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When you think about it, a smart city is like a giant graduate thesis for the Internet of Things (IoT). Having grasped the individual technologies, these must be combined on a grand scale. There are millions of sensors, mesh networks, big data infrastructure, and a variety of standards involved. There are also hundreds of individual IoT vendors and IT organizations working together at the cost of billions of dollars, orchestrating everything to make sure it all works smoothly because, if one piece should fail, it could cause a massive ripple effect with potentially catastrophic results.

An Australia-based sustainability think-tank has claimed that bitcoin could eventually consume 60% of annual global electricity production.

A longer-term view of the Bitcoin price chart shows that the moving averages are more closely compressed – and aligned – than they have been in over a year. Price action has narrowed in range and is tending toward $240 and 1480 CNY. This analysis is provided by xbt.social with a 3 hour delay. Read […]

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Bitcoin exchange Kraken has announced that financial compliance veteran Howard Bernstein has joined the company as chief compliance officer as the trading platform looks to expand to the United States. Bernstein, who has more than 20 years of experience in American financial regulations, constructed the entire anti-money laundering program of the publicly traded investment bank Merriman Capital, Inc. He also helped Merriman comply with SEC and FINRA requirements. Much like the current state of Bitcoin regulations, the compliance requirements for the SEC and FINRA were new and very unclear at the time. According to a Kraken blog post, Bernstein will help manage the company’s day-to-day compliance program and begin to engage regulatory officials and lawmakers. But the new CCO also […]

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With the news of SoundCloud’s integration with Changetip, it only makes sense that there is a surge in appeal toward Bitcoin news and analysis podcasts. While constantly refreshing the most popular Bitcoin news sites is addictive to some, it does not always capture the true passion behind digital currency enthusiasts because they lack one thing podcasts have: a passionate voice. Whether you’re traveling on a WiFi-free flight, or waiting for the next price change, the Bitcoin podcasts below are sure to satiate your appetite.   Decentralize.fm Bitcoin Magazine had the chance to speak to Decentralize.fm’s Tony Sakish, who spoke about how they “did not want to be a podcast exclusively about Bitcoin, as there are plenty of those.” This led […]

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In March, after receiving more than 120 replies to a call for information on digital currencies, the U.K. government released a Treasury document titled “Digital Currencies: Response to the Call for Information,” which summarizes the submissions received and outlines the government’s views and proposed next steps. In particular, the government is launching a £10 million (U.S. $14.6 million) research initiative on digital currencies. One of the replies to the U.K. government call for information came from the global bank Citi. The bank is persuaded that digital money adoption is inevitable, and the U.K. government should consider issuing its own digital money, Finextra reports. The full text of the Citi document was obtained by CoinDesk via a Freedom of Information request. […]

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Two New Jersey legislators have introduced a Digital Currency Jobs Creation Act that calls for tax breaks for bitcoin businesses.

A team of Amsterdam, Netherlands-based entrepreneurs has introduced the ChainBot, a stand-alone bitcoin full node that can perform several tasks simultaneously while protecting and supporting the main bitcoin network and technology. Besides being a bitcoin node, the ChainBot is also a P2Pool node, a Namecoin node, an Ethereum-ready device and more. The ChainBot is now […]

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A team of Amsterdam, Netherlands-based entrepreneurs has introduced the ChainBot, a stand-alone bitcoin full node that can perform several tasks simultaneously while protecting and supporting the main bitcoin network and technology. Besides being a bitcoin node, the ChainBot is also a P2Pool node, a Namecoin node, an Ethereum-ready device and more. The ChainBot is now […]

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This June, the American Bar Association (from now on ABA) will play host to an in-person event entitled, “Bitcoin and other Digital Currencies: Emerging Issues in Regulation and Enforcement.” The event will take place on June 26th, 2015 at the Ritz-Carlton in Washington DC. For this event, the ABA will examine the latest developments in […]

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Countries around the world have a wide ranging view of the digital currency bitcoin or a “virtual currency.” Western superpowers like the United States and United Kingdom have shown a positive attitude towards the new technology. Some countries like Canada and Australia are still deliberating on what to do about Bitcoin, legally. And the many […]

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The Corona network has just announced that beginning June 1, they will be launching a fundraiser with the goal of promoting decentralized application (Dapp) development. Exclusive to this fundraiser is the brand new Hybrid Proof of Participation (HPoP) fundraising model, which allows supporters to participate with dozens of different cryptocoins, including Bitcoin. Fundraiser participants will […]

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The New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs has reached a settlement with the students behind controversial hackathon project Tidbit.

 Technology is changing one of the most fundamental mediums that touch every person on the planet: money. Bitcoin’s rise showed us how much demand there is for a globally accepted digital currency. However, all the things holding bitcoin back  —  merchant acceptance, instant transactions (bitcoin takes about an hour), and security  — are actively being created by the… Read More