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Thursday, January 29, 2015

Cointerra Files for Bankruptcy With Up to 999 Creditors Owed

Mining computer designer and cloud mining operation Cointerra files for bankruptcy, leaving debts up to 50 million USD and potentially 999 creditors unpaid. The Bitcoin mining sector is now in dire st

Israeli Paper Ties Bitcoin to ISIS, Again (Op-Ed)

Israeli web analyst claims that Islamic State is continuing to use Bitcoin as a means of funding. But the evidence he quotes is not enough to point at a trend as the amount mentioned was only 5 BTC. T

Wednesday's Top News: Bitcoin Giveaway, 'Risk Free' Wallet, Venture Capital and More

Alleged theft attempt, BTC giveaway, Amsterdam hackathon, upcoming Bitcoin Fun Fair, and other events in CoinTelegraph’s news roundup for Wednesday, January 28

Consumer Alert: Coinbase Exchange ‘Not Regulated or Licensed’ in California, NY

Coinbase, which announced earlier this week it had launched the first regulated Bitcoin exchange in several states and territories of America, including California and New York, seems to be lacking re

Wednesday, January 28, 2015

Nitrogen Sports Will Have Live Betting For SuperBowl, Blackjack Also Launches

Nitrogen Sports is working on a live betting platform. While that is not launching yet, they will be offering live betting for the Super Bowl. Blackjack has also launched on the site, making it the se

Artist Open-Sources Work for Bitcoin; IP Advocates Stumped

In a move that has left intellectual “property” (IP) advocates completely dumbfounded, artist and redditor obilex recently released not one, but eight high-resolution original works of art on Reddit.

Bitcoin Being Given Away To College Students, Again

Montreal's Bitcoin Embassy will be giving bitcoin to 600 Students attending McGill University, also in Montreal. The amount is significantly lower, compared to the MIT project, down to 30 mBTC or roug

Amsterdam Bitcoin Hackathon Winner Discovers Way To Remove Confirmations

If bitcoin is meant to be the perfect money for the internet, one important property seems to be lacking: instant, secure, and trustless transactions. But the winning team of the first ever Amsterdam

How Bitcoin Will Achieve Mass Acceptance (Op-Ed)

What will be the impetus of Bitcoin mass acceptance? There are basically three schools of thought on this topic, Merchant Adoption, Third World Unbanked, and Wall Street Investment.

Greece’s New Finance Minister: Bitcoin ‘Highly Problematic Currency’

The Finance Minister of Greece’s new radical left-wing government, while at the center of anti-austerity financial policy, is in no way optimistic about Bitcoin, it has emerged.

Chinese Exchange Suffers 1,000 BTC Loss in Uncertain Service Compromise

Reports are emerging of Chinese Bitcoin exchange 796 mistakenly losing 1000BTC of customer funds in a botched customer service request.

World's Biggest Consumer-Oriented Bitcoin Event Coming to Stockholm

Bitcoin Fun Fair is not your typical Bitcoin meetup or conference event where businesses and experts talk, “network” and exchange business cards.