Saturday, December 20, 2014

North American Bitcoin Conference Miami Unveils Full Schedule


The North American Bitcoin Conference Miami today announced its full schedule for the upcoming event that will be held from January 16 to 18, 2015, in Miami Beach.
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Banking on Trouble: What’s in a Name?


What’s in a name? A lot more than I bargained for. Born in Syria, I immigrated with my family to New York City as a ten-year-old. Back then, it used to bug me a lot when people mispronounced my name,
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Proof of Work, Proof of Stake and the Consensus Debate


It seems that over the last six months the debate of whether proof of work (PoW) is the right long-term consensus protocol has been intensifying.
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Nxt Wants Developers to Unleash Apps Via New Plug-in Store


As is becoming the norm, the newest announcement from Nxt is not about a product “in development,” but one that’s available as of today.
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Friday, December 19, 2014

Help Mustapha Cole Return to Sierra Leone and Spread the Bitcoin Message


Hello friends, loved ones and everyone who helped me fund my one-way flight ticket so I could participate in the first Dream Bitcoin seminar in Ghana, Kumasi.
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Bitcoin Foundation: We Have a ‘Laser Focus on the Protocol’


At this year’s Money20/20 event held in Las Vegas, CoinTelegraph had a chance to catch up with Marco Santori, chairman of the Regulatory Affairs Committee at the Bitcoin Foundation.
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Bitcoin Comic 'The Hunt For Satoshi' Hits Comixology, Gets In Front Of Mainstream Audience


The Swarm funded Bitcoin-themed comic book 'The Hunt For Satoshi' is now available on Comixology
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Bitcoin Companies to Showcase the World of Bitcoin at CES 2015


The world of Bitcoin is coming to the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show, sponsored by a huge partnership between BitPay, Circle, Kraken, Bitmain, Blockchain, Bitstamp, Private Internet Access, Robocoin,
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OpalCoin Developer: Hacker Used Fake-Wallet Attack to Steal 17% of Supply


The community supporting OpalCoin, an anonymous cryptocurrency offering decentralized storage, was recently under siege of a fake-wallet attack. A hacker stole almost 17% of the coin supply, most of w
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Australia Decides to Keep Bitcoin Sales Tax, Risks Double Taxation


In a blow to Bitcoin’s international presence, Australia has confirmed it will keep its controversial sales tax policy for certain Bitcoin transactions. Following the Australian Tax Office (ATO) issui
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Belarus’s 30% Tax on Foreign Currency Could Force Bitcoin to Take Root


Today, the National Bank of Belarus announced that it will implement an immediate 30% tax on purchases of foreign currency for individuals and legal entities.
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Student Uses the Blockchain to Develop Censorship-Resistant Messaging App


A student in the Netherlands, as part of a class project, may have found a way to prevent censorship of text messages by enlisting the aid of the Bitcoin blockchain.
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