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Friday, November 7, 2014

BayBit Hackathon Results

The BayBit Hackathon wrapped up in UC Berkeley earlier this week. What were some of the coolest innovations? We have the full results.

Eléutera Foundation to Make Bitcoin Available to Hondurans

The Eléutera Foundation was formed in Honduras in 2013 and promotes the ideas of classical liberalism, or “social and economic liberty” as the Foundation explains. They announced Tuesday that they’ve

UK Banks under Major Investigation for Lack of Transparency

Several years ago in the United States there were many complaints about banking practices that left consumers, especially small businesses and those with smaller accounts, completely in the dark about

Mark Wetjen Wants Regulation to Encourage Bitcoin Innovators to Remain in U.S.

On November 4, Mark Wetjen wrote an oped in the Wall Street Journal asking regulators to steer clear of harming Bitcoin. Wetjen is a commissioner on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and

Getting Busy at ChangeTip: Everybody’s Pushing the Internet’s Love Button

Late Wednesday/early Thursday, depending where you are in the world, the spirit of generosity hit scores of Bitcoin users seemingly all at once, and handfuls of bits were getting tipped out left and r

Thursday, November 6, 2014

U.S. FBI Brings Down Silk Road 2.0 And Other 'Dark' Marketplaces

Multiple major darknet marketplaces have been shut down by the FBI today thanks to an informant who worked as a moderator at least one of the sites.

Sir Richard Branson Endorses the Australian Digital Currency Commerce Association

Sir Richard Branson explains why he endorses the Australian Digital Currency Commerce Association and supports Bitcoin in an op-ed.

Canadian Bitcoin Company Faces Increased Allegations from FCAA

The Dominion Bitcoin Mining Company of Saskatchewan has been under a cease-trade order since May of 2014. The order, issued by the Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority (FCAA) was originally filed

Micropayment Processor Optelo Partners With Paymium to Bolster Bitcoin in France

French Optelo, a subsidiary focusing on micropayment technologies owned by Adverline, announced on November 4, it had partnered up with Bitcoin exchange and payment solutions provider Paymium to allow

Circle Releases Apps for iOS and Android in Continuing Search for Mainstream Users

On Monday, Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire announced the launch of the company’s new native apps for both iOS and Android. The apps join an elite class, previously dominated only by Coinbase, of smartphone

Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Swarm Demo Day 2014 Round Up

Swarm represents a unique opportunity for anyone to take part with their bits to bitcoin and support new and interesting projects. We will include the stories related to Swarm’s Demo day here:

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Intermarket Analysis: Japan, Gold and Bitcoin

The US Federal Reserve ended QE last week and promised to keep rates “extraordinarily low” for an extended period of time.