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Gavin Andrsen defended bitcoin's core development process in a new blog post that sought to debunk claims that it is too centralized.

The same technology that makes Bitcoin an alternative currency could be adapted to make elections impervious to cheating at a fraction of the current cost

Five major China-based bitcoin mining companies have formed a "transparency alliance" to combat "ponzi schemes" and other illicit market actors.

Mozilla, the company behind the highly popular internet browser Firefox, recently started accepting bitcoins through Coinbase toward the Mozilla Foundation. The foundation and initiative look to help protect the open web, collecting donations for their cause. It’s an interesting time to be witnessing the browser competition. While Google is taking a stance and working to bring […]

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Vitalik Buterin has recently won the World Technology Network award for IT software and joins the ranks of Elon Musk, Nick Woodman, Levar Burton, and Palmer Luckey, who also received awards this year. He won the award for being the co-creator & inventor, Ethereum; Co-Founder, Bitcoin magazine, but I felt this doesn’t really sum up how I’ve seen him participate in the community. I’ve made a list of links to his work that I feel strongly about and some other tidbits that may not be known by those in the Bitcoin community. In the end, Buterin is the least competitive person I know. He is an extremely cooperative person and helps remind me the futility of competing solely to see one winner succeed. […]

Free software community Mozilla has launched a dedicated donations page to accept bitcoin payments.

The UK's shadow minister for digital government believes bitcoin could take power away from big banks and put it back in the hands of consumers.

Brock Pierce-led startup Realcoin has clarified its purpose with a new name as the project enters private beta.

Bitcoin margin trading comes under scrutiny as BitVC takes 46% of traders' profits to cover a 3,000 BTC loss.

The Blockchain creates and records all digital currency transactions using mathematics. The Bitcoin blockchain uses the computing power on Earth to solve these math problems that confirm transactions made using the digital currency Bitcoin. As many are familiar with the cryptocurrency Bitcoin, many people still don’t understand blockchain’s other uses. The blockchain saves aspects of each transaction made using the currency; small transactions can be made in which information is stored. This allows for the possibility of signing and permanently recording legally binding documents. Blocksign is allowing individuals to harness this ability. Blocksign is a service that lets people digitally sign legally binding documents and preserve a private record of their signed document in the blockchain, where they can access […]

The Bitcoin price is continuously on the move. Last week it looked like we were about to experience a new bull race. Unfortunately for many Bitcoin investors, that does not look like to be the case. The Bitcoin price peaked November 13th at 453 USD per Bitcoin, before it dropped to 369 USD per Bitcoin. […]

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SpectroCoin is now allowing its customers to convert bitcoin to cash in 25 countries across Europe and Central Asia.

The IBTimes recently ran a story informing readers that “Hackers could be targeting toasters to mine bitcoins, expert warns.” Speaking to the annual Slush startup conference in Helsinki, Finland, F-Secure Chief Research Officer Mikko Hypponen stated, factually, that: “Cryptocurrencies are interesting as they open up new opportunities, like mining. Attackers don’t target the user but the computer […]

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Coinbase and RewardsPay are partnering to allow customers to pay for thousands of products at mainstream online retailers such as iTunes, Facebook, Boozt, Heels.com, World Golf Tour, Club Penguin, Grooveshark and more. RewardsPay is a payment service that caters to consumers, allowing them to use cash rewards, hotel points, airline miles, credit card reward points […]

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The Dream Bitcoin Foundation, founded by Philip Agyei Asare, is a non-profit organization that aims to empower young entrepreneurs in Ghana through education on entrepreneurship and cryptocurrencies. Conceived in January of this year, the Foundation was officially registered in Ghana on September 9, 2014. The Foundation consists of eight board members and currently has approximately 80 members. Digital […]

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Online criminals aren't just trying to extract ransoms from unsuspecting individuals; they're targeting whole cities, too. Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan has revealed that hackers tried to hold a city database hostage in April, demanding 2,000 Bitcoins...

Coinbase is partnering with popular daily deals site DailySteals to offer Bitcoin-only deals as part of DailySteals’ ongoing Experiment Series. DailySteals is one of many websites that specialize in delivering discounted products directly to buyers. Sites like DailySteals leverage the technology of the internet to lower costs typically associated with running a business. Accepting Bitcoin […]

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