Is there anyone in the Leeds area of UK who would like to join a meetup,  a couple of beers and a chat in a pub somewhere.

I'd like to share some ideas on data compression and solving the scaling problem.

I'd also like some volunteers for my entertainment network.

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1) Double down and ban anybody talking about Bitcoin, Litecoin in public areas. Offer rewards to anybody who reports a person talking about crypto in private discussion.

2) Organize a small collective of dodgy individuals to release a competing Bitcoin clone, and call it something like Bitcoin Credits, and attempt to take control of Bitcoin via the back door...

3) Throw everybody who visits coinmarketcap.com in jail.

5) Meet with world leaders to discuss this new form of financial terrorism and instigate a coordinated and sophisticated global response.

6) Get home at night and login to LocalBitcoins.com to buy Bitcoin...

Anybody here long enough to see Mtgox, Tradehill, BitInstant, many other scams and hacks and scandals, will surely be looking forward to have a regulated, insured exchange leading the way from now on.

This is a turning point in confidence and many have been waiting some years for this to happen.

The fact that Coinbase is already popular is killer and makes all the difference.

This is the day you can have your cake, and eat it too.

To celebrate, we post pictures of cake.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/27/us-bitcoin-mtgox-idUSBREA1Q1YK20140227

Fairly large article on recent events and comment from authorities in US and Japan.

http://www.cnbc.com/id/101446338

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-02-24/bitcoin-community-gangs-bad-actor-mt-gox

http://www.investing.com/news/forex-news/bitcoin-plunges-50-on-mt.-gox-to-hit-usd230-as-troubles-continue-266646

Received this a few minutes ago...

Dear X,
We are pleased to announce that it is now possible to fund OKPAY account by a bank transfer in GBP currency and then transfer funds to the crypto-currency exchangers.

Please find and use the updated banking account details for the GBP currency at the Add Money » Wire transfers page.

New bank does not have any restrictions regarding the further usage of funds on a crypto-currency markets. Please feel free to fund your account using the updated banking details and use the money without any limitations.

Thank you for your business!

Can anyone confirm?

[Updates for members]

Updates for members
1. Join competition #1: get the answer right and win a point (it's a tough one!) @ http://tagbond.com/deal/details/527ec13985c657fb209bc36f (closes 4 weeks)
2. Members can now take the coupon http://tagbond.com/deal/details/5281deb585c6572d566884e9 to turn their points into TAGs. It's manual atm which means I have to redeem it for you each time, but it will become automated soon hopefully.
3. Refer friends using tagbond.com/YOURTAGID to earn extra TAGs

Info
So I need the alt community's help to test the system and get a feel for it and see what developer apps could be created. At least 1500 TAGs up for grabs over the coming days to members who participate in very simple ways.

Resources
TagCoin info, client & resources: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=317408.0
TagBond team & intro: http://tagbond.com/site/about
New TagCoin & BTC & Fiat(USD, GBP, EUR, AUD, SGD, HKD, JPY) licensed & regulated exchange : https://trade.tagbond.com/

Join
Sign up @ http://tagbond.com/ and verify your e-mail.
Join the Crypto Watchers public community http://tagbond.com/community/517 (you can also search for it by name or search the crypto tag).
Post here with your TagID for approval.

Thanks to everybody... (148 members!)
The giveaway has ended, sorry!

Running totals (1 point = 1 TAG)
9/11 1 point given out to members, 1 point also to participants in competition #1
10/11 1 point given out to members
11/11 1 point given out to members, and 50 points given to Fellow DJ for winning prize draw #1. Congrats!
12/11 1 TAG given out to all members. Points are now redeemable for TAGs.
13/11 1 TAG given out to all members.  
14/11 1 TAG given out to all members.  
15/11 1 point given out to all members.  
17/11 2 TAGs given out to all members.
19/11 2 TAGs given out to all members.
21/11 1 TAG given out to all members.
23/11 1 TAG given out to all members.
24/11 1 TAG given out to all members.
25/11 1 TAG given out to all members.
26/11 1 point given out to all members.
28/11 1 point given out to all members.
29/11 1 TAG given out to all members.
02/12 1 point given out to all members.
05/12 1 point given out to all members.
You can redeem points for TAGs using coupon http://tagbond.com/deal/details/5281deb585c6572d566884e9

Donate
If you would like to donate towards the giveaways (ie. to the community bank) please send to
TAG: TQ4k7QBdGmPBUqEDmNEj9HNhYouNmK4311
BTC: 17S7LUgx5errNuyVaARNPKMa2sYKgMgRVq
Or you can send from your TagBank by entering community ID 517. Any amount is welcome and will be redistributed fairly & honestly. Thanks!

As per thread title, I'm buying 100000 Elacoin @ 1 BTC per 1000 or best offer

You will need to provide proof that you mined them on Windows as I don't like anything else, especially open source OS's, personally. I hope you understand.

Additionally, please don't reply if you use linux, as your kind are not wanted here.

PS. Reserve the right to withdraw offer, just incase some clever dick

PM me your offers/requested price please.

Can anybody do this. I have 700gbp in Skrill and need Okpay instead.

Anybody able to help?

Buying some BTC at various prices if you're selling BTC. UK bank transfer faster payment system or Skrill. Edit: UKBT may take upto 3 days, but in most cases is instant or within 2 hours (FPS via Co-operative bank). Will need a fixed price quote not subject to change.

PM me please.

If you have a USD denominated trading investment account or similar with which you wish to use on a Bitcoin exchange and do not have your own independent account & IBAN to withdraw to
then you should know that MtGox don't facilitate withdrawals. You will most likely need to use a reference in your withdrawal request and the following is my correspondence with MtGox regarding this:

From MtGox:

We will not be able to add any special reference. Moreover please note that we will be able to send the withdrawals only to bank accounts in your name and not your bank's account in another bank.

From BitStamp.net:

Yes, please leave any additional instructions for the withdrawal transfer in the comments field. We will make sure to perform the transfer as you will instruct us.

Further, BitStamp.net has successfully processed a withdrawal to a US denominated account in the UK successfully in less than 48 hours and it took one more day to land in the account, with the reference. I used international option which cost $15.

If you're wondering, some retail banks use an intermediary bank account with another bank as their "holding" account for foreign funds, this is where you direct the funds. The reference indicates which client the funds are to be directed towards, so is necessary. I would have thought that references were pretty standard, but MtGox clearly has issue with them. Hope this helps someone, I was quite frustrated to have a fair amount of money in a MtGox account and realise it was impossible to withdraw it in USD (they've also stopped USD coupon codes now... and Dwolla requires US address) and would have to convert it to GBP which is a 6% round trip back to USD with bank exchange commissions. In the end, I had to buy Bitcoins back.

[From MtGox:]

If you have a USD denominated trading investment account or similar with which you wish to use on a Bitcoin exchange and do not have your own independent account to withdraw to
then you should know that MtGox don't facilitate withdrawals. You will most likely need to use a reference in your withdrawal request and the following is my correspondence with MtGox regarding this:

From MtGox:

We will not be able to add any special reference. Moreover please note that we will be able to send the withdrawals only to bank accounts in your name and not your bank's account in another bank.

From BitStamp.net:

Yes, please leave any additional instructions for the withdrawal transfer in the comments field. We will make sure to perform the transfer as you will instruct us.

Further, BitStamp has now successfully processed a withdrawal to a US denominated account in the UK successfully in less than 48 hours and it took one more day to land in the account, with the reference. I used international option which cost $15. I can recommend them.

If you're wondering, some retail banks use an intermediary bank account with another bank as their "holding" account for foreign funds, this is where you direct the funds. The reference indicates which client the funds are to be directed towards, so is necessary. I would have thought that references were pretty standard, but MtGox clearly has issue with them. Hope this helps someone, I was quite frustrated to have a fair amount of money in a MtGox account and realise it was impossible to withdraw it in USD (they've also stopped USD coupon codes now... and Dwolla requires US address) and would have to convert it to GBP which is a 6% round trip back to USD with bank exchange commissions. In the end, I had to buy Bitcoins back.