http://news.yahoo.com/digital-currency-lawsuits-bitcoin-scrambles-boost-consumer-confidence-183737057.html

Digital currencies, such as bitcoin, are slowly gaining ground. At least one new version, called Stellar, launched this week, and a national Digital Currencies conference in New York was held Tuesday to explain virtual currency to bankers from around the nation.

But amidst this crypto-creep, the growth is also revealing the weaknesses inherent in a system with little regulatory oversight or any centralized controls.

http://www.designweek.co.uk/news/bitcoin-foundation-launches-new-look/3038841.article

The non-profit organisation is launching a new brand identity and website which it says has ‘a focus on the power of Bitcoin to unlock potential for global financial inclusion’.

The new identity ditches the previous orange and grey logo in favour of a white identity that uses negative space. The new look has been developed by US consultancy Whiteboard.

i don't like my dog licking me, but i had to get out of the bath to turn the music up and he was licking my legs and it annoyed me,

I mean they totally don't need navy at. Means they don't even need a harbour.
what are pros n cons of such countries with coastlines ? More than good or more bad?

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/cryptocurrency-round-wikipedia-accepts-bitcoin-mtgox-investigated-bitcoin-foundations-new-1459161

The price of bitcoin has continued to slide, continuing a downward trend that began almost two weeks ago. In that time, the value of a single bitcoin has fallen by almost $50 (£30).
astrocoin bitcoin

Most other major cryptocurrencies also saw their prices drop over the last 24 hours, with litecoin, peercoin, dogecoin and namecoin all slipping by between 2% and 7%. Only darkcoin achieved any positive movement as the privacy-focused altcon enjoyed a brief respite from a week-long period of steadily tumbling prices.

http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-07-30/ripple-and-anthem-vault-combine-gold-with-bitcoin-style-currency

On the spectrum of currency ideologues, gold bugs and Bitcoin enthusiasts occupy equal but opposite positions. They’re both suspicious that governments are going to meddle around with normal money so much that it becomes useless—it’s just that one group thinks math is the antidote and the other believes in hoarding metal bars.

http://techcrunch.com/2014/07/30/robocoin-opens-the-first-bitcoin-atm-in-vegas-baby/

Luck be a protected cryptocurrency-based transaction via a highly secure, distributed network tonight! Robocoin, a bitcoin ATM company, has announced that it’s placed the first bitcoin ATM on the Las Vegas strip where the high-rollers and low- can go to turn their winnings into crypto cash.

The ATM, south of Harmon Blvd on Las Vegas Blvd, is “inside a souvenir shop that surpasses 100,000+ in daily foot traffic,” hardly a spot that the Rat Pack might frequent. However, Robocoin is claiming that that the area is secure and popular with tourists. The ATM is owned by Chris McAlary, creator of CoinCloudNV. The ATM is near the end of the strip, across from the new City Center Casino.

http://euronews.com/2014/07/29/romania-buys-into-bitcoin-big-time/

“It is an industry in its early stages,” said George Rotariu, who opened the ATM in Bucharest in collaboration with Vancouver-based Bitcoiniacs and plans to expand to more Romanian cities. “You need a legislative framework to supply services or have a business in this field,” he said.
“We groped around in the legislation and interpreted some policies,” said Horea Vuscan, a local politician who owns the Oradea bitcoin operator BTCXchange.

http://www.coindesk.com/steve-stockman-new-york-bitcoin-regulation-could-crush-the-industry/

For Steve Stockman, US Representative for the 36th Congressional District of Texas, bitcoin presents an opportunity to provide much-needed fuel to a struggling US economy while creating a new class of jobs that redefines the Internet.

But, if regulations like those proposed by the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) proliferate, Stockman fears the bitcoin business space – and its community – will face pressures that may ultimately prove insurmountable.

http://www.coindesk.com/new-zealand-bitcoin-atm-operator-shuts-down-bank-refusals/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A%20CoinDesk%20%28CoinDesk%20-%20The%20Voice%20of%20Digital%20Currency%29

Auckland, New Zealand-based bitcoin ATM operator Bitcoin Central says it has been forced to shut its doors, the result of local banks’ refusal to provide financial services.

While bitcoin businesses around the world are going to great lengths to comply with new or potential digital currency regulation, they are also discovering another layer of difficulty: Getting banks to supply the account services vital to the existence of any mainstream business.

Female love to test Guy on question on relationship. Finding the right answer for them is like............WTH is she thinking so much
Do u agree?

http://bitcoinmagazine.com/15248/bitcoin-difference-attitude-education/

The media tends to focus on doom-and-gloom stories, because sensationalist headlines attract larger audiences. However, when journalists go so far as to misrepresent facts and sway the public in one direction or another, these stories can be dangerous. This is especially true when talking about a new technology that has the potential to change lives for the better. Public opinion can mean the difference between this potential being realised, or crushed completely.

http://www.businessinsider.com/r-bitcoin-catches-on-in-tech-savvy-romania-2014-28?IR=T&

In a well-lit office with red window frames in downtown Bucharest, Romania's first bitcoin ATM attracts many who until it opened in May had to buy or sell the digital currency face-to-face or through wire transfers.

The interest in bitcoin in Romania stands out in a region where national currencies are widely seen as poor substitutes for the euro.

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/r-bitcoin-catches-on-in-tech-savvy-romania-2014-28#ixzz38pMtTgAL

They traded their world class striker for average players?

At this rate, they will be back where they are few seasons back.

http://www.coindesk.com/meet-bitcoin-fans-behind-offline-messenger-gotenna/

The founders, siblings Daniela and Jorge Perdomo, are already taking pre-orders for the product on Shopify. GoTenna is the latest in a string of startup businesses that are now accepting bitcoin payments through the e-commerce platform.

“The tech-savvy bitcoin demographic is a perfect target consumer for goTenna because bitcoiners quickly understand goTenna’s technology and appreciate our commitment to privacy and decentralisation,” explained Daniela Perdomo via email.

http://cointelegraph.com/news/112153/-japanese-banker-seeks-to-rebuild-trust-in-bitcoin

Bitcoin might be a hard sell to the Japanese people however according to Kano. While Mt. Gox mainly dealt with foreigners, the news of its downfall was a big story in Japan. The Liberal Democratic Party has not tried to interfere with virtual currencies in any significant way but it is possible that the government sees it as a way to possibly lure venture capitalists to the island nation. Mr. Kano has so far been able to raise ¥160m ($1.6m) from one venture capital company

http://cointelegraph.com/news/112151/russia-hosts-first-international-and-all-russian-bitcoin-conference-in-st-petersburg

The Bank has since softened its stand on cryptocurrencies when it releases a statement on March 3, 2014 saying that an outright banned was not in the plans and that the Bank merely wanted to protect against money laundering while regulations and a legal framework  were being formulated.

The Cryptocurrencies Foundation Russia (CCFR), working closely with the Bitcoin Foundation and Ethereum seems to be taking advantage of what appears to be an olive branch and inviting government officials, representatives of the banking community along with Chief Editors of leading professional media, cryptocurrency developers and Bitcoin officials, exchanges and their officers, and finally representatives from the Bitcoin business community from online stores to brick and mortar merchants that are a now accepting Bitcoin.

http://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/news/review-antminer-s3-450-ghs-bitcoin-asic-miner-bitmain/2014/07/25

The Bitmain Antminer S3 Bitcoin ASIC Miner is their next step in the evolution of their ASIC chips as well as going back to the basics with the blade design that started it all. There are some changes that have been made along the way though. First is the cowled dual fan enclosure that the S3 has is a new twist on the first-blade design. They also made overclocking easier as well. The Antminer S3 was initially announced to run at a 478 gh/s and then revised down to 440 gh/s.

http://asiancorrespondent.com/125164/bitcoin-in-asia/

The idea actually started from our foreign developers’ requests,” Chan said. “When one of our projects was finished, one of our application developers based in another country asked if he could be paid in bitcoin. Why would he rather take a crypto-currency instead of US dollars? I was curious.