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Wednesday, January 7, 2015

My Experience in ‘Bitcoin City’ Arnhem

While on vacation in the Netherlands during the holiday break, I decided to bring my bitcoin-filled digital wallet and pay a visit to Arnhem Bitcoinstad, a city with a population of just over 150,000

Circle brings out NFC payments in the battle for in-store Bitcoin convenience

Circle has announced it now supports NFC payments from its Android app.

ShapeShift Releases New Tool Allowing Merchants to Accept Payments in 10+ Cryptocurrencies

ShapeShift releases the Shifty Button, a tool allowing online merchants to start accepting payments in 11 different cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin and leading altcoins Litecoin, Dogecoin, and Dar

Dish Network Launching IPTV Service Payable in Bitcoin

Dish Network, rebranded as Dish, will unveil a new internet television service (IPTV) at the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show.

Appcoins, Crypto Crowdfunding, and the Potential SEC Regulation Pitfall

A quick scan of any popular cryptocurrency forum will reveal numerous announcements for crowdfunding campaigns intended to support the launch of a new altcoin or decentralized application.

Argentinian Organic Farmers Reach out to Bitcoin for Help

Nubis Bruno, an Argentinian web developer, has designed a way to help organic farmers in his country sell their goods online using Bitcoin.

Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Concerning Garza, TNABC and Bitcoin Media: ‘Down with Everything Associated with Anyone’ (Op-Ed)

The GAW/Paycoin controversy has sparked online protests against TNABC for allowing Josh Garza to speak, but how far should it go?

Keeping Score at the 2014 Bitcoin Bowl

The Bitcoin bowl was an explosion of hype, confidence, and unbridled optimism.

Think Tank Launches To Educate Lawmakers and the Media on Blockchain Technologies

In September, Coin Center announced that they were launching a blockchain-technology think tank with a $1 million budget.

HyprKey To Exhibit Biometric Payment Gateway at the 2015 International CES

Fintech and cyber security startup HyprKey has announced it will exhibit its biometric mobile wallet app, the HYPR-3, at the 2015 International CES conference to be held in Las Vegas.

‘I Wanted to be a Part of Something Special Much like I Did in Helping Get PayPal Off the Ground’

Earlier this fall, Gem launched as the first Bitcoin startup to ever compete in the TechCrunch Disrupt Battlefield, presenting a full-stack API for digital currency developers that will eliminate the

Bitreserve Lawsuit Rumor Untrue

CoinTelegraph can reveal that reports of Bitreserve facing a trademark lawsuit because of its use of the name “Bitgold” are unfounded.