Greek island agrees to test digital currency
Brian Kelly The political crisis in Greece makes a government solution unlikely, so I have helped create a private solution.
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Bitcoin could destroy the global financial system, one of world’s biggest banks admits
Andrew Griffin Bitcoin, the electronic payment system, could create a “total disruption” in the financial world that could render much
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Japan’s Answer to Quora Announces Bitcoin Tipping Scheme
Yessi Bello Perez OKWave, Japan’s answer to social network Quora, has announced plans to launch its own bitcoin tipping scheme.
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Andreas M. Antonopoulos: ‘Bitcoin is punk-rock, you can’t control it’
Michael Rundle “Bitcoin is not smooth jazz,” says Andreas M Antonopoulos, an entrepreneur, author and cryptocurrency expert. “Bitcoin is punk
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New Genesis Mining Tool Seeks Industrial Bitcoin Mining Efficiency
Yessi Bello Perez Genesis Mining has launched a new web interface that will enable digital currency miners to gain greater
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Hacker attacks gambling websites, demands Bitcoin ransom
Associated Press Updated: July 7, ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A hacker shut down four New Jersey Internet gambling sites
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Bitcoin is faltering at a bad, bad time for Greece
Lucinda Shen Bitcoin’s decentralized system is leaving loophole for technical errors — reminding investors that virtual money might not be the
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A Bitcoin Fund Is Born, With Teething Pains
Rob Curran If you have an online brokerage account, you can now buy shares in a fund that aims to
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Citibank Developing Its Own Cryptocurrency
P. H. Madore In an interesting turn of events, a traditional bank has been experimenting with its own cryptocurrency. Citibank
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Justin OConnell Bitdeals.io, the idea of two high schoolers, strives to help people find online stores that offer discounts in
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BitX Launches Bitcoin Services in Nigeria
Pete Rizzo BitX has launched services in Nigeria, a move that will enable local users to access the company’s bitcoin
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Will Bitcoin become a legitimate currency for large companies?
John Brandon While you still can’t use the infamous – and misunderstood – digital currency to pay for goods at
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Double Spending Risk Remains After July 4th Bitcoin Fork
Pete Rizzo The delayed implementation of a bitcoin core update by a small number of the network’s miners resulted in
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PayPal Halted In Greece As Bitcoin Surges
pymnts @pymnts The Greek crisis has come to PayPal. In tandem with limits imposed by the Greek government earlier this
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Blockchain.info Former Developer Launches Competing Bitcoin Wallet
Diana Ngo Timothy Lee, a former software developer at Blockchain.info, has announced the launch of ArcBit, an open source bitcoin
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Bitcoin is Transforming the Remittance Market Around the World
Bitcoinist.net A recent article by Forbes shows that Frontline Media Publications have started accepting the fact that Bitcoin is emerging as
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Wall Street’s 3 biggest bitcoin investors have one thing in common: the instinct to survive
Michael del Castillo Bitcoin may have started as a subversive technology intended to cut out the middlemen of traditional economics,
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Bitcoin hits four-month high as Greece votes ‘no’ to eurozone bailout conditions
Anthony Cuthbertson The price of bitcoin rose to a four-month high on Sunday 5 July, as news broke that Greece
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Forget Bitcoin — What Is the Blockchain and Why Should You Care?
Mike Gault Imagine that you’re walking down a crowded city street, and a piano falls from the sky. As
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Can Bitcoin help the world’s unbanked?
Nyshka Chandran Prashanth Vishwanathan | Bloomberg | Getty Images Customers inside a branch of Gramin Bank of Aryavat (GBA) in
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Digital Dodge: Some Greeks Using Bitcoin to Evade Currency Controls
Reuters There is at least one legal way to get your euros out of Greece these days, to guard against
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Greece Referendum: Expected Outcomes For Bitcoin and The Euro
Venzen Khaosan With the day of Greckoning looming, xbt.social takes a look at what is at stake in the Greek
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Does Bitcoin Have a Future in Cuba?
Gautham The Latin American nation of Cuba is the only socialist country in the world that follows Marxist-Leninist principles.
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Yacko, LLC launches CoinRebates, Allows Online Shoppers Earn Cash Back in Bitcoins
Bitcoinist.net Yacko, LLC that brought BitcoinGet where users could earn Bitcoins for completing tasks, watching videos, and more, has again
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Bitcoin Start-ups Will Keep Growing
Gautham Gone were the days when business meant big corporations with lots of money and clout. The advent of internet
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Will Bitcoin-Friendly Voat.co Replace Reddit?
Walid Dib The drama has caused an uprising in many of the website’s most popular default subreddits, such has
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Bitcoins & Gold in a Cloud? Bitwage Releases Cloud Savings
Evander Smart As national economies and currencies are folding like tents worldwide, from Argentina, to Greece, to Puerto Rico,
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