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Bitcoin => Bitcoin Discussion => Topic started by: minorman on November 19, 2012, 10:53:21 PM



Title: Best news in Bitcoin in 2012
Post by: minorman on November 19, 2012, 10:53:21 PM
Let's compile a list of good (and bad) news for Bitcoin YTD? 2012 events only.

I'm not talking about changes in price, volume, user base or that sort of thing. I'm also not talking about vaporware or things which have only been announced, bot not yet hit the market (e.g. Ellet, Bitcoincard, Bitinstant's Mastercard, ASICs, etc.).

Real developments - good or bad.

List so far:

+Bitcoin magazine now shipping (four issues and counting)
+Wordpress accepting bitcoin
+Launch of The Bitcoin Foundation
+Blockchain.info's hybrid ewallet service (iPhone compatible)
+The London conference
+ECB report on virtual currencies (55 p - essentially bitcoin)
+Bitinstant and its 700k cash deposit locations
+Satoshidice, Bitzino and provably fair gambling
+Coinapult
+Pirateat40 default
+bitcoinstore.com
+ogrr.com & mmoexchange.net merger
+torrentleech.org accepting bitcoin
+Bitinstant cash-4-bitcoin sites
+Bitcoin Friday
+Coinbase and BFL securing VC funding
+...

-The Bitcoinica fiasco
-Closure of GLBSE
-Closure of Cryptoexchange
-...

Last update: November 23.


Title: Re: Best news in Bitcoin in 2012
Post by: misterbigg on November 19, 2012, 11:27:33 PM
How the heck did you forget to list "Pirateat40 default"?!


Title: Re: Best news in Bitcoin in 2012
Post by: franky1 on November 19, 2012, 11:43:24 PM
bitinstant at many financial conventions E.G las vegas sat between mastercard and paypal stalls


Title: Re: Best news in Bitcoin in 2012
Post by: Phinnaeus Gage on November 20, 2012, 12:08:08 AM
CES 2012

LadyBytes

Atlas Banned

Atlas Returns

Atlas MIA


Title: Re: Best news in Bitcoin in 2012
Post by: MemoryDealers on November 20, 2012, 12:33:22 AM
Bitcoinica and the Intersango trio!


Title: Re: Best news in Bitcoin in 2012
Post by: Spekulatius on November 20, 2012, 01:17:06 AM
+ bitcoinstore.com beta opens
+ torrentleech.org accepts bitcoin
+ ogrr.com merges with mmoexchange.net

+ Mitt Romney extortion announced
- knightmb's house raided and closely linked to the extortion


Title: Re: Best news in Bitcoin in 2012
Post by: Coinabul on November 20, 2012, 02:14:19 AM
Bitcoin Friday :)


Title: Re: Best news in Bitcoin in 2012
Post by: helloworld on November 20, 2012, 02:17:49 AM
+ Mitt Romney extortion announced
- knightmb's house raided and closely linked to the extortion

+ Me.ga extortion announced
- Kim Dotcom still not accepting bitcoins


Title: Re: Best news in Bitcoin in 2012
Post by: QuestionAuthority on November 20, 2012, 02:23:47 AM
Bitcoin Friday :)

That's a great one! I was so stoked when I went to slysoft’s download page to update my copy of anydvd and saw the advert giving 50% off for any new purchase. Anydvd and Blockbuster have been a winning combo for me for about 8 years now. I was so excited to see them take Bitcoin I bought GameJackal Pro because it’s the only thing they make that I don’t already own. I don’t even have a use for GameJackal. LOL


Title: Re: Best news in Bitcoin in 2012
Post by: goldlyre on November 20, 2012, 09:06:32 AM
+...me joined in  ;D



Title: Re: Best news in Bitcoin in 2012
Post by: ninjaboon on November 20, 2012, 09:20:13 AM
bitinstant at many financial conventions E.G las vegas sat between mastercard and paypal stalls

Good one. +1. Saw them on Roger Ver's posts.


Title: Re: Best news in Bitcoin in 2012
Post by: World on November 20, 2012, 03:21:16 PM
+Coinbase first YC backed Bitcoin company


Title: Re: Best news in Bitcoin in 2012
Post by: Phinnaeus Gage on November 20, 2012, 03:36:33 PM
+Wordpress acc(e)pting bitcoin, whereas the other notable W is a wussie.

http://ecimages.kobobooks.com/Image.ashx?imageID=qJ_e94Zpd0qDV6zqNRM8TA&Type=Full


Title: Re: Best news in Bitcoin in 2012
Post by: DutchBrat on November 20, 2012, 03:40:04 PM
+Nefario seemingly releasing asset info