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21 May 2014 / OLATHE, KS (KCTV) –

A new form of online currency is being used to buy nearly everything – including a $500,000 home in Olathe.

When Josh Zerlan went looking for a new home, he originally didn’t think about using a bitcoin to buy it.

“It’s like the internet in 1994. Nobody knew what to do with it, but they knew it was pretty cool,” he said. “This seemed like a good test of how far the currency has come.”

19 May 2014 / Bloomberg – Fans of the San Jose Earthquakes beginning May 25 can pay for tickets, merchandise and concessions with Bitcoin, making the Major League Soccer team the first professional sports franchise to accept the virtual currency inside its stadium. “In the spirit of

19 May 2014 / Stuff – Local Bitcoin users can now use their crypto-currency savings to buy pork rinds and deodorant from New Zealand’s first dedicated digital currency store. Bitcoin is a virtual currency which operates independently of any government or central bank, with a limited number

19 May 2014 / Financial Review – Domenic Carosa is bullish on Bitcoin, which is unsurprising for a digital entrepreneur. Interest in his new $30 million Future Capital Bitcoin Fund “has been extraordinary”, says the one-time BRW Young Rich lister. “Investors may not know exactly where this is

17 May 2014 / Bisbane Times – “Will you be paying by cash, credit or Bitcoin?” What is believed to be Queensland’s first Bitcoin ATM is up and running at a South Brisbane cafe, allowing customers to withdraw and sell the digital currency. The Roastery Cafe will

15 May 2014 / Independent Business Times – John Donahoe, CEO of ecommerce giant eBay, said he is actively considering an integration of popular digital currency bitcoin with the company’s payment processing service PayPal. In a Q&A session at the company’s annual shareholder meeting on 13 May,

15 May 2014 / LA Times – Using bitcoin as a currency to pay for travel has taken a few steps forward. CheapAir last week announced that its users may now use bitcoin to pay for Amtrak tickets besides airline tickets and hotel rooms. And a new