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KwikDesk, An Ephemeral Messaging Platform, Mulls Introducing Bitcoin

On November 22, 2013 / companies, finance

22 Nov 2013 / Tech Crunch – An interesting idea sprouted up this week called KwikDesk, dubbing itself as a “Snapchat Meets Twitter.” The service allows anyone to send self-destructing messages into the ether with tags, which can be used to later dig them back up in

No, Bitcoin isn’t the Segway of currencies

On November 22, 2013 / companies, exchange, finance, mining, politics

22 Nov 2013 / Washington Post – The Atlantic’s Matthew O’Brien is one of the Internet’s smartest commentators on economic policy. But like a lot of economics writers, he’s been slow to appreciate the disruptive potential of Bitcoin, the Internet’s first completely open payment network. O’Brien says

Bitcoin beginning to go mainstream

On November 21, 2013 / companies, exchange, finance, mining, politics

21 Nov 2013 / USA Today – From a Los Angeles travel agency to a European university, businesses have begun to embrace Bitcoin as mainstream currency An online travel agency in Los Angeles and a European private university have begun accepting payments in the popular virtual currency

Bitcoin trading and investing strategies as prices go crazy

On November 21, 2013 / companies, exchange, finance

21 Nov 2013 / Market Watch – Bitcoin is acting a bit cr-oizy. Well, more than a bit crazy, that bitcoin has swung from $350 to $900 in the past ten days. Just today, bitcoin has traded from $450 to $750 on Mt. Gox and other exchanges. Volatility,

Bitcoin now accepted as tuition payment at a Cyprus university

On November 21, 2013 / companies, finance, politics

21 Nov 2013 / LA Times – The University of Nicosia in the island nation of Cyprus will accept the virtual currency Bitcoin as payment for tuition and other school fees. The largest university in Cyprus said it will also offer a master’s degree in digital currency

Shut up and take my bitcoins! A map of Bitcoin-friendly businesses

On November 20, 2013 / companies, finance

20 Nov 2013 / Washington Post – The Jeep dealership in Overland Park, Kan. looks just like any other — rows of shiny new cars filling up a gigantic lot, with a spacious indoor showroom to one side. What you wouldn’t know from walking by on the street,

Bitcoin Gaining Validity Fuels Rally in Virtual Currency

On November 20, 2013 / companies, finance, politics

20 Nov 2013 / Bloomberg – Bitcoin’s rally is accelerating as the U.S. Department of Justice’s description of the digital currency as a “legal means of exchange” bolsters the prospect of wider acceptance as an alternative payment system. Bitcoins, which exist as software and aren’t regulated by

NJ Settles Bitcoin Case Vs. Online Gaming Co.

On November 19, 2013 / companies, finance, politics

19 Nov 2013 / ABC News – An online video game company accused of infecting thousands of computers with malicious software and using that access to illegally mine for the electronic currency Bitcoin has agreed to pay a $1 million settlement, the New Jersey attorney general’s office

Regulators See Value in Bitcoin, and Investors Hasten to Agree

On November 19, 2013 / companies, finance, politics

19 Nov 2013 / NYT – The virtual currency bitcoin took a big step toward the mainstream on Monday as federal authorities signaled their willingness to accept it as a legitimate payment alternative. A number of federal officials told a Senate hearing that such financial networks offered

BERNANKE: Bitcoin ‘May Hold Long-Term Promise’

On November 18, 2013 / companies, finance, politics

18 Nov 2013 / Business Insider – The beautiful thing about Bitcoin, digital currency enthusiasts will tell you, is that it doesn’t have a central bank. So with eyes on today’s Bitcoin Senate hearing, where does the world’s most powerful central banker stand on the elusive cryptocurrency?

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