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Bitcoin films are just starting to take off into the mainstream. It is exciting to be a part of the early stages of this growing global network – an industry, if you will. Today, Bitcoin is in the middle of its transition from the early adoption to perhaps what we may look back on as […]

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Gambit.com is the name of an up and coming Bitcoin gaming website created by Jay Severson, one of the internet entrepreneurs who took Chess.com from a small business webpage to one of the most frequented online gaming websites (bigger than Zynga) in the world. Users that go to Gambit.com are able to play familiar games against each other […]

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The startup wants to help merchants, investors and others avoid problems associated with bitcoin's unpredictable pricing behavior.

CoinDesk speaks to members of Brazil's bitcoin ecosystem to explore the challenges facing domestic startups.

We have seen Bitcoin introduced into a number of establishments all over the world, both online and offline. The cryptocurrency is no longer just there for geeks who live behind their computer. Instead, it can be used by anyone who wants to use it. Bitcoin Boulevard in The Hague is just one example of a […]

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WatchMyBit is a new video sharing platform that will open its doors next week for initial beta testing. The platform will permit video creators to upload their videos, and viewers to view the videos using a Bitcoin micropaywall system. In other words, this ambitious project wants to be the Bitcoin Youtube, with a pay-per-view model […]

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Hardware wallet Trezor offers an additional layer of security for users who maintain a substantial stash of bitcoin.

Chain engineer Erik Rykwalder wrote an educational blog post yesterday, The Math Behind Bitcoin. Specifically, Erik concisely explains some of the fundamentals of Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (ECDSA). When the term “key”, “key pair” or “private/public key” is used in Bitcoin it means an ECDSA key pair. These keys are mathematically linked and can […]

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The Monacoin price had a terrible week. The “Japanese Dogecoin” saw its price fall by more than 20%, including more than 10% in the past day alone. However, the Monacoin price has historically been very volatile, and the recent price decline is not an unusual occurrence. CCN examines this altcoin price movement. Also Read: Dogecoin […]

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The Monacoin price had a terrible week. The “Japanese Dogecoin” saw its price fall by more than 20%, including more than 10% in the past day alone. However, the Monacoin price has historically been very volatile, and the recent price decline is not an unusual occurrence. CCN examines this altcoin price movement. Also Read: Dogecoin […]

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Don’t know where to spend your Bitcoin? Perhaps Bspend is the place you’ve been looking for. Bspend is a product and service aggregating website where people can locate vendors who are offering their services and goods for Bitcoins. The roll out of their updated site added vendors and search options make for the perfect time […]

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Bitcoin startup Brawker is on a roll. On October 16, the company enabled a New Hampshire-based reddit user “Rossby” score what is a world’s first: pay a parking ticket with Bitcoin, and while at it, get a discount in the process too. Brawker is an online marketplace that connects people who want to buy Bitcoin […]

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The Josh Wise-helmed Dogecar will make its third and final appearance on the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup circuit in Sunday’s Geico 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. Wise hopes to improve upon last week’s subpar performance at the track where multi-car wrecks are commonplace, and the only sure thing is a wild finish. Also Read: CCN Interviews […]

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A Bitcoin ATM located in the city of Brisbane (Australia) has been seized in part of a drug trafficking sting. The ATM was taken by the local police because of its alleged connection with a sting which brought in product worth more than 2.6 million dollars. The ATM was located in a cafe called The Roastery Cafe, which, […]

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On Thursday, the bitcoin service Coinbase expanded into six new languages in an attempt to help non-English speakers become active participants in the bitcoin community. This expansion did not occur in a vacuum. Over the past several months, Coinbase has been making forays into new markets to spread bitcoin to the masses and increase Coinbase’s […]

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CannabisCoin’s upcoming “Yes We CANN” event has caused the CannabisCoin price to surge–perhaps even higher than the customers who will use CannabisCoins to buy legalized marijuana at the October 20 and future Yes We CANN events. However, the recent CannabisCoin price increase has caused other marijuana-themed altcoin prices to falter. Also Read: CannabisCoin Price Gets […]

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Downloading the Bitcoin blockchain is about to become a lot easier, ending a common complaint that users have about the barrier of entry to using Bitcoin software. With this new feature, new users can be fully synced with Bitcoin Core closer to 4 hours, as opposed to 2 days on an average internet connection. The common complaint about […]

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This week’s Apple Loop covers the October 16th event, the new iPads, a new marketing phrase in 5K Retina, the update to the Mac Mini, thoughts on the missing 32 GB options, OSX Yosemite arrives, iOS 8.1 revealed, life lessons from Steve Jobs, and did Apple really cripple Finland?

 In the past few months we’ve been hearing a lot about how bitcoin’s underlying technology is going to revolutionize not only our monetary system, but also notary services, DNS, authentication, intellectual property ownership and data storage. While most of the amazing products and services that were supposed to emerge on top of the bitcoin protocol have yet to see light,… Read More