CryptoCoins News, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST When you are a government as large, powerful, and desperate as the one that controls the United States, things many of us take for granted like freedom, ethics, and privacy can be easily crushed underfoot in an ongoing quest for control. Freedom and control are strange bedfellows, and rarely the two shall meet. Governments are […] The post U.S. Regulators Battle Bitcoin Businesses for Control appeared first on CryptoCoinsNews. |
CoinDesk, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST Taxi passengers in Malaysia are Asia's first to be able to pay with bitcoin, thanks to matching service Taximonger. |
CryptoCoins News, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST This January, the city of Miami plays host to the second annual North American Bitcoin Conference or the NABC. The event returns to Miami after successful Bitcoin conferences in Amsterdam and Chicago. The Amsterdam conference was attended by over 1,100 people from more than 50 countries. The Chicago event saw more than 1,200 attendees representing […] The post Miami to Host Second North American Bitcoin Conference appeared first on CryptoCoinsNews. |
CoinDesk, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST Pumpkin carving is one of the most time-honored traditions surrounding Halloween, offering revelers the chance to cook up creations both spooky and spectacular. Bitcoiners are no exception, as shown by a recent social media movement dubbed #BitcoinWeen. The movement was sparked on 28th October, when Blockchain CEO Nic Cary issued a call for jack-o’-lantern carvings […] |
CoinDesk, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST Digital currencies are innovations that deserve better than regulation under existing financial rules, writes regulation consultant Peter Oakes. |
CryptoCoins News, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST A Reddit post started a discussion on the nature of Bitcoin. Is it “just” a digital currency and payment system, or is it more than that? Poster “StarFscker” argues that Bitcoin is the revolutionary offspring of crypto-anarchists posting to mailing lists about how cryptography will set us free. Also read: The Extropian Roots of Bitcoin […] The post Bitcoin is the Digital Currency of Crypto Anarchy appeared first on CryptoCoinsNews. |
CoinDesk, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST The cryptocurrency industry needs viral growth the way social media exploded – which is why it should leverage social media. |
CryptoCoins News, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST Six years ago on October 31, 2008, Satoshi Nakamoto, the mysterious inventor of Bitcoin, announced the concurrency on the Cryptography mailing list. A lot of water has passed under the bridges since then. In 2014, six years after Bitcoin was unleashed onto the world, a book, “Bitcoin and the Future of Money” and a film […] The post Happy Birthday Bitcoin! appeared first on CryptoCoinsNews. |
CryptoCoins News, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST BTC Guild won’t be shutting down. Not too long after the NYDFS had published it Bitlicense proposal guidelines, Michael, the owner of BTC Guild, had stated that he would shut the pool down if the regulations went into effect as proposed. On 10/31/14, he announced that he would be shutting down BTC Guild. While at first the […] The post Bitcoin Mining Pool BTC Guild Forced to Sell Due to Uncertain Bitcoin Regulation and Mining Centralization appeared first on CryptoCoinsNews. |
Forbes, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST To those who are only marginally familiar with bitcoin, the world’s leading digital cryptocurrency, the idea of adapting the tech into a type of globally accessible passport may seem odd. But Christopher Ellis, a hacker that specializes in privacy and decentralized security, sees them as a natural fit. |