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Saturday, November 8, 2014

Proof-of-Burn: Bitcoin Mining Company in Thailand Destroyed by Fire

Cowboyminers, a Bitcoin mining company located in Thailand, has been completely destroyed by fire.

MIT Issues First Bitcoins to Undergrads

If this is true then there is probably no better place to start than the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The Bitcoin Club of MIT, with the support of the College Cryptocurrency Network (CCN) ha

Seller Will Accept Only Bitcoin for His $3M Mediterranean Villa

And who can blame him? Three million U.S. dollars’ worth of value stored in anything but cryptocurrency comes with so many hassles.

Dear Online Drug Buyers: Your Problems Are Solved

The early 20th century was a hard time to be an alcohol drinker. And 15th century New England was a hard place to be a female atheist. Similarly, most of the world in the 21st century is a hard place

Friday, November 7, 2014

laBITconf RIO 2014: First World-Class Bitcoin Conference in Brazil

This December 6th & 7th, laBITconf RIO 2014 will not only be the first world-class Bitcoin Conference to be hosted in Brazil, but also the most important conference of the year in Latin America.

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.