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Desde hace ya tiempo Apple se ha posicionado en contra del uso de criptomonedas en el sistema operativo iOS. Por ello no permite que sus productos sean comprados con ellas o retira del mercado cualquier aplicación que haga de transmisor de bitcoins desde uno de sus terminales. Toda esta animadversión ha sido muchas veces criticada […]

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The Dutch event has been hailed a success and many participating establishments say they plan to continue with bitcoin.

Mining ASICs Technologies B.V. (MAT) has come a long way since their first announcement and reveal to the Cryptocommunity. They have weathered the wave of scam accusations from both customers and competitors and are now closer to shipping their first products. MAT recently attended the Central European Bitcoin Expo (CEBE) 2014 in Vienna, the heart of […]

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 50 Cent’s new album isn’t doing too well critically, but commercially the rapper is trying to take all comers and is even accepting bitcoin as payment for the record. Read More

BlockCypher's most recent update allows multiple block chains on a single infrastructure.

It was hailed as remarkable: a way for a company to raise funds without going through traditional institutions. Two weeks later, the SEC sounded an alarm warning people with Bitcoin to beware of 'fraudsters and promoters of high-risk investment schemes.'

 If you’re going to sell shares in your business and are soliciting for funds publicly, there are rules you have to follow. And Erik Voorhees recently found out there are rules to follow even if you’re selling shares for bitcoin. Today the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that after raising $15,843.98 for his ventures SatoshiDICE and FeedZeBirds, Voorhees will… Read More

A row has broken out between Lloyd’s and Elliptic Vault about why their relationship broke down.

Just got dumped? We all know the feeling: you read an article promising wonders, getting all pumped up and then… Well, the one thing that nerds love, data, is helping to solve this social problem when it comes to getting dumped in the world of alternative currencies. In an era of numerous altcoins, deciding which ones are a buy, sell or hold can become an arduous task for an individual. Thankfully, your life is about to become a lot easier thanks to CoinGecko. What is CoinGecko? CoinGecko is cryptocurrency ranking and evaluation site that breaks down quantitative and qualitative data for a number of different metrics. The metrics used include items such as Twitter followers, Reddit subscribers, coin community, the […]

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Just got dumped? We all know the feeling: you read an article promising wonders, getting all pumped up and then… Well, the one thing that nerds love, data, is helping to solve this social problem when it comes to getting dumped in the world of alternative currencies. In an era of numerous altcoins, deciding which ones are a buy, sell or hold can become an arduous task for an individual. Thankfully, your life is about to become a lot easier thanks to CoinGecko. What is CoinGecko? CoinGecko is cryptocurrency ranking and evaluation site that breaks down quantitative and qualitative data for a number of different metrics. The metrics used include items such as Twitter followers, Reddit subscribers, coin community, the […]

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“[Bitcoin] produces a market that’s international, that everyone has access to, regardless of race, religion, creed…” – Amir Taaki There is a lot of talk recently of the power Bitcoin has in changing the remittance market.  A remittance is a transfer of wealth from one person to another, mostly amongst the world’s poor. Zach Ramsay of Canadian-based CoinCulture calls remittances “peer2peer for the poor2poor.” It’s an astute observation. It should be stated that this wealth transfer – remittance market – is cited as vital, critical, and an economic lifeline for those receiving the money.  The demand does not just exist, it is desperately needed. Currently, remittances account for the second largest amount of wealth transfer from the ‘West’ to the underdeveloped […]

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Apple has officially addressed 'virtual currency' in its App Store guidelines, but it's still too early to cry victory for Bitcoin

50 Cent announced today that he will sell his new album Animal Ambition for bitcoin through BitPay. As 50 Cent will not be the only artist interested in providing bitcoin as a payment option, BitPay makes it easy for artists to accept bitcoin. 50 Cent is using a Shopify store to sell his latest album and can, through BitPay’s partnership with Shopify, accept payment in bitcoin. There could not be a better combination of innovation in music and payment. We look forward to seeing which other musicians follow suite. With 50 Cent as the first large independent artist to accept bitcoin as a payment and Tatiana Moroz’s recent launch of her artist coin, we can expect many more musicians to […]

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of the United States today released a press release regarding Erik Voorhees and Satoshi Dice.  The SEC has found that Erik Voorhees violated SEctions 5(a) and 5(c) of the Securities Act of 1933 with his unregistered Bitcoin IPOs. Earlier this year, the SEC launched an investigation into the online […]

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50 Cent is one of the most high-profile rap artists to get involved with bitcoin to-date.

Bitcoin prices have climbed 47% in the past two weeks, now clocking in at $664.58 on Coindesk.

"Generally speaking, lots of good news, no bad news and very strong technicals from a trading perspective," SecondMarket's Barry Silbert said in email of the melt up.

Among likely drivers, he said, were DISH's announcement that subscribers could pay their TV bills in Bitcoin, making it the largest firm by market cap to accept the digital currency; Apple's apparent decision to welcome back Bitcoin wallet apps; and bullishness surrounding recent investments in Bitcoin firms like BitPay, which just raised $30 million.

It also may simply be what has now emerged as a standard Bitcoin trading pattern — "bubble, correction, consolidation, price increase; rinse and repeat," Silbert said.

It's always important to take Bitcoin price movements with a grain of salt — over the course of two weeks this past spring, for instance, prices fell 37% to $360. There remain a host of vulnerabilities out there that could derail the rally.

But for now the trend is clear. Here's the chart:

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Secretary Jason Kander has shut down a local bitcoin mining hardware company, citing a number of concerns.

The world's biggest tech company has paved the way for digital currencies to be transacted on iPhones and iPads.

A Johannesburg energy management company has integrated bitcoin wallets into its smart meters.

As part of its ongoing developer conference this week, Apple has added a section to its developer guidelines regarding apps for virtual currencies, including, possibly, Bitcoin. If you look for Bitcoin apps in the App Store right now, you’ll notice most of them are tickers that monitor Bitcoin’s exchange rate. But if you use Bitcoin…

The Dutch Central Bank (DNB) has issued a bitcoin warning aimed at banks and other financial institutions.

Nicolas Cary discusses how you could benefit from the burgeoning Bitcoin economy, even if you don't own a single BTC

The following is a work of fiction, the events below have never happened. This article serves as a means to stress the importance of mining responsibility on both the miner’s end and the pool owners end by proposing a possible scenario that could become the downfall of Bitcoin. Any companies in the following article are […]

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Bitcoin ATMs are set to flourish in Poland, Denmark gets its first ATM, and Prague launches a bitcoin centre.

The FCA has announced a new initiative to help bitcoin businesses, marking a major policy shift for the regulator.

A recent report from Citibank has shown that Bitcoin proponents still have a long way to go when it comes to explaining the value proposition of this digital currency to the world. While the report made a number of interesting points when it came to disrupting credit card payments and building new innovations on top […]

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Quietly, Bitcoin is on a roll. They key word there is quietly.

After spending a long time in the $400 area, the price of the digital currency is now in the high $600s.

Via Bitcoinwisdom, here's a long-term chart, which shows the recent climb in perspective.

What feels different about this Bitcoin rally is the lack of hype, and the calmness of the market.

While the media mostly forgot about Bitcoin over the last several months, venture capitalists have continued to pour money into startups. And more and more businesses are accepting Bitcoin as payment.

Meanwhile, yesterday, Apple appeared to open the door for Bitcoin apps in the app store, a very positive development for the community.

Bottom line: The whole thing feels less hypey, less volatile, and more stable. For fans of the currency, the latest developments are exactly what you want to see.

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While the company's update regarding the use of virtual currencies is intriguing, it doesn't necessarily mean acceptance.

One of the most attractive features of cryptocurrencies is their ability to reside on a variety of electronic devices, including smartphones. The Google Play store for Android has long allowed app developers to create mobile wallets that allow the transmission of Bitcoins or altcoins. However, Apple blocked cryptocurrency apps from the Apple store, meaning that iPhone users were […]

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One of the most attractive features of cryptocurrencies is their ability to reside on a variety of electronic devices, including smartphones. The Google Play store for Android has long allowed app developers to create mobile wallets that allow the transmission of Bitcoins or altcoins. However, Apple blocked cryptocurrency apps from the Apple store, meaning that iPhone users were […]

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This article was first published in Issue 16 of the print edition of Bitcoin Magazine.  Today, John Law is often hailed as one of the greatest financial innovators of all time. What would he say about Bitcoin and other digital currencies? Let’s take a look at this enigmatic man to discover how yesterday’s financial innovations shed light on our own times. Before there were MIT graduates counting cards in casinos, there was John Law. He was naturally gifted with numbers and loved gambling. It was only natural that we would learn to calculate the odds. Before there were stock markets, gambling was a preferred pastime of Europe’s elites. As they idled away their time, John Law took their money. When he […]

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