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Bitcoin startup Moneero has officially exited stealth mode, openings its service to an initial batch of new users.

Day one at Bitfin Dublin saw bitcoin's first presentation from a central banker, alongside discussion about future developments.

Could there be better uses of cyrptocurrency proof of work rather than just solving arbitrary cryptographic problems?

Bitcoin, the leading virtual currency in the world, moved another step towards gaining legitimacy and widespread usage when the California government legalized virtual currencies last week. The move helps position the state with the largest, most established technology sector in the nation, on the forefront of a technology its backers consider the biggest innovation since the adoption of the world wide web two decades ago.

Today, reports of spam transactions containing one Satoshi and zero fee have been sprouting like daisies. A pair of Bitcoin addresses have been used by would-be hackers to send over 1,000 spam transactions to many more thousands of receiving Bitcoin addresses. The spam transaction encourages users to visit the site BitMessageS.org (intentionally meant to be […]

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An indie game developer hopes to marry gaming economies and cryptocurrencies. But he needs dollars first.

UK Only Article:  standard article Issue:  The tragedy of the Arabs Fly Title:  PorcFest and the Free State Project Rubric:  The plot to liberate New Hampshire Location:  LANCASTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE A YOUNG man in a leather loincloth saunters past a woman dressed like Alice in Wonderland. The tang of pot wafts through the air, and a small remote-operated drone buzzes overhead (“Bought it in China,” says the proud owner; “I’d use it to follow chicks,” marvels one chap). Guns are everywhere; Bitcoin is the currency of choice. The Porcupine Freedom Festival, which ended on June 29th, saw more than 1,500 libertarians and anarchists descend on Lancaster, New Hampshire. The event’s mascot is a porcupine, which, though well-armed, only causes pain when attacked. New Hampshire is a natural stamping-ground for freedom-lovers. It has low taxes, lean bureaucracy and some of the loosest gun laws in America. Grown-ups can ride around without seat-belts or motorcycle helmets. The right to rebel when public liberty ...

Gareth Murphy, the director of markets for the Central Bank of Ireland, spoke at BitFin 2014 today.

This week, the Blockchain Technology Group, known as Blocktech, announced the creation of a business model for a new era of technology that will enable the cryptocurrency space to sustainably monetize a bitcoin business. Blocktech, led by CEO Devon Read and supported by a large group of some of the best and brightest in the cryptocurrency space, has established the company to actively develop hardware to carry, accept and spend cryptocurrencies easily and securely. The team is working to cultivate cryptoeconomies around the world through the development of open source hardware, intuitive design, sustainability and socially just manufacturing. The company announcement follows below. SAN DIEGO, July 1, 2014 — Blockchain Technology Group is a new Bitcoin-related startup. Also known as […]

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Coming in mid-August, Bitcoin will take over the Carolinas. The conference, accurately named Cryptolina, will focus on bringing education and insight within what hopes to be the defining Bitcoin event for the Carolinas. The conference is taking place from August 15-16 in Raleigh, NC, and will be the first event bringing together entrepreneurs, startups, crowdfunders, financial professionals and VC and angel investors, all looking to network and learn more about Bitcoin and the cryptoeconomy. Organizers of the event announced today that widely-known venture capitalist Adam Draper of Boost VC will be speaking to attendees at Cryptolina, and will also be providing advice to local startups and entrepreneurs within the cryptocurrency community. Draper is the founder of Boost VC and is […]

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The project has announced the first-round winners of its BitComp, aimed to encourage bitcoin innovation.

The online retail giant may introduce a range of incentives for bitcoin accepting vendors, CEO Patrick Byrne has said.

This article first appeared in Issue 21: Bitcoin & Art   SwarmSketch SwarmSketch allows any user to vote on every previously drawn line and add a new line to the sketch. The final result is truly the collective vision of an independent group of line artists. The only data recorded for each line is the country registered with the users IP address. Users have the ability to replay a collective sketch and see where and when contributions were made.   Exploding Dog The exploding dog web comic series mostly looks like stick figures drawn in MS Paint, but that simplicity also gives it a warm and welcoming charm. I only recently realized all of Sam Brown’s sketches are based on […]

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Nick Szabo, the author of bitgold, the most complete conceptualization of a decentralized currency prior to bitcoin, the person who coined the term smart contracts in 1993, and believed by many to be Satoshi himself, published a one line blog post today which simply contained a link to his twitter account. The last known public […]

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TWO words have made the leap from the technology world to become part of the common cultural lexicon in 2014: Kickstarter and Bitcoin. Kickstarter, the crowdfunding platform that allows individuals to back projects in return for rewards, has hosted 150,000 prospective products—43% of which have been funded. And even the most technophobic grandparent, including a 64-year-old California resident named Satoshi Nakamoto, now knows of bitcoin, a crypto-currency, even if they cannot explain how it works. Comment Expiry Date:  Fri, 2014-07-18

BlockCypher has released an API that allows developers to implement 'multisig' authentication in an hour, it says.

oskau. Wie das WallStreetJournal berichtet haben die Behörden in Russland ihre Haltung gegenüber des Bitcoin gelockert; die Zentralbank äußerte nun, dass sie die Nutzung virtueller Währungen nicht erschweren will. “An diesem Punkt sollten wir schauen, wie sich diese Art von Währungen entwickelt. Man sollte diese neue Technologie nicht kategorisch ablehnen,” sagte der stellvertretende Vorsitzende Georgy […]

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The flower delivery company 1-800-FLOWERS will be accepting Bitcoin as a payment option for their services starting this fall. 1-800-FLOWERS is the world’s leading florist and gift retailer. The move will not only cover 1-800-FLOWERS.com, but will also integrate Bitcoin acceptance throughout all of their family companies including FannieMay.com, Cheryls.com, ThePopcornFactory.com, 1-800-Baskets.com, FruitBouquets.com, and Stockyards.com. […]

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Tim Draper, the winning bidder in last Friday's Silk Road auction, held a press conference today.