pizza Day. This was his post on […]

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The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Brock Pierce, the new industry seat of the Bitcoin Foundation’s Board of Director elected to fill the vacated spot previously held by Mark Karpeles, has responded to criticism that he has faced since joining the board at the Bitcoin Foundation. To catch you up to speed, Brock Pierce is a […]

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Remember the days when Bitcoin used to move a lot?

Lately it hardly does anything, and has ben stuck in the 400s forever.

Until today. Briefly the digital currency hit $500 before falling down.

Bigger picture, Bitcoin looks really stable these days.

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A new play destined for the Edinburgh Fringe is based on the Silk Road marketplace and invites bitcoin donations.

 Andrew "Weev" Auernheimer penned a long letter to the United States Federal Government today asking for restitution for the 38 months he spent in custody, including time he spent in an upstate NY prison. His letter, which quotes Shakespeare and calls bomber Timothy McVeigh a patriot, is sure to turn any court in the land against him, which, I suspect, is his goal. Read More