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A proposed Russian law calls for fines to be imposed on those who create, issue or promote digital currencies.

 Widely renowned Youtube animation artist ZenithQuinn has released a new Youtube video that pokes some fun at the stereotypical Bitcoin user. In fact, they broke it down into several different types of people that support Bitcoin. Bitcoin users often come from different walks of life and the community is intrinsically international-facing. The video’s animation is classic and the content […]

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That's right. The world's richest man believes Bitcoin is a promising payments solution. Why? Because it’s 'cheap.' However, his outlook isn't as bright on the anonymity aspect

 Robocoin, maker of Bitcoin ATMs, has announced a new service called Robocoin Wallet. The service, which acts as a bitcoin wallet directly connected to the company’s public ATMs, allows you to store your BTC and send and receive cash via the Internet or directly through their service. The wallet essentially removes the final step needed for most common bitcoin buys. At the ATM, users… Read More

CoinDesk explores how Ross Ulbricht and Silk Road are dividing opinions in the bitcoin space.

Researchers anticipate a future where sensors transmit money alongside data, as they are paid in bitcoin for their information.

An inquiry by the Australian Senate into an appropriate framework for digital currencies in Australia is under way, ZDNET reports. The inquiry was successfully moved in Parliament on Thursday by the Economics References Committee’s chair, NSW Labor Senator Sam Dastyari. The inquiry is expected to deliver its final report on March 15 next year. Also […]

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Exchange in the context of finance often conjures up images of busy trading floors where traders gesticulate and shout in deafening din. In the world of Bitcoin, things are much quieter. The Bitcoin exchanges, as many of them are, can be little more than a website and a piece of program running behind it. Many of these exchanges, often registered in offshore tax havens such as British Virgin Islands, don't have much of a physical existence.

The BBC's Umaru Fofana reports from Freetown on the catastrophic impact of the Ebola virus on tourism in Sierra Leone.

CoinDesk examines how Silk Road rocked the bitcoin world and created shockwaves that are still being felt today.

For 24 hours, the Bitcoin price has moved sideways in uneventful trade. Global markets, however, are currently in a state of panic after stocks tumbled to new lows yesterday. Adding to the growing uncertainty about financial corporates, JPMorgan revealed that more than 76 million household accounts held with the investment bank have been compromised due […]

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Flinders University is the first Australian University to accept payments in Bitcoin. Though Flinders University doesn’t accept yet Bitcoin is as general payment option for university fees, Flinders’ New Venture Institute is now running a pilot project and accepting Bitcoin as payment for its Venture Dorm program for practical, experiential, entrepreneurial education. Also read: Georgia […]

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The Australian Senate is to hold an inquiry into digital currencies, as industry representatives call for tax clarity.

Yesterday, Bitcoin Core developer Peter Todd posted his draft for a new Bitcoin opcode, CHECKLOCKTIMEVERIFY. This new script gives Bitcoin powerful new features and solves transaction malleability issues. In his BIP draft Todd reveals use cases for Escrow, Time-locked Refunds, Two-factor Wallets, Micropayment Channels, Trustless Payments, and more. “Very nice,” Gavin Andresen responded on the […]

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I had some Bitcoin that I wanted to exchange for 25 Darkcoin 2.0 units recently, and I have never looked to receive any digital currency besides Bitcoin before. So I figured this would be the perfect time to dip my toes into the digital currency exchange market, and see if I can find an exchange […]

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Every now and then, people try to do their very best to tell people what a farce Bitcoin is. In that process, they often focus on the Bitcoin enthusiasts. Getting them angry seems to be the point of these pointless attacks. CCN knows better than to pay attention to this but, sometimes, the Bitcoin community reacts […]

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The first Bitcoin ATM comes to Portugal this weekend. Bitcoin startup Bitcoin Já is launching the first Bitcoin ATM machine in Lisbon, Portugal. This makes Portugal the latest European country to have a Bitcoin ATM machine installed. The event will be held this Saturday, October 4th, 2014, at the lobby of the @Cinema at Saldanha Residence […]

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The city of Perth in Western Australia, will be hosting its very first international bitcoin conference on the 8th November 2014. Certus Consulting presents Bitcoin Australasia Conference featuring international keynote speaker, Roger Ver, who will be making his way to Australia for the very first time. Conference Targeting Mainstream Adoption Bitcoin Australasia Conference  will be a conference set to explain and promote bitcoin to the Australian mainstream community, as well providing speaker and panel sessions for those well-versed in bitcoin. Organiser, Sheree Ip, tells us “There are a lot of people in the bitcoin community in Perth from very diverse backgrounds including miners, developers, businesses, merchants, academics and everyday users. It makes perfect sense to hold a international bitcoin conference […]

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Merchants in Madrid's busiest shopping district will open for Calle Bitcoin, a Bitcoin Boulevard-style event to begin today.

In a new interview, Bill Gates suggests he has yet to see the benefits bitcoin could bring to global finance.