Friday, January 16, 2015

And the Winners of CoinTelegraph’s 2014 Bitcoin Industry Awards Are …


We have counted the votes and you, our readers, have spoken. The winners of CoinTelegraph’s 2014 Bitcoin Industry Awards are:
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Thursday, January 15, 2015

New European Legislation Ties Taxes in Online Orders to the Country of Purchase


The European Union introduced legislation in November 2014 that implemented a new Value Added Tax (VAT) to virtual purchases.
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New York Stock Trader Kills Roommate, Press Connects the Murder to Bitcoin


The website DNAinfo ran a story on January 13 about a murder in NYC with the headline “Bitcoin Trader Accused of Murder.”
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South Koreans Can Now Buy Bitcoin from 7–Eleven


South Korean exchange Coinplug is set to drive a rollout of Bitcoin gift cards, which anyone will be able to purchase from convenience stores imminently.
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ChangeTip Integrates Slack, a New Use Case for Micropayments?


At the start of the New Year, we reported that ChangeTip was adding Facebook and Slack integration. The Facebook integration was already there for some users, but Slack had not yet been rolled out to
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Blockchain Factory's Mining Slicer Lets You Customize How Your Mining Power is Distributed


Mining is going through some changes, that much is clear. The increasing difficulty, along with the low price of Bitcoin, is causing all sorts of interesting news events. The next step might not simp
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Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Interview with CEX.io's Jeffrey Smith on Why They Paused Mining and the Future of the Industry


In a less than graceful tweet, Jeffrey Smith, the CIO of CEX.io, announced that the company would be pausing mining for its users.
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BitQuick Implements P2SH Multisig Escrow Addresses Through BitGo


Bitcoin OTC trading platform BitQuick, announces the integration of pay-to-script-hash (P2SH) multisignature addresses through BitGo to increase security of customer funds.
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Brookings Institution: ‘Innovations in the Blockchain Will Outpace Policy, Let’s Not Slow it Down’


Tuesday, the Brookings Institution slipped in a blog post that compared Bitcoin to the Internet.
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Bitcoin Price Drops Below $200: Have We Reached the Bottom?


A few days ago bitcoin reached the Denial phase of the famous cycle, now it appears to be at a point of Fear and Desperation going into Panic.
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IBM's Blockchain-Inspired Project Moves Forward Without Leader


The man leading a blockchain-based Internet of Things project at IBM is now leaving his position at the company, according to Gigaom. But don't panic, the compelling project will live on without him.
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UK-Based Firm Becomes First Bitcoin Company to Receive KPMG Accreditation


Elliptic, a UK-based digital currency services company, announces it had received ISAE 3402 accreditation from "Big Four" Dutch firm, KPMG.
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