Bitcoin's Blockchain Offers Safe Haven For Malware And Child Abuse, Warns Interpolhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2015/03/27/bitcoin-blockchain-pollution-a-criminal-opportunity/The blockchain, the public ledger of all Bitcoin transactions, has all kinds of good uses outside of providing stability for the world’s most popular cryptocurrency, from decentralised data storage to super-flexible email. But it can also be put to malicious use. According to Interpol’s Christian Karam, speaking from the Black Hat Asia conference, it could be abused to store malware control mechanisms or provide access to illicit content such as child abuse images that would be extremely difficult to take down.
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Stock Exchanges Are Beginning to Take Bitcoin Seriouslyhttp://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-03-24/bitcoin-getting-serious-as-nasdaq-nyse-step-into-digital-crazeThe biggest U.S. stock exchange operators are taking steps to embrace bitcoin, spurring speculation the digital currency is coming up from underground.
Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. revealed Tuesday that New York-based Noble Markets, a platform for trading bitcoin, has agreed to license Nasdaq’s X-stream technology. Noble is adopting the same software used by securities exchanges around the world, and a related system runs the Nasdaq Stock Market, one of the biggest equity exchanges. The news follows the New York Stock Exchange’s January agreement to invest in Coinbase, another platform for trading the digital currency.
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Bitcoin gets a rival—how will it fare?http://www.cnbc.com/id/102533747A new alternative to bitcoin was launched in London Wednesday with official trading for the technology beginning next week on a global exchange based in Hong Kong.
U.K.-based Learning Enterprises Organisation (LEO) is the company behind the new cryptocurrency. Traditionally it has been providing learning services to the business community, which has even stretched to the odd yoga session for company executives, but has now turned its attention to LEOCoin. Hype from mainstream media for an alt? 
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Being a millionaire was something to be proud about at one point of time.
The way dollar has lost value over the years, there are umpteen millionaires now.
That said, "millionaire" indicates a person holding a certain amount of wealth, and not necessarily fiat. So it should suit Bitcoin as well.
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The 25 most exciting Bitcoin startupshttp://www.businessinsider.in/The-25-most-exciting-Bitcoin-startups/articleshow/46662673.cmsThe Bitcoin ecosystem has never been more diverse. There are multi-million-dollar companies trying to take the digital currency "mainstream," hackers dreaming up a new blockchain-powered social order, and everything in between.
We've spent the last several weeks speaking to CEOs, journalists, investors, and others in Bitcoin scene in search of some of the most exciting startups and projects out there.
25. Edgelogic: Stamping out diamond thieves
24. Blade: Getting shops to take Bitcoin
23. Coinapult: Pegging Bitcoin to commodity prices
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Perhaps they should consider running a decentralized Silk Road with taxpayer money in order to keep bullets from flying around in the streets.
Legalizing drugs would be an easier solution. |
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...to allow people to withdraw their coins?
Once the government identified Ross Ulbricht and had control of the Silk Road servers, why didn't they keep the site open so that people could withdraw their bitcoins? They could have blocked the ability to trade (so as to not facilitate any drug deals) and instead only allow people to log onto their accounts at the site and withdraw their funds to their own Bitcoin addresses.
Funds used in criminal activity... why on earth would the US government allow criminals to take them back? |
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A $50m Drug And Gun Dark Web Market Just Disappeared And Millions In Bitcoin With Ithttp://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2015/03/18/evolution-market-a-scam-says-site-pr/It had become a bigger, badder version of the Silk Road drug bazaar in its short life, but Evolution, founded on 14 January last year, has apparently been closed and one staffer is claiming the admins have scammed its huge user base. The site, based on the anonymising Tor network, was home to nearly 20,000 drug sales at the time of its apparent demise, far more than Silk Road or its subsequent iteration Silk Road 2, but also sold weapons, from guns to tasers hidden in fake cigarette packets, and plenty of fraud material.
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Article carried by CNBC as well. Bitcoin to near 5M active users by 2019, remain niche: Studyhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/102512655
The bitcoin cryptocurrency system will have nearly 5 million active users by 2019, but it will still remain a niche marketplace, according to new research.
Although several big-name retailers have begun accepting the fledgling digital currency, its user base and transaction volume will only see modest gains, a report released Tuesday by market insight firm Juniper Research predicted. Because of relatively slow consumer adoption, the report, The Future of Cryptocurrency: Bitcoin & Altcoin Impact & Opportunities 2015-2019, advised retailers to not bother with the technology. |
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This was already posted in this section 3 hours ago. Maybe it would be a good idea check if the article is posted to avoid spamming the board.
Yup, this has been all over the media. Personally, I would give more importance to mainstream media (like WSJ, CNBC or Reuters) than a website focused on cryptocurrency. |
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Another chance for the billionaire(s) to show continued interest in Bitcoin.
These auctions tend to show how strong the market is when you have a "trusted" seller.
It is not confirmed that the coins will be sold through an auction. The government might just decide to dump it in the exchanges. |
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Rakuten Starts Accepting Bitcoin http://www.wsj.com/articles/rakuten-starts-accepting-bitcoin-1426555942Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten Inc. has started accepting bitcoin for purchases in the U.S., adding momentum to the rapid growth of cryptocurrencies as a form of payment.
Customers using the company’s virtual shopping mall in the U.S. site can already buy items using the Internet-based currency, a Rakuten spokesperson in Japan said Tuesday.
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Watch out...Bitcoin just got serioushttp://www.cnbc.com/id/102511141
It was hard to go through 2014 without hearing about a bitcoin company going bankrupt, or the alleged "father" of the digital currency being involved in a car chase—but the market might have just got slightly more professional.
A Germany company has launched a platform where bitcoin users can track transactions from all of their wallets in one place, to help users of the cryptocurrency file tax reports.
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I hope the Fitcoin app doesn't get confused with the alt Fitcoin. There is some discussion on that thread regarding this article. |
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This App Pays You in Bitcoin Based on the Intensity of Your Workouthttps://www.yahoo.com/tech/this-app-pays-you-in-bitcoin-based-on-the-113689371979.htmlIf the 21st Century tabloid celebrity has taught us anything, it’s that having a hot body can pay off in big ways. Now, a tech studio has interpreted that modern day lesson quite literally, in the form of an app that rewards you with Bitcoin based on how hard you work on the treadmill.
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Bitcoin: a disaster waiting to happen? http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/opinion/bitcoin-a-disaster-waiting-to-happen/story-e6frg9if-1227263765452
... in this early-adopter phase of a relatively new technology, criminals have exploited the decentralised and anonymous nature of bitcoin, resulting in negative press.
In October 2013, the FBI closed down the Silk Road website because criminals were using it for money-laundering. Four months later, in February last year, the then largest bitcoin exchange, Tokyo-based Mt Gox, suspended customer withdrawals. Customers lost almost $US400 million and the price of a bitcoin fell from about $US900 to near $US500.About the authorRob Ward is head of leadership and advocacy at Chartered Accountants and former global head of audit at PricewaterhouseCoopers.
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Finally.... merchants have started passing on cost savings to bitcoin users. When there are tangible advantages to customers paying using bitcoins, Bitcoin adoption is bound to increase.  |
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Amazing, nice graph that shows things are moving, while clueless people keep selling their cheap coins panic due ignorance. They will regret once reality translates into the bitcoin price.
For real, people are gonna feel stupid for selling early and at a loss once the future does its thing down the line - unless they truly needed the money for something serious in the mean time rather than just blowing it on upgrading to the newest iphone. We should follow the "smart money". Venture capitalists must have cogent reasoning for investing all those millions of dollars in start ups. It is only a matter of time before these companies start coming out of IPOs. That would lead to even more bullishness on bitcoins' price. |
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Hi, i am going to give BTC away for free, but with a small twist, only senior, hero and legendary members can pm their skype details, i will send them what to do, we will use escrow also, you will not have anything to loose If you tell them what to do on skype, it really isn't free BTC. |
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