[Unbelievable: Bitcoin Exchange Coinbase Bans User Who Helped Save Millions]

Unbelievable: Bitcoin Exchange Coinbase Bans User Who Helped Save Millions

This is really an unbelievable story! Bitcoin exchange Coinbase has allegedly banned a user who helped fix a major Vault exploit that could have resulted in millions of dollars in losses. The user took to popular social platform Reddit to share his side of the story.

http://www.newsbtc.com/2015/12/21/unbelievable-bitcoin-exchange-coinbase-bans-user-who-helped-saved-millions/

Why are coins like Namecoin and Peercoin so cheap compared to Bitcoin? Both coins have a similar amount of existing units and all have great tech and an unique application, especially Namecoin with .bit domain for instance. Why are they so cheap? Consider that one Bitcoin is more than 800 times more valuable than one Namecoin or one Peercoin.

[A New Working Constitution Emerges to Codify a “Liquid Holacracy” Governance Model]

A New Working Constitution Emerges to Codify a “Liquid Holacracy” Governance Model

Bitnation in partnership with Swarm is developing a proto-constitution, or what it referred to as a holonic contract to govern interactions within its “Slack Community”

http://cointelegraph.com/news/115923/a-new-working-constitution-emerges-to-codify-a-liquid-holacracy-governance-model

[Bitcoin Trader And Accomplice In Ireland Plead Guilty To Darknet Drug Sales]

Bitcoin Trader And Accomplice In Ireland Plead Guilty To Darknet Drug Sales

Two guys in Ireland, a single a bitcoin trader, pled guilty to promoting medicines on the darknet to buyers worldwide, in accordance to The Irish Examiner. The bitcoin trader posted drug orders to diverse nations soon after trading bitcoin. He admitted to promoting drugs on Silk Street and Agora.

https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/bitcoin-trader-accomplice-ireland-plead-guilty-darknet-drug-sales/

Popular mobile and web-based bitcoin wallet service provider Breadwallet has released update 0.5.3, featuring more efficient transaction confirmations and improved security protocols.

http://www.newsbtc.com/2015/12/21/breadwallet-releases-new-update-improved-security-operations/

The Central Financial institution of the Republic of Armenia has suggested its citizens not to use digital currencies such as bitcoin.

http://www.coindesk.com/armenian-central-bank-bitcoin-use/

Ohne Bitcoin: IBM stellt eigene Blockchain vor
IBM hat eine neue Open Source Blockchain vorgestellt. Zu den Partnern des Projekts zählen Finanzriesen wie JP Morgan und der Londoner Stock Exchange, aber auch Tech-Unternehmen wie Cisco und Intel.
http://www.btc-echo.de/ibm-stellt-eigene-blockchain-vor-2015122001/

Bitcoin’s popularity is increasing every day. As time goes by, more of us are losing faith in fiat currency and placing our trust in the digital world. Sure, things aren’t always perfect, but if one looks deep enough, the advantages are certainly there, and given the…

http://www.altcointoday.com/3-reasons-bitcoin-invest/

[Japanese Financial Institutions Partner With Technology Startups To Utilize The Blockchain]

Japanese Financial Institutions Partner With Technology Startups To Utilize The Blockchain

Almost daily, UNITED STATE financial institutions reveal projects to a lot better comprehend the blockchain, frequently partnering with innovation startups. It would be an error to think their Japanese counterparts are much behind.

https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/japanese-financial-institutions-partner-with-technology-startups-to-utilize-the-blockchain/

[U.S. National Security Report: ‘Virtual Currencies Can Disrupt Sovereignty’]

U.S. National Security Report: ‘Virtual Currencies Can Disrupt Sovereignty’

A theorized based report by the RAND Corporation revealed this December details some interesting scenarios involving virtual currencies. The pdf published by the organization is over 100 pages of various possibilities concerning “non-state actors” within terrorist networks, criminal enterprises, and malicious individuals.

http://bitcoinist.net/u-s-national-security-report-virtual-currencies-can-disrupt-sovereignty/

Bitcoin now enjoys celebrity status. The digital currency has got people from all industries interested. Bitcoin industry has attracted people holding various offices in both private and government sector to switch their industry.

http://www.newsbtc.com/2015/12/20/jeff-garzik-new-bruce-springsteen/

Bitcoin’s capacity to run outdoors nationwide jurisdictions might hep it address an olden economics paradox, Travis Client argues.

http://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-triffin-dilemma/

[Bitcoin to Overtake Paypal and Established Financial Companies in Transaction Volume]

Bitcoin to Overtake Paypal and Established Financial Companies in Transaction Volume

In 2013, bitcoin overtook the world’s largest remittance network Western Union’s value of daily transactions, recording an average daily transaction volume of US$257 million.
According to Coinometrics, institutional-level bitcoin data and research firm, bitcoin was the 7th largest financial network in the world, just behind Paypal and Discover Network.

http://www.newsbtc.com/2015/12/18/bitcoin-to-overtake-paypal-and-established-financial-companies-in-transaction-volumes/

[Bitcoin Exchanges in Japan Must Be Registered under New Proposed Regulations]

Bitcoin Exchanges in Japan Must Be Registered under New Proposed Regulations

Citing unnamed but informed sources, Japanese publications are reporting that a operating group underneath the Monetary Method Council have complied a draft of Japan’s 1st ever cryptocurrency regulations. Beneath the new proposed rules, bitcoin exchanges and these dealing with virtual currencies need to register with the government to fall under a regulatory framework.

https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/bitcoin-exchanges-in-japan-must-be-registered-under-new-proposed-regulations/

[Sean Walsh of Redwood City Ventures on Facilitating US/Chinese Bitcoin Collaborations]

Sean Walsh of Redwood City Ventures on Facilitating US/Chinese Bitcoin Collaborations

Redwood City Ventures is a new name in the Bitcoin industry that people are just starting to see some of their work appearing. RWCV are focusing on helping different companies and startups that are trying to bring collaboration between the US and Chinese companies to the Bitcoin ecosystem.

http://bitcoinist.net/sean-walsh-redwood-city-ventures-facilitating-uschinese-bitcoin-collaborations/

A lot of people in this world feel that regulations are needed to help better the world. Others believe that policies and restrictions stifle innovation and work only for those who can manipulate the odds. Brewster Kahle is a man who for two years tried to start a credit union and failed due to the regulatory process by the National Credit Union Administration’s (NCUA) stipulations. Especially since the bank tried to help low-income New Jersey immigrants and Bitcoin companies get loans.

http://bitcoinist.net/27300/

In September, Texas-man Trendon Shavers admitted to conducting a $4.6M Bitcoin Ponzi scheme. On the popular bitcointalk.org forum, he promised investors a 7 percent weekly return on sums of more than 25K BTC.

http://www.newsbtc.com/2015/12/18/lawyer-spills-the-beans-on-bitcoin-ponzi-convict-pirateat40/

Jessi Baker, CEO and founder of London-based startup Provenance, aims to channel the potential of distributed ledgers to bring about social good.

http://www.coindesk.com/provenance-channeling-blockchain-social-good/

Taiwan’s leading gaming payment platform GASH Point has partnered with global bitcoin payment processor Bitpay to enable over 10 million gamers in Asia to top-up and reload their in-game cash with bitcoin.

http://www.newsbtc.com/2015/12/17/bitpay-gash-brings-bitcoin-10-million-gamers-asia/

Several factors makes Texas an ideal state for Bitcoin mining and Blockchain. But how ideal is the Bitcoin environment for the residents of Texas?

http://cointelegraph.com/news/115902/texas-is-the-ideal-state-to-work-with-bitcoin-and-blockchain