Actually, the first "trace" that talks about bitcoin in print dates back to an article in a local newspaper "la Repubblica" on January 19, 2012.
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la Repubblica
Release Date: 19 January 2012
Notable Article: Vivere (bene) senza denaro. La moneta a KM 0 [Living (well) without money. The 0 KM coin]
Author: Riccardo Luna [Luna means "moon" in Italian!]
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I'll post some noteworthy magazines / mentions below:
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Rivista Italiana di Intelligence [Italian Intelligence Magazine]
Release Date: 2° Quarter 2012
Notable Article: Cybersicurezza - La moneta Virtuale [Cybersecurity - The Virtual Currency]
Author: Antonio Teti
Notes: Mentions also Bitcoin Magazine
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2030. La tempesta perfetta. Come sopravvivere alla grande crisi" [2030. The perfect storm. How to survive the great crisis "]
Release Date: 27 January 2012
Notable Article: Economia ed ambiente: Tentativi di governance [Economy and environment: Attempts at governance]
Author: Gianluca Comin / Donato Speroni
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Win Magazine
Release Date: February 2013
Notable Article: Nella fabbrica dei bitcoin [In the bitcoin factory]
Author: unknown
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