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How to get bitcoins into your retirement account

On June 9, 2014 / companies, exchange, finance, politics

09 June 2014 / Market Watch – Before 2008, alternative investments were discussed strictly as an investment option with “ accredited investors ,” or those who have over $1 million of assets (exclusive of their home) and an income requirement (has made at least $200,000 for each

Bay Area restaurants experiment with bitcoin

On June 8, 2014 / companies, exchange, finance

08 June 2014 / SFGate – As of today, the Curry Up Now locations in San Francisco and Palo Alto have added low-alcohol cocktails and sangria, similar to the San Mateo location’s Mortar & Pestle bar. Both locations have also introduced another perk: You can now pay

Man runs 3,237 miles in name of Bitcoin and homelessness

On June 6, 2014 / companies, exchange, finance, politics

06 June 2014 / CNet – Enduring rain, heat, wind, and exhaustion, Jason King has only 30 miles left to finish his run across America. In the four months he’s been on the move, he’s shed 72 pounds, met all sorts of people, and been daunted by

The Companies Signing Up Big Merchants to Accept Bitcoin

On June 5, 2014 / companies, exchange, finance

05 June 2014 / Payments Source – The two most popular Bitcoin services providers, Coinbase and BitPay, are neck-and-neck in signing up merchants to accept digital currency. “Some [of the momentum] has to do with merchants realizing that there are large untapped populations that are showing an interest in Bitcoin and taking these consumers seriously,

3 reasons Wall Street can’t stay away from bitcoin

On June 5, 2014 / companies, exchange, finance, mining

05 June 2014 / CNBC – It’s not surprising Apple is rethinking its policy to allow its apps to accept virtual currency payments. Retailers, including Lord & Taylor, Overstock and TigerDirect, are syncing operations to make it easier for consumers with digital wallets to transact business with

Bitcoin key to future of online payments: EBay CEO

On June 5, 2014 / companies, exchange, finance

05 June 2014 / CNBC – EBay CEO serious about bitcoin. EBay CEO John Donahoe explains why he thinks the digital currency will play an important role in the future and weighs in on the power of Amazon.</p> EBay chief John Donahoe says he sees bitcoin and

Actions By 3 Fortune 500 Companies Signal Bitcoin’s Price May Surge In 2014

On June 4, 2014 / companies, exchange, finance

04 June 2014 / Benzinga – This past week has been action-packed for those following bitcoin. But instead of analysts and investors prognosticating about bitcoin’s potential, there has been action by Fortune 500 companies. And actions do indeed speak louder than words. The past seven days have

A beginner’s guide to Bitcoin

On June 4, 2014 / companies, exchange, finance, mining

04 June 2014 / Boing Boing – Andreas Antonopoulos explains what bitcoin is, and how you can start using it. Q. How does bitcoin work? Bitcoin is a peer-to-peer network, a set of protocols (standards for interoperability), client interfaces (called wallets) and a currency that operates on

Blockchain.info CEO: We Pay Employees in Bitcoin. And Someday You Might, Too.

On June 3, 2014 / companies, exchange, finance

03 June 2014 / Entrepreneur – Nicolas Cary is convinced Bitcoin is as monumental a game changer as the Internet itself. He believes in it so much that he’s perfectly fine with getting paid 100 percent in the world’s first digital cash by his employer, Blockchain.info, the

Rapper 50 Cent (BTC 0.0007458) Seeks Digital Dough for his Flow

On June 3, 2014 / companies, exchange, finance

03 June 2014 / Wall Street Journal – Bitcoin got itself some street cred Tuesday, when top-selling rap star 50 Cent announced that his new album, Animal Ambition, would be available for purchase with the digital currency. Fans of 50 Cent, aka Curtis Jackson III, will be

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