Ok, just so that there is no confusion here.

Obviously, if you copy your private keys from Bitcoin-Qt and broadcast a transaction from another client then that transaction will be seen in blockchain.info without the local Bitcoin-Qt being sync'd.

But what I'm asking about is if you have the Bitcoin-Qt client and it is not currently sync'd, but then create a new spend transaction.  Are you claiming that the transaction is then broadcast to the network immediately ... before sync is attained?   That's different behavior than I remember seeing before.    It should only take someone two minutes to observe the behavior, but at this moment I personally am using a system on which I cannot install Bitcoin-Qt/bitcoind so if someone could verify and pipe in that would help.

[Edit: I'm specifically referring to DEFAULT behavior of the Bitcoin-Qt client, and not a command line/API transaction.]

If anyone from BitcoinATM wants to chat with Bitcoiners, an event downtown San Diego is this evening:
 - http://www.meetup.com/Bitcoin-in-San-Diego/events/115732702/

Are you saying they are being broadcast to the network before it has reached sync?  If so, is this from the Bitcoin-Qt or sent via API with bitcoind?

When Sending using the Bitcoin-QT client there is a green "+" for "Add Recipient" at the bottom.  But if that's not what you did then that doesn't explain it.

If it shows confirmations on Blockchain.info it definitely should be appearing with your Bitcoin-Qt client as well.

Try launching your client with -rescan.

The question on Bitcoin was right at the end, about 24:15 in.

Gumroad uses Stripe so there was really only two companies interviewed -- Stripe which allows online merchants in a limited number of countries to accept payment cards for e-commerce payment, and PayPal.

Jon Matonis nailed it when (in one of his articles) he described Bitcoin as being the elephant in the room.   They simply are ignoring Bitcoin because, today, they can.

Bitcoin is doing what they can't afford to do due to them being hobbled by AML regulations.

This is a fantastic compilation.  It shows how common expectations in the short run were overblown (we still aren't much more than 3X the difficulty from Jan 1st) but how in the long run we can't even imagine the capacity coming onboard.

   
For the "Days to recoup a 20 BTC expenditure on a 50gh rig:", ... that assumes you can still buy a 50 gh/s rig with 20 BTC.

From another thread:

Here's the transaction:
 - https://blockchain.info/tx/f0874707164307c074811620d140898a8914c2376dbf6e460dabf488d93c5a15

It doesn't make sense that there are two transactions showing if you only sent the transaction to one address.   The Bitcoin-Qt client will send change to another address from your wallet but when it does that it will not show as a separate transaction because it is just change back to yourself.    In this instance, it looks like you created a multi-output transaction yourself (e..g, using the "Add Address" button and pasting a second address to send the 2.5 BTC to.)   If that wasn't something you had done then I'm stumped as to how this occurred.

This is open to the press.  I'm sure there will be an article or two on it.

Please don't make defaming remarks with no justification.  

Banks are blacklisting Bitcoin exchanges because the security model that banks employ is woefully inadequate so blacklisting Bitcoin exchanges is easier than dealing with the security issue that remains.(e.g., implementing two factor authentication as a requirement to make a bank transfer online).

Also, if you weren't aware, Bitcoin-Central is currently not accepting new deposits nor performing trading:
 - https://bitcoin-central.net

Last year they announced plans to integrate with a banking network partner for the exchange's EUR accounts.  

Sounds like Ripple.  Or Open Transactions.    Or redeemable codes from an issuer with money transmitter's licensing.

Bitcoin's reason for existing is to be a payment system that is resistant to external control.

It accomplishes this through distributed storage and decentralized verification process.  

This is expensive as every transaction is relayed to and stored on each node.

Therefore, microtransactions on the bitcoin blockchain are not a good idea.  You can do it today, but the costs (transaction fees) will be relatively prohibitive and results inconsistent (read frequent delays in getting confirmations).

Services that truly require microtansactions (e.g., digital goods sold for pennies a piece, etc.) can implement an E-Wallet so that customers can transact using fewer, larger payments.

Or you might consider something like Ripple.

Your number in the verification queue will tell you how close you are to being verified.

That says "prepaid" but it will work for adding funds towards payment of a monthly plan as well.  Redeem here:
 - http://www.t-mobile.com/Coupons/default.aspx?referrer=prepaidrefills

[Edit: I tried to redeem a prepaid card to my postpaid plan and the redeem form would not get past the part where it asked for my phone number, giving the error message "This is not a valid T-Mobile phone number. Please re-enter your phone number.".  Too bad, would have been a nice way to pay my mobile phone bill.]

Probably made the assumption that the device shipped met the criteria, and thus the outcome known at this point.  I'm presuming what shipped doesn't meet the criteria thus the bet should remain open (as there could be yet another product shipped before the deadline that does meet the criteria).

On Thursday before the conference is:

GigaOM Bitcoin Meetup 5/16/13 6PM - 9PM
 - http://bitcoinsanjose.eventbrite.com/

You mean because TransferWise no longer allows withdrawal to Bitcoin exchanges?

CurrencyFair is about the equivalent of TransferWise.

From Wikipedia:
"The wisdom of the crowd is the process of taking into account the collective opinion of a group of individuals rather than a single expert to answer a question."
 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisdom_of_the_crowd

While angel and venture capital investors may be smart, for whatever reason they,to-date, have been more interested in technologies, companies and processes that essentially become obsolete after bitcoin picks up steam.

Here's an example:

Those with means don't often hear the word "no".  Before bitcoin that was all that the person who would like to play some video poker online had heard.   Investors might want to start seeing where Bitcoin changes "no" to "yes".

When is the last time an investor couldn't go shopping due to the bank having a 3-day hold on deposits?  Of course, never.   Banks only impose these restrictions on those without means.  Bitcoin makes no distinction.  As a payment network with non-repudiable transactions that means there is no such concept of "holding funds".

So that's an example of where an investor's perspective might be so different that the need for Bitcoin or a bitcoin-related business isn't being appreciated.

But there are also bitcoin-related opportunities for online businesses and venture capitalists with the businesses they already have investment in.

When is the last time an investor got a free beer or a nice dinner as compensation for providing helpful advice?   Probably yesterday, as there is no shortage of people willing to provide compensation (in the form of an invitation to coffee if nothing else) to obtain some of an investor's time.  But ask your smart friends how often they got rewarded for providing advice and the answer is likely "rarely if ever".  Or at least, it didn' t before the BitcoinTip bot on Reddit was around.  Now instead of getting rewarded with fake badges, "karma points" lame credits, and +1s these contributors get rewarded instead with something they can use to improve their quality of life.    Every social network or support service could use this type of monetary feedback mechanism to incent participation.

So it isn't just financial industries that bitcoin will disrupt -- but businesses across the spectrum.

2012-04-29 AmericanBanker.com - The Elephant in the Payments Room

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