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Yes, it’s true. In the midst of the most exciting time of the year in college football, bitcoin is making its mark. What was previously called the Beef O’ Brady’s Bowl, will now be known as the Bitcoin St. Petersburg Bowl for the next three years. BitPay, one of the largest bitcoin payment service providers will serve as the title sponsor of the NCAA Football game, which will take place at Tropicana Field, the home of the Tampa Bay Rays. BitPay has been very successful since its founding in 2009, and with over 33,000 merchants, the company is playing a pivotal role in the mainstream adoption of digital currency. On December 26, 2014, The Bitcoin St. Petersburg Bowl will bring […]

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Australian Point-of-Sale provider BitPOS and the International Anti Poaching Foundation (IAPF) have teamed up to offer bitcoin donations in the struggle to combat poaching in Africa’s wilderness. Bitcoin is particularly beneficial for charitable organizations, particularly those doing work in remote locations where the infrastructure for the receipt of funds is lacking. Bitcoin donations have several advantages over traditional methods: the speed of transfer, a truly international reach, and the frictionless nature of donations means the IAPF is able to capture donations easily from all over the world. Charitable giving is an obvious application that many in the space are aware of. Yet actual implementations are still quite rare. The union came after meetings between Jason Williams, founder of BitPOS, and […]

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Two Melbourne filmmakers are crowdfunding a Bitcoin documentary in Australia. The film will be presented in parts, as a mini-series. Chris Mylrae and Dale Dickins are behind the production and recently launched a fundraiser with a special Bitcoin event in an iconic warehouse space located in Melbourne’s CBD. The two filmmakers are on a mission to uncover the real stories behind the news. In the process they hope to demonstrate the impact that cryptocurrencies are having on people’s lives in Australia. Some footage has already been shot. What we see is a community of people coming together to make Bitcoin user friendly, safe and secure. The filmmakers have also discovered that people have a lot of questions about Bitcoin and […]

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BRANTFORD, June 24th, 2014 — Vault of Satoshi, Canada’s leading cryptocurrency exchange, announced June 20th that it is releasing the dividend-producing bitcoin investment, called Divcoin, today, June 24th.  Instead of selling contracts that would otherwise bind users, Vault of Satoshi is representing mining contracts with a coin. Based out of their Brantford, Ontario headquarters, Vault of Satoshi will be mining bitcoins and paying out daily dividends to those who buy the coin. Vault of Satoshi is enabling the purchase of Divcoin starting June 20th, 2014 to both current clients and the public via their online site www.vaultofsatoshi.com. Vault of Satoshi offers cloud-mining contracts to their clients, but dislikes the idea of binding contracts. “With Divcoins, we can offer the upside of […]

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Hive has launched a new HTML5 web wallet that aims to offer better privacy while appealing to altcoin users.

Plaintiffs say CoinTerra distorted the technological capacity and energy consumption of its bitcoin mining products.

In an unexpected turn of events in the Dogecoin community, the creator of Dogecoin Jackson Palmer has decided unsubscribe from the Dogecoin subreddit. Through a public argument between himself and Alex Green, creator of the platform Moolah.io, over UltraPRO seeking trademark. Palmer has publicly shown intention to take a step back from the Dogecoin community […]

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In the past year alone, Bitcoin has attracted so many new people and so many new ideas. It’s absolutely fascinating to watch the cryptocommunity develop and as a journalist, it gets more exciting every day. Within the community is Bill Still, a Greenbacker economic commentator and documentarian who has been talking about monetary policy for […]

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A bill to make bitcoin and digital currencies 'lawful money' in California is now heading to the governor for approval.

KnCMiner is defending against claims it was trying to trick customers with a new hosted bitcoin mining offer.

Jordan Kelley will join industry leaders at a public hearing to discuss bitcoin, before demonstrating Italy's first Robocoin ATM.

In this video, ZeroBlock co-founder Dan Held spills the insider secrets you need to know to knock your mobile Bitcoin app out of the park

Last Friday, on 6/20/14, a jewelry store in the Sands Macao world-class hotel lit up with the virtually iridescent glow of cryptographic splendor. Jase Leung, Bitcoinnect’s CEO, together with Matthew Ventura, a Macau entrepreneur, have established a Bitcoin vending kiosk accessible to the myriad of tourists that frequent the international gambling hub of the world. Bitcoinnect […]

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ZipZap has formally reinstated its bitcoin buying service at more than 20,000 retail locations in the UK.

The e-retailer will donate some profits from bitcoin sales to advocacy organisations, and plans to make bitcoin payments international.

Litecoin and Darkcoin have been hovering around the same price for the past month. Litecoin is, arguably, the second-most successful digital currency currently on the market in terms of adoption, but Darkcoin seems to be stepping up into the same value-range. With the cryptocurrency market as competitive as it is, investors are wondering what will […]

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CoinDesk investigates the likely impact of Canada's Bill C-31 on bitcoin companies with a presence in the country.

CEO Bobby Lee has announced upgraded features for the 'Picasso ATM' mobile app, aimed squarely at overseas customers.

Canada amends national law to regulate bitcoin business.

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Recently, Facebook made headlines when they approved the Multicoin Tipping App and The Doge Tipping App. This was the first time Facebook had made any positive movement in favor of digital currency. I was able to talk with Alejandro Calballero, developer of the tipping apps, about how things are going, how things look and what’s […]

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Recently, Facebook made headlines when they approved the Multicoin Tipping App and The Doge Tipping App. This was the first time Facebook had made any positive movement in favor of digital currency. I was able to talk with Alejandro Calballero, developer of the tipping apps, about how things are going, how things look and what’s […]

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Recently, California-based trading card accessory company UltraPRO International filed for a trademark on the word “Doge,” a move that flustered the Dogecoin community. The biggest fear was that by UltraPRO trademarking the word “Doge,” Dogecoin’s vendors would be at risk of being sued. Not only that, but Josh Wise, Dogecoin’s sponsored NASCAR driver, may face […]

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A Minnesota senator is leading a new PR effort aimed at increasing awareness of bitcoin among merchants and consumers.