CryptoCoins News, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST Charlie Lee isn’t one to often be outspoken, yet sometimes he tells the truth how he sees it. He has big ideas and is busy speaking at conferences, along with giving advice to other developers looking to following in the footsteps of Litecoin. So when he got into a Twitter argument with someone called Darth […] The post Litecoin Creator Charlie Lee Claims Litecoin Does Not Need Development; Says Adding Gimmicks Does Not Help a Currency Succeed appeared first on CryptoCoinsNews. |
CoinDesk, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST Speculation about bitcoin's price is healthy, and it's the speculators who provide liquidity for miners and app development in the industry. |
CoinDesk, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST Since July, GABI has been widely acknowledged as the first regulated bitcoin hedge fund. Now a challenger has emerged to dispute this. |
CoinDesk, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST Many of the greatest challenges faced by bitcoin today mirror those of its predecessor – mobile money. |
CryptoCoins News, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST Wences Casares, founder of Argentina’s first Internet service provider, has moved into the Bitcoin market by founding wallet provider Xapo. He recently shared his views on Bitcoin regulation with the Big Think knowledge forum. Integrate Bitcoin into Existing Regulatory Efforts Casares offers a simple, straightforward approach. While cryptocoins are brand new, he argues that every […] The post How Should We Regulate Bitcoin? appeared first on CryptoCoinsNews. |
CryptoCoins News, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST Bitcoin advocate and entrepreneur Charlie Shrem was sentenced to two years in prison on Friday for indirectly helping to send $1 million in the digital currency to the Internet black-market bazaar Silk Road, the Chicago Tribune reports. Shrem was also ordered by U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff in Manhattan to forfeit $950,000 after pleading guilty […] The post Charlie Shrem Sentenced to Two Years in Prison appeared first on CryptoCoinsNews. |
CryptoCoins News, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST This is not a new Bitcoin service. Rather, a guide to combining two services – Tuition.io and Brawker – for paying student loans using Bitcoin. Tuition manages your student loans and offers payment plans and strategies to minimize interest. Last fall, a new service debuted; the ability to send and receive gift cards for making […] The post Paying Student Loans Using Bitcoin and Saving 17% appeared first on CryptoCoinsNews. |
The Guardian, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST Even legendary investor Warren Buffett admitted it was a huge mistake buying shares in Tesco. Here are some more What were the dumbest things to do with your money in 2014? Even legendary investor Warren Buffett admitted this year that he made a “huge mistake” buying shares in Tesco. Here are some other huge mistakes you could have made during the year if you listened to the, ahem, “experts”. • RIP Bitcoin “Why use bitcoin?” says one of its biggest promoters, a site called CoinDesk. “Here are 10 good reasons why it’s worth taking the time to get involved in this virtual currency,” it goes on, enthusiastically listing its virtues. But here’s one very good reason not to. If you bought a bitcoin on 6 January this year it would have cost $951. Just under a year later, it is worth $311. During the year, one bitcoin exchange lost 850,000 coins, then found another 200,000 of the makey-uppy cryptocurrency in an “online wallet” a few months later. A tax ruling by the US Internal Revenue Service was a death blow from which it’s unlikely to recover. Even the Russian rouble has been better to hold. It will stagger on in cyberspace for a short while yet, but its online obituary can’t now be far off. Continue reading... |
CryptoCoins News, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST One of the hardest parts of maintaining and operating a bitcoin exchange in the United Kingdom is securing a bank account. Unfortunately, many exchanges in the area are unsuccessful in maintaining a partnership, and Safello thinks this is a catch 22 situation. Safello announced that they’ve broken through the market today by establishing a banking […] The post Safello Swedish Bitcoin Exchange Announces Critical London Banking Partnership appeared first on CryptoCoinsNews. |
CryptoCoins News, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST I wrote the article below late last night after a long day on the road. This morning, more alert and focused, I looked again at the short term charts. What was I looking for? Elliott Waves in waves of 5 going up. As you may know, their return (after a very long absence) will signal that the […] The post Bitcoin Price Bull Market Has Begun appeared first on CryptoCoinsNews. |