Under the anti-terrorism legislation in the United Kingdom, the Home Secretary can impose “control orders’ on any individual suspected of involvement in terrorism. Whether or not this act can be enforced when dealing with the alleged creator of Bitcoin – which has often been associated with terrorist funding – remains to be seen, though.

http://bitcoinist.net/uk-law-enforcement-sources-hint-at-impending-craig-wright-arrest/

This just goes to show that a preference for Bitcoin can bring positive things in life to those who believe in the concept of this cryptocurrency. Although everyone wants to become filthy rich when buying Bitcoin today, such a value increase is not unlikely to occur again in the coming years. However, not everyone will start their own VR company, later on, so let’s see what the Marvel is all about.

http://themerkle.com/early-bitcoin-adopter-becomes-vr-headset-creator/

Finding the current Bitcoin price from a reliable source is rather difficult for most consumers and enterprises these days. There is a wide variety of solutions available to figure out the current Bitcoin price in US Dollar, which is why CME Group wants to offer this type of functionality by the end of this year.

http://themerkle.com/cme-group-announces-bitcoin-real-time-index/

Given the limited number of use cases Bitcoin offers to the average consumer, there is a significant opportunity when selling gift cards in exchange for Bitcoin. To cover the costs of obtaining the cards itself, Gift Off converts their Bitcoin at one of the many UK exchanges, converting the necessary funds to Pound Sterling.

http://bitcoinist.net/gift-off-noted-gbp-200k-bitcoin-turnover-monthly-turnover/

A DDoS attack is a very effective way to shut down websites and centralized platforms, which the financial world has more than plenty of. A lot of people have taken offense to the way banks and other financial players go about their day-to-day operations, and something has to change at some point. Whether or not shutting down these websites is the right way to go about things, is a topic for a different discussion.

http://themerkle.com/anonymous-shuts-down-bank-of-greece-website/

In a rather surprising turn of events, the Turnbull Government wants to reduce tax on Bitcoin transactions. As a result of this solution, Bitcoin users and businesses in the country will pay less than regular GST rates for their transactions, allowing them to “earn” more money that way. Quite an interesting change of heart which may be related to the whole Craig Wright debacle.

http://themerkle.com/australian-government-to-reduce-gst-on-bitcoin-transactions/

Your thoughts on the blockchain as part of the public sector?

It is not the first venture for blockchain provider Credits in the public sector, as they have been working together the with Isle of Man Government on various initiatives. In fact, they developed the first-known government service running on the blockchain, a feat which has attracted a lot of attention from other governments around the world.

http://bitcoinist.net/credits-brings-blockchain-as-a-service-to-uk-public-sector/

Imagine a world in which information is allowed to flow freely, without being stored on servers where information can be deleted randomly by a select few people. As a result, information would continue to live on forever, in a network where nodes serve data on-demand to users and nothing is ever forgotten, destroyed, or altered to suit hidden agendas. All of this is what AKASHA wants to achieve in the coming years.

https://news.bitcoin.com/social-blogging-akasha-public-alpha/

One easy way to verify whether or not Wright is Nakamoto is by moving some coins associated the Genesis Block. In the early days of Bitcoin, only Satoshi Nakamoto mined some coins, before being joined by Hal Finney at a later date. If Wright can move some of the coins belonging to Satoshi Nakamoto, the discussion will become entirely different.

http://themerkle.com/craig-wright-will-move-satoshis-bitcoins-soon/

For the time being, Bitcoin payments are only accepted for amounts up to 200 Swiss Francs in the Crypto Valley area. However, an analysis will be conducted at the end of 2016, to determine whether or not this experiment is worth continuing, and even expanding further. If this would be the case, the payment limit will be raised, and Bitcoin can be used for other types of governmental services as well.

http://bitcoinist.net/crypto-valley-in-switzerland-now-accepts-bitcoin-for-train-tickets/

As one would come to expect from a blockchain solution in the financial world, Citi was part of the process as well. The financial giant is exploring the applications for Chain Open Standard 1 in the currencies and payments sectors for now. Moreover, future use cases are being trialed, although no further details have been revealed at the time of writing.

https://news.bitcoin.com/chain-open-standard-1-goes-public/

government still needs to vote so japan is not recognizing anything right now.

The Business Blockchain is an in-depth business book on the concept of blockchain technology, which focuses on explaining how the technology works. Although most cryptocurrency enthusiasts have a decent understanding of what the blockchain is and does right now most general consumers – and enterprises – have no clear idea. Defining the concept is of the utmost importance before we can think of implementing it in various industries.
 
http://bitcoinist.net/business-blockchain-books-project-is-nearing-completion/

When promoting Bitcoin or any other cryptocurrency, the primary goal is to put the branding out there for everyone to see. As we saw in recent months, Genesis Mining has taken a liking to sponsoring massive billboards, featuring Bitcoin-related themes. An excellent initiative that will get people talking, but more efforts are needed.


How do you promote Bitcoin?

http://themerkle.com/five-ways-people-actively-promote-bitcoin/

Tierion has been quite the successful company so far, as their API and tools make life a lot easier for developers looking to venture into the world of blockchain.. Especially the tamper-proof and distributed nature of this technology holds a lot of potential for companies around the globe, as outdated IT structures need to be replaced with more secure solutions.

http://themerkle.com/successful-round-of-seed-funding-for-tierion-nets-us1m/

Interestingly enough, most people use Living Room of Satoshi to pay their credit card bills with cryptocurrency. In second place are phone and internet, followed by electricity, gas, and rent. The usual suspects make up the top use cases for this platform, although consumers are starting to use the service to pay for just about anything they can these days

http://themerkle.com/living-room-of-satoshi-sees-growing-usage-of-ethereum/

Visiting the Maisto International homepage would put users at risk of getting infected with CryptXXX, one of the latest strains of crypto-ransomware. Computer users who did not have the latest security updates installed on their computer would risk getting infected with the malware, and they would have to pay a fee in Bitcoin to restore file access. However, Kaspersky Labs recently unveiled a solution to regain control over the computer without paying the fee.

http://bitcoinist.net/toy-manufacturer-website-spreads-crypto-ransomware-through-joomla/

Decentralizing the KYC protocol will be one of the biggest challenges of the past few years. But now the technology seems to be catching up. Accountability of all of the collected data is at the top of the priority list, and some Ethereum enthusiasts over at Oraclize (Oraclize.it) have come up with a concept that would actually link Ethereum wallet addresses to user identities.

https://news.bitcoin.com/kyc-solution-will-link-ethereum-addresses-identities/

Establishing a properly decentralized DAO is – for now at least – only possible on the Ethereum blockchain, due to the support for complex smart contracts. But while Ethereum has much appeal among investors and cryptocurrency enthusiasts, the same cannot be said for established real world businesses. In fact, most of them struggle to grasp the concept of blockchain altogether, let alone make the effort to get involved with DAOs.

https://news.bitcoin.com/dao-link-bridges-business-blockchain/

This is why Coinbase has [finally] enabled debit card payments for Bitcoin purchases. Although the company does not have a reputation for making bitcoin purchasing process easy for its customers, it’s now attempting to change this image by making the cryptocurrency more accessible to individual and enterprise users.

https://news.bitcoin.com/coinbase-instant-buy-bitcoin-debit-card/