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It was a sunny Saturday afternoon in San Francisco’s Dolores Park and kids on gyroscopic single-wheeled skateboards seemed to float uphill. I sitting next to the “Fuck the techies” graffiti, waiting to score some weed. But my eyes weren’t on the park — they were on the skies. Because I was about to get a very special drone delivery.

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 Bitocin services provider Cubits.gr and Greek exchange BTCGreece have teamed up to help Greek citizens move cash out of the country to suppliers and business partners. Founded by Julian Mautner, Tim Rehder, and Andreas Lehrbaum, the companies hope to work around capital controls in the country to get businesses running again in the country. Essentially the team is building a cross-border… Read More

This is a guest post by Chris Grundy, a Berlin-based Bitcoin enthusiast who works at Bitbond. Despite Germany’s recent negative press over the Greek bailout, Berlin remains one of the world’s greatest cities for Bitcoin lovers. Whether it’s the plethora of innovative bitcoin startups springing up all over the city, the widespread adoption of the cryptocurrency along Berlin’s high streets, or the vast amount of investment flooding into the German capital, Berlin’s relationship with Bitcoin will be instrumental in shaping its future. Berlin startups have been enjoying an unprecedented level of investment. Indeed, “Die Welt” reported that Berlin overtook London in terms of Venture Capital Investment in 2014. According to this report, the German capital enjoyed $2.2 billion in investment […]

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 Happy Thursday, friends, and welcome to another episode of TCBTC, TechCrunch’s mostly-weekly podcast on all things bitcoin. This week John Biggs was in San Francisco, so we recorded the audio in the studio. Here’s to hoping it’s better than usual. This week we dug into the exit of LocalBitcoins from New York state, the 8 megabyte block size, and something about fiat wallets… Read More

India’s first bitcoin wallet and startup Zebpay has begun offering mobile payment services to its users and has announced its plans to start a mobile e-commerce marketplace. Zebpay’s newly released mobile payment service enables its users to pay for DTH (direct broadcast satellite), mobile airtime and data card using bitcoin. Additionally, Zebpay users can now purchase prepaid and postpaid plans from India’s major telecom operators, including Vodafone, Airtel, Uninor, Tata Docomo, Reliance, BSNL and MTNL, and DTH of Tata Sky, Reliance, Dish TV, Sun TV and others. Zebpay’s mobile payment services are already updated and offered to Android users. However, iOS users would have to wait for weeks to use the service, due to the Apple App store’s long process […]

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Officials say a group claiming to be the Islamic State Hacking Division posted a list of American names and contacts online, and refers to them as “targets.” 

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In May Bitcoin Magazine reported on the European expansion initiatives and plans of two European Bitcoin startups, Coinify and Coinzone, respectively based in Denmark and The Netherlands. “We expect to raise [funds] to make sure that Europe will be playing a leading role in this new payment space,” said Coinify Chief Financial Officer Christian Larson. “Growing European demand for Bitcoin means more and more consumers want a simple and secure way to transact,” said Coinzone co-founder and CEO Manuel Heilmann. “Our aim is to make it easy for European consumers to do more with bitcoin.” Both companies expressed the need for Bitcoin solutions tailored to European users. In particular, some aspects of European regulations, both national and European Union (EU) […]

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Japanese attorney Akihiro Shiba examines what the recent Tokyo District Court ruling on a Mt Gox case means for the status of bitcoin in Japan.

Assemblyman Matt Dababneh, who penned California's bitcoin bill, has defended his proposal against critics.

Bitcoin investor Roger Ver divulged details regarding the arrest of Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpeles which had not yet come to light for the Coin Congress 2015 crowd in San Francisco's Hilton Union Square. The Bitcoin entrepreneur suspects that the US government is visiting jurisdictions in which Bitcoin exchanges operate, having visited not only Tokyo where Mark Karpeles of Mt. Gox resides, but also Slovenia, home of Bitcoin exchange BitStamp.  “I think people should know the federal prosecutor Kathryn Haun flew out to Tokyo a few weeks before Mark Karpeles was arrested," he said. Haun is an Assistant U.S. Attorney […]

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There is a time-honored saying amongst traders that "when in doubt, stay out". This is exactly the current recommendation. The bitcoin charts have all the reason to decline terminally, but traders are not taking the bait. This analysis is provided by xbt.social with a 3 hour delay. Read the full analysis here. Not a member? Join now and receive a $29 discount using the code CCN29. Bitcoin Trading Analysis Time of analysis: 04h35 UTC BTC-China 15-Minute Chart From the analysis pages of xbt.social, earlier today: The 15-minute chart shows price below the 20MA (green) ad the 200MA (red). This is […]

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The criminalization of homelessness threatens homeless people across the US. At the international level, public perception has moved towards recognizing the human right to housing. Increasingly in academia the problem of homelessness is being framed in the terms of human rights abuses, like war and genocide. Sean’s Outpost has become possibly the best-known charity in the Bitcoin community. The homeless shelter located in Pensacola, Florida, run by Jason King, first accepted Bitcoin in March 2013. King has been a common presence in the Bitcoin community, speaking at numerous conferences and expanding upon the ideas which drive Sean’s Outpost. King ran […]

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In a new interview, bitcoin exchange itBit opens up about Bankchain, its new consensus protocol aimed at enterprise financial institutions.