The Argentinean Central Bank has joined the ranks of other central banks across the globe to issue a warning on cryptocurrencies.
Argentinean Central Bank Warns Against Using Bitcoin SJ Quakes becomes first professional sports franchise to accept Bitcoin Starting May 25, soccer fans will be able to use Bitcoin to not only buy tickets but also fan gear and refreshments such as beer and hot dogs at the San Jose Earthquakes’ Buck Shaw stadium when they host Houston Dynamo on Sunday.
Bitcoin startup Circle rolls out no-fee digital currency banking Circle, a Bitcoin currency services provider, has launched a suite of consumer financial services that the company hopes will encourage average people to use the crypto-currency for everyday transactions.
With Libertycoin and Justice for All Libertycoin (XLB) was launched on May 9th with hopes to “liberate” users by providing some egalitarian offerings and features to sweeten the deal for early adopters.
Bitstamp Raises Minimum Trading Amount To $5 After Complaints Bitstamp has officially announced that the minimum trade amount will be changed to $US 5.00 in light of complaints from users.
“The Nation State is Not Prepared for Something Like This” - Jeffrey Tucker Interview Jeffrey discovered Bitcoin only in February of 2013, and has written some 20 articles on the topic since that time, mainly because its emergence challenged much of what he thought he knew about money, banking, and entrepreneurship. Jeffrey has been a vocal supporter of Bitcoin and is the CEO of Liberty.me.
Africa and Bitcoin: Remittance Revolution If you are a member of Africa’s expanding diaspora, then Bitcoin could potentially hold the key to a better life for your friends and relatives in the motherland. Many nations on the African continent are dependent on money transfers from abroad known as remittances.
Why SaveGox is Important for Bitcoin Today, Bruce Fenton of the Fenton Report blog has shared the latest news on the Save Mt. Gox campaign.
Karmacoin Becomes First Cryptocurrency to Issue Shares Karmacoin has recently announced to incorporate and issue shares to the Bitcoin community.
Be Your Own Bank: Hot & Cold Bitcoin Wallet A concept for a new hot and cold wallet was unveiled earlier this week. The concept aims to allow everyday users to be their own bank.
Bitmessage: Paging Mr. Snowden, Lavabit A US appeals court has upheld a contempt of court ruling against Lavabit, a supposedly secure email service, which was reported to be used by the world’s most famous whistleblower, Edward Snowden.
Texas become the first state to regulate Bitcoin The Texas Department of Banking (DOB) has announced that it will not treat Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as money in a memo, whose pdf document version, interestingly enough, is no longer available here.
And the proud owner of Bitcoin.com is… As Bitcoin’s popularity increases day by day, the word “Bitcoin” itself is becoming a buzzword.
Texas Gov. Candidate to Accept Contributions in BTC Are political campaign contributions in Bitcoin just around the corner?
Interview: CCFR Founder on Bitcoin and “Russian reality” Cointelegraph interviewed Bitcoin Foundation member, Igor Chepkasov, who founded www.BitcoinRussia.org along with the newly established Crypto Currencies Foundation (CCFR) in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
Bitcoin Friendly Marijuana Vending Machines in Colorado Marijuana vending machines have long been a pipe-dream of cannabis smokers everywhere. Now, not only are they are finally becoming a reality for residents of Colorado, where recreational cannabis use is legal, but they will also be Bitcoin-friendly.
“Central Bank always said BTC Exchanges Are Legitimate and Legal” - BTC China CEO, Bobby Lee The price of Bitcoin has been steadily climbing upwards in the past two days as the April 15 deadline for Chinese-based lenders and payment companies to close the trading accounts of more than 10 domestic Bitcoin exchange platforms, has come and went.
And the Best Cryptocurrency Startup Is… For this year, the annual The Europas: European Tech-Startup Awards has introduced a new category for “Best virtual currency startup.” This year, the event will take place on June 10 in London.
Group of investors offers to buy Mt. Gox for 1 BTC A group of investors has put forth an offer to buy the defunct cryptocurrency exchange, Mt. Gox, for a symbolic price of 1 bitcoin or about US$425 at the time of this writing.
Does Bitcoin deserve a better symbol? An initiative brought forth by a website of the Bitcoin community is proposing to adopt and better represent Bitcoin with a Unicode symbol.
Major OpenSSL Security Flaw puts E-Commerce, most of the Internet in Jeopardy It was revealed that there is a major flaw in the security of the WWW. No one really knows just how big this could really be but even Internet security firms are starting to show signs of anxiety.
New West Technologies and BitPay partner with NitroSell With the announcement by BitPay and New West Technologies on their partnership with NitroSell, Bitcoin transactions in e-commerce as well as at brick-and-mortar retailers are going to become easier than ever.
Happy Birthday, Satoshi? In the past 24 hours, the price of one Bitcoin has been slowly creeping upward. If yesterday it was hovering around the $445 mark, it is now approaching $460. Although all eyes of Bitcoin-enthusiasts have been focused on China recently in light of rumors regarding the predicted closing of all bank accounts of companies dealing with cryptocurrencies starting April 15th, there are others who have continued to speculate on the true identity of Satoshi Nakamoto. Particularly, some even claim that yesterday was his birthday. If this is indeed the case, we send our warmest congratulations.
International online electronics store NewLoge.com now accepting Bitcoin The international online electronics superstore, NewLoge.com, has announced that it will be accepting cryptocurrencies as payment.