Bitcoin enthusiasts in New Zealand are in the process of putting together the country’s first official cryptocurrency conference, to be held in the southern resort town of Queenstown at the end of November.
New Zealand's First Cryptocurrency Conference Bitcoin South to be held November 29-30 Knowledge for Bitcoin: Wikipedia Taking BTC Donations They say that knowledge is power, and starting this week, you can support one of the Internet’s most powerful intellectual resources with Bitcoin.
Botswana ‘Bitcoin Lady’ Raising BTC for African Children’s Charity Alakanani Itireleng, a Bitcoin enthusiast from Botswana, says she is fundraising Bitcoins for SOS Children’s Villages.
St. Kitts Shuts Down Ver’s Citizenship-for-Bitcoin Program, Threatens Legal Action A project to accept Bitcoins in exchange for citizenship to the tropical island nation St. Kitts & Nevis has been derailed by the local government.
Bitcoin Gets Big Boost in South Africa as PayFast Partners with BitX Exchange Leading South African payment processor PayFast has teamed up with the country’s biggest Bitcoin exchange BitX.
Sex Sells? Adult-Oriented XXXCoin Debuts to Poor Reviews A new adult entertainment cryptocurrency called XXXCoin is in the works, joining a number of other sex-centered altcoins.
Scrypt Mining Company ZeusMiner Recruiting Farm Host Sites An international mining manufacturing company is recruiting partners to host sites for scrypt-based coin mining farms.
Swedish Politician Running Solely on Bitcoin Donations A politician running for a seat in Swedish parliament has pledged to accept no money but Bitcoin donations in his campaign.
Vietnam Launches First Live-Trade Exchange A Vietnamese and an Israeli Bitcoin startup have joined forces to launch Vietnam’s first live-trading Bitcoin exchange
Oregon Campaign Fighting to Legalize Weed Accepting Bitcoin As usual, the potheads know what’s up: the group working to legalize marijuana in Oregon this fall is now accepting Bitcoin donations.
Inside Bitcoins Hong Kong Conference Aims to Spur Crypto Adoption in Asia The two day Inside Bitcoins Conference and Expo, held at Hong Kong’s SkyCity Marriot Hotel on June 24-25, featured a line-up of over 50 speakers.
User Who Sent Over $500k in BTC to Defunct Mt. Gox Wallet Gets Money Back A Bitcoin user who accidentally sent 800 bitcoins to a wallet belonging to defunct exchange Mt. Gox last month said on Reddit Friday that he has recovered the money.
Metal Group Mastadon’s Bitcoin-Supported Album Debuts at No. 6 The newest album by American progressive metal group Mastadon has debuted at No. 6 on the Billboard 200 chart.
Beta Testing Over, Kenyan Exchange BitPesa Launches BitPesa ended its beta testing phase to celebrate its official launch last week.
Engineer Claims Security Flaws in Coinbase Android Wallet Bitcoin exchange Coinbase has several security flaws in their Android wallet and Coinbase Merchant applications, but the company is refusing to fix the errors, a Canadian software engineer claims.
Cold Storage: AZ Cryonics Lab taking Cryptocurrency Add artificial life extension to the list of things payable in cryptocurrency: an Arizona cryonics lab is taking donations in Bitcoin.
Bankers and Bitcoiners to Convene at NYC Crypto Conference Bitcoin is catching the attention of traditional suit-and-tie financiers, at least enough for them to attend a $US 695-a-head conference about it.
Afraid of Bitcoin Hackers? Use a Paper Wallet Whether it’s from hackers, thieves, or simple carelessness, one of the biggest threats to Bitcoin safety is wallet security.
Portland Director Crowdfunding Film on Cryptocurrency An award-winning documentary filmmaker and a Portland writer are teaming up to create a feature-length documentary about cryptocurrencies.
Doge Trademark Controversy Sparks Much Talk, Little News A dispute over a California company’s attempt to trademark Doge has roiled the Internet into a fury of confusion and argument over the move’s implications for the popular Internet meme and its offshoots, such as Dogecoin.
One User Accidentally Sends $520,000 in BTC to Wrong Wallet Redditor TheDJFC had mistakenly sent 800 bitcoins (roughly $520,000) to the wrong wallet address.
Citi Wants to Tie Bitcoin Blockchain to Fiat Bitcoin is a “wannabe” asset hindered by price volatility and security concerns, a recent report by Citi’s analysis project said.
This Is the Future: German 3D Printing and Bitcoin Technology Combines Marvel at the wave of the future as it is 3D-printed in front of you and paid for in bitcoins.
US Insurance Group First to Offer Commercial Bitcoin Coverage A major US insurance company, the Great American Financial Group, has become the first in the sector to offer Bitcoin coverage to commercial and governmental clients.
Infrastructure Provider BitFury Raises $20 Million in Investment Round Bitfury, a major Bitcoin infrastructure provider, has announced that it raised a whopping $20 million last week in financing during an investment drive.
Bitcoin in Canada: On Regulation and Prospects Canadian regulation of Bitcoin is favorable so far, but several more conditions have to be met for the cryptocurrency to meet its potential, a new report by a Canadian research institute found.
Irishcoin Aims To Boost Tourism in Dublin and Beyond "No strength without unity" That’s the motto of Irishcoin, a new peer-to-peer digital currency aimed at boosting the Irish tourism sector.
Bitcoin Shop CEO Appointed to GoCoin Advisory Board Online cryptocurrency marketplace Bitcoin Shop has announced that its head, Charles Allen, has been appointed to the advisory board of payment processor GoCoin.
Encryption Site TrueCrypt Shuts Down Amid Speculation and Conspiracy Theories Open-source encryption program TrueCrypt appears to have been compromised, with a strange website update warning users that the product was no longer secure and distributing a new version of the software that some analysts called suspicious.
Satellite TV Network DISH Becomes Largest Company to Take Bitcoins If not to the moon, then at least to the TV set. Satellite TV network DISH announced Thursday it will start accepting Bitcoin, becoming the first subscription-TV provider and the largest company in the world (so far) to do so.