Bitcoin blockchain infrastructure provider BitFury Group has officially announced the mass production of fastest and most effective 16nm Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) Chip that will bring unmatched energy efficiency to the bitcoin network.

Bitcoin mining requires heavy doses of electricity, which has compelled people to raise questions about the environmental impacts of the process. Bloomberg once called Bitcoin Mining a Real-World Environmental Disaster.

Valery Vavilov, CEO of BitFury said in the press release: “We are very excited to launch mass production of our super 16nm ASIC Chip.The final results of our hard work have fully met our expectations. We understand that it will be nearly impossible for any older technology to compete with the performance of our new 16nm technology.”


http://www.newsbtc.com/2015/12/17/bitfury-brings-unparalleled-energy-efficiency-to-the-bitcoin-network-with-16nm-asic-chip/

The understanding of bitcoin on a non-technical level is spreading quickly; however, without technical understanding, many aspects are hard to grasp and even harder to evaluate. Adrian Przelozny is a technologist and software architect who is CEO of Independent Reserve, a bitcoin market. Few individuals understand the in and outs of both the technology and the industry as well as Przelozny. Here follow his views on the industry, bitcoin's current state and its future.

http://www.thestreet.com/story/13345910/1/future-generations-won-t-see-money-the-way-we-do-says-bitcoin-market-ceo.html

New details have emerged about a proposed regulatory framework for bitcoin exchanges in Japan.

As reported yesterday, a working group within the country's Financial Services Agency (FSA), its top finance regulator, has developed a series of recommendations for overseeing exchanges in the country.


http://www.coindesk.com/japanese-finance-regulators-mull-data-collection-audits-of-bitcoin-exchanges/

Launched in July 2015, coinlink.net is a new promising bitcoin trading platform, registered in UK as COINLINK LIMITED, it offers the flexibility for members to trade bitcoins by placing buy or sell limit orders, and accept bitcoin payments in their e-commerce websites as merchants.

The platform only supports USD for trading; however, the company took into consideration the fact that users from different countries would rather deposit funds in their local currencies than in USD, so the platform automatically converts those funds to the users’ USD balance using market exchange rates from the company’s banking partners.

http://www.coindesk.com/press-releases/new-bitcoin-exchange-coinlink-net-launches/

       In light of the significant increase in bitcoin value over the last weeks, one of the biggest bitcoin advocacy groups, The Bitcoin Foundation, has just lost two members of its board. In a release of the meeting, 15 December, one member, Jim Harper, resigned and the other, Olivier Jansens, was voted off the board.

According to a release from Bobby Lee, Vice Chairman of Bitcoin Foundation, this situation evolved around the organization's future and the role that it will play moving forward with operations. After Bitcoin Foundation Chairman Brock Pierce called the decision to remain or shutdown, Lee explains that “Jim Harper and Olivier Hansens voted to shut down the foundation.”


https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/bitcoin-foundation-disagrees-votes-2-off/

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https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/bitcoin-price-bubbling-500-fed-rates-lift-off/

Digital cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin may have failed to unseat their more traditional rivals, but the technology that underpins Bitcoin may yet bring about a revolution in finance and other industries. This technology is called the “blockhain”.

The blockchain acts as a public database or ledger, and is the technology that stores the details of every exchange of bitcoins. What makes it particularly clever is that it is designed to stop the same bitcoin being spent twice, without the need for a third party (like a bank).


http://theconversation.com/bitcoin-might-not-change-the-world-but-the-blockchain-that-makes-it-work-might-52516

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My plan is very long, I want my children better than me, and they get a decent education
therefore I start saving from now

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Banks across the world are set to significantly increase spending on new payment technology in 2016, according to a new report from Ovum, the independent technology firm.

Driven by increased emphasis on security, changing consumer behaviour, and new technologies – such as Blockchain, mobile payments, and real-time payment transactions, almost two in three (61%) banks globally will increase their spending on payment technology next year.
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Blockchain technology to revolutionize the payments landscape

As attention moves away from Bitcoin as a currency and towards the longer term use of distributed ledger technology, Ovum’s report emphasizes how enterprises from banks to merchants need to get to grips with this technology now. Blockchain and distributed ledger technologies are finally approaching practical applications as the regulatory environment begins to become clear.


http://www.theasset.com/treasury/30558/banks-to-boost-spending-on-payment-technologies-in-2016

my compulsory savings is ~$285/month
i think no expensive wedding , my big plan is after wedding
i want to opne small bussines and i save some from my childrens 

bitcoin is easy to use we can register without email, id card etc.
also nothing could be banned my address this is like you have "real bank"

bitcoin devs gavin andreas ? satoshi nakamoto ? theymos ?
i read at other article too https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/bitcoin-developers-are-creating-a-new-digital-currency-called-decred/

but im still confusion

earning 0.009BTC from altcoin trading
then i withdraw my profit
https://blockchain.info/tx/6217452319b9d859a48985980b3836e0330c45f677fa726fc69eedfc5322f22a

The price of Bitcoin is going through a downward cycle and the culprit seems to be China all over again. The country is still doubtful regarding the status of the digital coin and the uncertainties are causing the price of the world’s most famous digital coin to go down.

However, an announcement made this Friday (11) by the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) stating that new cryptocurrency-related statements would be issued in order to clarify the central bank’s position caused the price of Bitcoin to recover from $380 to a bit over $420.


Recorder Journal http://recorderjournal.com/2015/12/17/quot-it-is-out-of-the-question-banning-bitcoin-quot-says/

Bitcoin is trading little changed after a jittery reaction to today’s FOMC meeting. Prices first fell from $455 to a low of $447.13 ten minutes after the announcement. But from here we quickly rallied to a high of $460 flat, only to sell off again to the $455 handle. We are currently quoted at $455.53 dollars per coin.

Bitcoin rarely reacts to news in traditional financial markets. The only major reaction I can think of at the top of my head would be this 8 percent crash back in July after the Greek bailout deal was announced. In the lead-up to the crash it was speculated that the bitcoin rally was due to ongoing drama in the Greece/EU negotiations. But that sell-off could’ve just as easily been due to panicked traders who bought into the media narrative.

http://www.forexnews.com/blog/2015/12/16/bitcoin-flat-after-jittery-fomc-reaction/

Bitcoin Price Key Highlights

Bitcoin price is regaining ground after its sharp pullback to the 100 SMA earlier on this week.
Using the Fibonacci extension levels on the latest correction move suggests that bitcoin price might even exceed its yearly highs if bulls stay in control.
Bitcoin price could aim for the next Fib extension levels on its current rally, although market event risks could pose challenges.

http://www.newsbtc.com/2015/12/16/bitcoin-price-technical-analysis-for-16122015-bulls-setting-targets/

Japan's SBI Sumishin Net Bank has announced it will develop a proof-of-concept (POC) aimed at exploring blockchain banking with Nomura Research Institute (NRI).

While details about the project are scarce, NRI said it will seek to "examine business scenarios" with the goal of preparing a prototype for SBI Sumishin.

Dragonfly Fintech Pte, a blockchain firm founded by one of the core developers of the cryptocurrency project New Economic Movement, will serve as the project's blockchain tech provider.



http://www.coindesk.com/japan-bank-sbi-sumishin-blockchain-proof-of-concept/

Microsoft's Azure cloud computing platform is set to integrate several new industry services when it formally launches its blockchain-as-a-service marketplace option next year.

Eris Industries, Factom and CoinPrism have partnered with Microsoft, according to a 15th December blog post. The platform had previously announced support for Ethereum and has been looking into integrating Ripple's Interledger protocol.


http://www.coindesk.com/microsoft-azure-announces-new-offerings-for-blockchain-as-a-service-platform/