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Sound Wallet can keep your Bitcoins secure with vinyl-based encryption

On September 3, 2014 / companies, exchange, finance

03 Sept 2014 / Engadget – If you’re anything like us, you’ve already made millions of dollars on Bitcoin. But how to keep it safe from loved ones, co-workers and other people we don’t trust? Sound Wallet promises to keep your private access keys secure as encrypted

Is it loonie to collect your salary in bitcoin?

On September 3, 2014 / companies, exchange, finance, politics

03 Sept 2014 / The Global and Mail – A small but growing – and surprising – number of workers are rejecting Canadian dollar salaries for bitcoin, according to a Waterloo, Ont., payroll firm. Wagepoint CEO Shrad Rao said his firm came up with the cryptocurrency payment

Bitcoin Gains Traction In Universities Across the Globe

On September 3, 2014 / companies, exchange, finance

03 Sept 2014 / Bidness ETC – Students at University of Zurich have launched a bitcoin (BTC) app called CoinBlesk, in which transactions involving bitcoins will be facilitated through a mobile device. Developed as part of a student project, the app is on a two-week trial period

Igot Launches UAE’s First Bitcoin Exchange

On August 30, 2014 / companies, exchange, finance, politics

30 Aug 2014 / Bidness ETC – Australian-based bitcoin exchange Igot opened its doors to the UAE by launching the first bitcoin exchange in the region yesterday. The company was offered license by the UAE government to operate and has its office located in Dubai. The exchange

Why Bitcoin is The Best Form Of Money We’ve Ever Seen, with Wences Casares

On August 29, 2014 / companies, exchange, finance, politics

29 Aug 2014 / Big Think – Wences Casares is one of the great technology entrepreneurs of the past 20 years. The son of a Patagonian sheep farmer, Casares has founded and sold several major startups since he launched Argentina’s first ISP in 1994. After selling the

Coinbase Insures Bitcoin Holdings With AON

On August 28, 2014 / companies, exchange, finance

28 Aug 2014 / Coinbase Blog – We’re proud to publicly announce that Coinbase holds insurance against theft or loss of its bitcoin. We’ve been insured for almost a year, but given the recent claims of insurance in the industry, thought it was appropriate to tell our users

Bitcoin shows staying power as online merchants chase digital sparkle

On August 28, 2014 / companies, exchange, finance, politics

28 Aug 2014 / Reuters – Bitcoin is catching on at U.S. online merchants including Overstock.com and Expedia, as customers use a digital currency that just a few years ago was virtually unknown but is now showing some staying power. Though sales paid for in bitcoin so

Korean Bitcoin Exchange Korbit Raises $3M Series A

On August 26, 2014 / companies, exchange, finance

26 Aug 2014 / Tech Crunch – Korean bitcoin exchange Korbit has raised $3 million in Series A funding led by SoftBank Ventures Korea and Pantera Capital, with participation from BAM Ventures, and returning investors Bitcoin Opportunity Corp., Tim Draper, Pietro Dova, and Strong Ventures. The startup

Introducing…Bitcoin Poker

On August 26, 2014 / companies, exchange, finance, politics

26 Aug 2014 / Newsweek – On Sunday, at 6 p.m. ET, poker players around the world will log onto a gaming site with the curious name of SealsWithClubs to bet not with the dollar, euro or pound, but with bitcoin – increasingly the currency of choice

First bitcoin ATM opens for business in Manhattan

On August 21, 2014 / companies, exchange, finance

21 Aug 2014 / New York Post – Manhattan’s first bitcoin ATM launched Thursday in the historic West Village. The Lamassu-made machine, which costs a cool $6,500, was installed at Flat 128, a “luxury lifestyle store” on Christopher Street that sells UK-styled jewelry and home goods. Don’t

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