Charlie McCombie

Charlie McCombie is a UK-based author and literary editor at Cointelegraph. He has a special interest in the legal and societal impacts of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.

Author’s posts

BitQuest, a Minecraft server that uses a Bitcoin denominated monetary system for in-game transactions, has entered version 2.0.

Kill Monsters, Get Bitcoin: Minecraft Server Releases Version 2.0, Opens Up “Satoshi Town”

Charlie McCombie

2016-05-24T09:30:00+01:00

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Why does the UK have such a small BTC/GBP trading volume ratio? Bank’s refusal to deal with Bitcoin companies is at the heart of the problem.

UK Banks’ Obsoleteness at Root of Small BTC/GBP Trading Volume

Charlie McCombie

2016-05-23T17:13:00+01:00

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Imagine an enormous 24/7 bank vault. The vault is filled with row upon row of unlabelled deposit boxes...

Explaining Bitcoin to the Masses: A Glass Box Analogy

Charlie McCombie

2016-05-22T15:50:00+01:00

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A class-action lawsuit filed in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice against the now infamous former Bitcoin exchange, Mt. Gox, and its owner Mark Karpeles, is...

Mt. Gox Class-Action Lawsuit Dismissed by Canadian Court

Charlie McCombie

2016-05-21T14:33:00+01:00

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Long before the existence of cryptocurrencies, the virtual currency industry was plagued by the use of funds for terrorism, child pornography, and other forms o...

Pre-Bitcoin Virtual Currencies: Murder, Terrorism, Child Pornography

Charlie McCombie

2016-05-16T09:30:00+01:00

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Erik Voorhees, CEO of ShapeShift.io, and Charlie Shrem, Founder of the Bitcoin Foundation, have been named in the Panama Papers Leak.

Erik Voorhees & Charlie Shrem Named in Panama Papers Leak

Charlie McCombie

2016-05-13T11:06:00+01:00

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Can you really hide assets in a divorce through Bitcoin? Cointelegraph investigates the feasibility of such a suggestion.

With Bitcoin, Hiding Assets in Divorce Is Risky, But It Pays

Charlie McCombie

2016-05-11T14:46:00+01:00

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The creator of Liberty Reserve, a digital currency exchange that traded predecessors to Bitcoin, has just received a 20-year prison sentence for the $6 billion ...

Bitcoin Predecessor - Liberty Reserve Founder Receives 20-Year Prison Sentence

Charlie McCombie

2016-05-10T11:00:00+01:00

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