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The Tokyo Police investigation will focus on 27,000 BTC suspected to have been stolen from Mt. Gox.

The Wikimedia Foundation has historically kept a cautious distance from Bitcoin. Back in December 2013, CCN’s Caleb Chen (then writing for Bitcoin Blogger) emailed the Wikimedia Foundation about accepting Bitcoin donations. This is the response he received: “Thank you for your email and interest in supporting free knowledge — it seems like you already know […]

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You have probably heard it a hundred times by now: we accept bitcoins… This “we accept bitcoins” phrase is perhaps the latest marketing craze that has engulfed many e-commerce sites and traditional brick & mortar stores. Although many businesses accept your alternative currency, not many of them go further than that. Well, BTCTrip doesn’t just accept bitcoins, they accept bitcoiners. That’s what sets this travel site apart from the rest. Accepting bitcoiners means catering to the wants of bitcoin users by paying employees in bitcoin, offering more than discounts, and promoting the space. Martin Fernandez, the co-founder of BTCTrip, was described by Vitalik Buterin as “the archetypal Bitcoin user.” It is no wonder why: Fernandez has been in the tech […]

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Prominent members of China's bitcoin ecosystem discuss the possible effects of proposed US regulations on the industry.

Armory has released v0.92 of its client with a feature called Lockbox, a decentralised multi-signature interface for bitcoin.

Overstock's international customers will soon have the option to pay for the company's e-commerce products in bitcoin.

 Wikipedia, the decentralized community-powered encyclopedia, is now accepting donations in bitcoin, the decentralized community-powered cryptocurrency. The Wikimedia Foundation partnered with Coinbase to process the donations. Also new today, Coinbase will waive processing fees for all registered non-profits. Today’s news shouldn’t come as a surprise. Back in March, Wikipedia… Read More

Bitcoin Magazine would like to congratulate former Lead Writer and now Editorial Board Member, Vitalik Buterin, on his receipt of the Peter Thiel Fellowship Award. Vitalik is the mastermind behind the Ethereum Project. As a 20 year old, his development experience is extensive with involvement in Bitcoin, KryptoKit, and the Dark Wallet. Through the Peter Thiel Fellowship program, Vitalik will receive a grant of $100k to span over two years so he can focus full time on the Ethereum project and further decentralized developments. In addition to funding, all fellows will receive guidance on entrepreneurship and startups. Congratulations, Vitalik! The Thiel Foundation issued the following press release on the award and recipients: PETER THIEL ANNOUNCES 2014 CLASS OF THIEL FELLOWS […]

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I have, like many others, written extensively about the Mt Gox debacle and the missing bitcoins. Too many questions lie unanswered and seem to be  most likely to remain unanswered. Jonathan Keane, writing today on VPN Creative has stated that: Tokyo Metropolitan Police have finally launched an official investigation into the collapse of Mt Gox […]

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To be clear right from the start: There is no definite answer in this article. There are a lot of theories, and it is interesting and insightful to look at them. There might be one theory that you know is right, and there might be one that you really like, but we can’t be sure. […]

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Wikipedia's parent company, the Wikimedia Foundation, now accepts bitcoin donations thanks to a partnership with payment processor Coinbase.

The Bitcoin Foundation has launched a new-look website featuring various resources on bitcoin and the organization itself.

"We accept 13 different payment methods enabling donations from nearly every country in the world, and today, we’re adding one more."

BitPay has introduced a new price plan that is free and unlimited for its basic bitcoin payments processing service.

Apple users and bitcoiners can now breathe a little easier. Six months after Apple removed the Blockchain wallet app from the App Store, Blockchain is back. The company made the announcement this morning, just days after the release of a completely revamped Blockchain Android app, which was initially unveiled at the North American Bitcoin Conference in Chicago. When the original iOS app was banned by Apple in January there were over 1,000 news stories that covered the development. Apple seems to have gotten the idea. Although Apple has not directly stated their support of Bitcoin and other payment technologies, it seems they have changed their stance on the type of approved applications within the App Store. It is most definitely […]

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On July 19th, Bitshares announced that its Hong Kong-based partner DACS Unlimited is launching the first official, live Bitshares X chain. Bitshares X is the stock- and commodities-focused product of Bitshares, which aims to be a multipurpose platform for distributed versions of everything from insurance to music retailing. This makes Bitshares, arguably, the first functional iteration of what’s known as a Distributed Autonomous Corporation – essentially, a distributed, centreless system much like the Bitcoin network, but able to execute commands more complicated than ‘buy’ and ‘sell,’ and with a wider variety of resources. That could mean this counts as a victory for Bitshares over its main conceptual competitor, Ethereum, a DAC platform that is still in the proof of concept phase. […]

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Savvy traders could profit handsomely from the bitcoin arbitrage opportunities presented by a future BitLicense, argues Jon Matonis.

This is the feature article for Issue 20. Explaining Bitcoin to a luddite is like explaining the plot of an action-drama movie. Failing exchanges! “Overnight” millionaires! Bank robberies! Drug-busts! World-changing innovation! Government espionage and fortunes made and lost! One of the most interesting aspects is the superhero-like protagonist: our system’s very anonymous creator, Satoshi Nakamoto. #themanbehindbitcoin Satoshi Nakamoto is thought to be a pseudonym for the unknown “Father of Bitcoin”; in Japanese, Satoshi Nakamoto roughly translates to “thinking clearly inside the foundation.”1  For the purpose of this article, Satoshi will be referred to as a male. His preference for privacy is his hallmark. He used e-mail addresses and web-sites that were untraceable. In 2009, he produced his famous white paper […]

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Dogecoin, born in jest, is now serious business. A major payment processor already supports Dogecoin payments. This has opened up the coin to a huge selection of international merchants. One such merchant is Hustler Magazine, which recently confirmed it would start accepting payments in Dogecoin. Dogecoin is also being embraced by new exchanges, including those in the lucrative Chinese market. Most importantly, the community seems as vibrant and passionate as ever. This is important. However, it matters little if there is no one maintaining the protocol and ensuring both the integrity and security of the network. Fortunately for Dogecoin the core development team is equally as passionate. They are increasingly becoming recognised as one of the most active and productive […]

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Dogecoin, born in jest, is now serious business. A major payment processor already supports Dogecoin payments. This has opened up the coin to a huge selection of international merchants. One such merchant is Hustler Magazine, which recently confirmed it would start accepting payments in Dogecoin. Dogecoin is also being embraced by new exchanges, including those in the lucrative Chinese market. Most importantly, the community seems as vibrant and passionate as ever. This is important. However, it matters little if there is no one maintaining the protocol and ensuring both the integrity and security of the network. Fortunately for Dogecoin the core development team is equally as passionate. They are increasingly becoming recognised as one of the most active and productive […]

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CoinSafe says its new software allows businesses to trade bitcoins directly with walk-in customers.

 Luck be a protected cryptocurrency-based transaction via a highly secure, distributed network tonight! Robocoin, a bitcoin ATM company, has announced that they’ve placed the first bitcoin ATM on the Las Vegas strip where the high-rollers and low- can go to turn their winnings into crypto cash. Read More

Overstock.com and its swashbuckling CEO, Patrick Byrne, are hoping to create a new kind of corporate stock based on the computer software that drives bitcoin, aiming to overhaul the stock market in much the same way that bitcoin overhauled how we store and exchange money. On Tuesday afternoon, Overstock—one of the world’s largest online retailers, […]

The closure of Silk Road, the seizure and disposal of the Bitcoin assets, and the ongoing criminal charges against Ross William Ulbricht, the alleged owner, is potentially hugely damaging to all legitimate online businesses. These actions are indicative of a frightening lack of understanding of the nature of a state and the powers that it […]

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Pada tanggal 24 July 2014, Majelis Nasional Ekuador telah efektif melarang bitcoin dan mata uang digital desentralisasi sambil membentuk pedoman untuk penciptaan yang lebih baru, mata uang digital yang dikelola negara. Mata Digital yang Terpusat oleh Negara Dengan 91 suara mendukung amandemen undang-undang moneter dan keuangan yang ada di negara itu, Majelis Nasional menyetujui RUU […]

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A New Zealand bitcoin ATM operator is the latest to fall victim to the banking industry's digital currency barriers.

Alex Preukschat, Josep Busquet and José Ángel Ares García, the trio behind ‘The Hunt for Satoshi Nakamoto’, the new Bitcoin Comic which previewed at CoinSummit and was recently written up on CoinDesk are gearing up to launch their project kickstarter style on the new SWARM platform which recently raised over $1,000,000 worth of Bitcoin in startup capital. Preukschat says he wants to take 1,000 pre-orders of the comic before it goes to print and those who sign up will receive crypto-tokens from the SWARM platform in return for their donations allowing them access to perks and special offers in future like limited edition artwork cover for the comic books and T-Shirts. Crowdfunding on a Bitcoin-only platform makes a lot of sense to Preukschat whose basic goal is to educate […]

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Results from the past do not offer guarantees for the future. It’s the legal disclaimer that comes with every new financial brokerage account and market promotion email. And for good reason. Because results from the past, do not offer a guarantee for the future. Then again, history tends to repeat itself. Let’s take a look at the […]

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In a new interview with CoinDesk, US Rep. Steve Stockman (R-TX) explores the complex regulatory challenges facing bitcoin today.