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Friday, January 2, 2015

Bitcoin Becomes Legal Tender for Transactions in California

Bitcoin can be accepted and used for transactions in the US state of California as of yesterday, following the ratification of a new finance bill. Previously, only US Dollars were officially recognize

Manhattan Community Board Bans Bitcoin Block Party

The City of New York is following the same path as the state in trying to use regulation to push Bitcoin into obscurity. A Manhattan Community Board ruled that a Bitcoin decentralization block party w

ChangeTip Adding Facebook And Slack

ChangeTip is adding Facebook and Slack to its suite of Social Media apps, but they aren't quite ready for primetime, yet.

Study: How Bitcoin Could Transform Personal Insurance

A new paper explores how Bitcoin could transform the way we manage personal life insurance. Namely, the blockchain could provide a global, secure and public record of personal health information.

BitOasis Aims to Change how People Transact in the Middle East Using Bitco

Bitcoin can offer many solutions to the Middle East, from fostering youth entrepreneurship to enabling farmers to receive loans in the digital currency, says BitOasis' Ola Doudin.

Virtual Roger Ver Spotted Handing Out Bitcoins in NYC

As most Bitcoin fans know, Roger Ver recently gave up his US Passport, so for the time being he is unable to set foot on US soil. His presence in the US, however, will not be stopped.

SuperNET: Super Competition for Fiat

The blockchain has been called the “Internet of money.” But what if there were an “Internet of blockchains?”

Thursday, January 1, 2015

Green Man Gaming Now Accepts Bitcoin

There is now another, more traditional method of buying PC games with Bitcoin. Green Man Gaming quietly began accepting the digital currency early last month.

Edward Snowden Is Accepting Bitcoin Donations for His Legal Defense Fund

Edward Snowden now accepts donations in Bitcoin for his legal defense fund.

Greece at a financial cross-roads and a practical solution could be Bitcoin

Political instability in Greece could elect an anti-austerity party in the coming weeks, looking for new financial solutions, perhaps Bitcoin. With a weakened economy and risk of exit from the euro-zo

Wednesday, December 31, 2014

Cornell Professor Challenges ChangeTip

Emin Gün Sirer, the Cornell professor who recently said that ChangeTip needed to die a quick death has returned to the offensive on the issue of privacy. ChangeTip CEO Nick Sullivan recently criticize

Anthony Di Iorio: 'The Time has come for me to focus on my Businesses'

Anthony Di Iorio, the founder of the Bitcoin Alliance of Canada (BAC), has resigned from its position as Executive Director and member of the Board to focus on his businesses. He will continue to help