Is Bitcoin the New Swiss Bank Account (And Is That a Problem?)

Bitcoin was embraced by many for its libertarian ideals of economic liberty and individual sovereignty. But it has now effectively been dragged into the current, and very public, privacy debate between Apple and the FBI.

http://www.nasdaq.com/article/is-bitcoin-the-new-swiss-bank-account-and-is-that-a-problem-cm597377

Satoshi Dice

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUPydXQu6Yo


 

Why Bitcoin Investors Should Be Buying & Holding

By holding, we don't mean just part of a portfolio as a long-term investment (although this is a good time to keep it there as well). We mean active traders buying and selling daily/weekly/monthly.

http://news.dinbits.com/2016/03/why-bitcoin-investors-should-be-buying.html

Court: Essentially none of cryptocurrency firm’s assets “actually exist”

In a new report, the court-appointed receiver assigned to investigate an alleged cryptocurrency scam has found no evidence of "any legitimate Gemcoin or other viable business."

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/03/alleged-cryptocurrency-scam-took-in-21m-with-nominal-assets-behind-it/

Dutch Central Bank to Create Prototype Blockchain-Based Currency

The Dutch central bank has committed to developing an internal blockchain prototype dubbed "DNBCoin", according to a recent publication.

http://www.coindesk.com/dutch-central-bank-to-create-dnbcoin-prototype/

Bundesjustizminister will zwingende lebenslange Haft für Mord abschaffen

Der Gesetzentwurf, den Bundesjustizminister Maas vorlegen will, sieht vor, dass Haftstrafen für Morde auf bis zu fünf Jahre gesenkt werden können - wenn der Täter
...
    -durch eine "schwere Beleidigung" oder "Misshandlung (...) zum Zorn gereizt" wurde oder

http://www.spiegel.de/panorama/justiz/heiko-maas-will-zwingende-lebenslange-haft-fuer-mord-abschaffen-a-1084124.html


Bei guter Führung nach 2 Jahren wieder raus  - die Politikerkaste schwebt in einer anderen Galaxie als die Bürger dieses Landes.

Finally. I want to buy such cards since 2 years. Hell, it's about time!

i used 35 random letters - maybe iam too paranoid   ?


or buy a hardware wallet which even functions on an infected pc.



@cryptoheadd

what do you mean by that?!

How the Bitcoin Blockchain Can Unlock the Internet's Full Potential

This week, Brian Forde, MIT Media Lab's director of digital currency, breaks down how the Bitcoin and the blockchain could transform the way the world does business. Bitcoin is a digital currency created in 2008 and the blockchain its global public ledger, which records every Bitcoin transaction. Forde explains how money transfer is only one use of Bitcoin and the blockchain. Find out how the protocols can be used to make smart contracts, transfer physical assets from person to person like a house, and more.

http://www.inc.com/will-yakowicz/inc-uncensored-podcast-episode-56.html

Paris-based Bitit launches to let you buy Bitcoins from 100,000 physical stores around the world

Despite questions about Bitcoin’s future, a new Paris-based startup called Bitit has created a service designed to make it easier than ever for average people to acquire the virtual currency.

Nicolas Katan, cofounder and CEO of Bitit, says the company’s goal is to solve two of Bitcoin’s biggest issues: accessibility and fraud.

http://venturebeat.com/2016/03/24/paris-based-bitit-launches-to-let-you-buy-bitcoins-from-100000-physical-stores-around-the-world/


Finally. I want to buy such cards since 2 years. Hell, it's about time!

Commerzbank: Future of Bitcoin is an 'Open Question'

Blockchain technology constitutes a "genuine revolution" in how decentralized systems are run, Commerzbank said in a March report.

http://www.coindesk.com/commerzbank-future-bitcoin-open-question/


Said by:

The World from Berlin: Commerzbank Bailout Deal to Be 'A Painful Birth'

The announcement by Commerzbank on Thursday that it would receive a €10 billion ($13.6 billion) government bailout has sent shivers down the spines of many

http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/the-world-from-berlin-commerzbank-bailout-deal-to-be-a-painful-birth-a-600400.html


 

9 Myths Surrounding Blockchain Smart Contracts

Smart contracts are a key underpinning of blockchain technology, yet they are still misunderstood in many ways.

In the fullness of their deployment, they will be no less revolutionary than the invention of the HTML markup language that allowed information to be openly published and linked on the Web. Smart contracts promise to program our world on the head of blockchains, and potentially replace many functions currently executed by expensive or slow intermediaries.

http://www.coindesk.com/smart-contract-myths-blockchain/

"Did they work as a counter-recession policy? The answer to that question depends in part on households’ propensity to consume out of the increased disposable income due to the rebates. Our survey-based research suggests that the spending rate was quite low compared to what many economists had expected."

http://taxfoundation.org/blog/did-2001-tax-rebate-checks-stimulate-consumption-economic-evidence

added a new chart

i guess you can already fool 8 of 10 people with that.