http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/10/a-relatively-easy-to-understand-primer-on-elliptic-curve-cryptography/

http://www.e-ir.info/2013/09/16/bitcoin-vs-dollar-hegemony/
The most important quote.

“What is needed is an electronic payment system based on cryptographic proof instead of trust, allowing any two willing parties to transact directly with each other without the need for a trusted 3rd party” (Nakamoto, 2008, 1).

btw: a very nice article

From Bitcoin to M-pesa, Square, Paypal, Dwolla and Ven (to name just a few) … the number of new concepts is piling up.

Source:Why central banks should take charge of their digital currencies

what do you think?
http://www.behance.net/gallery/BitStampnet-2013-Responsive-redesign/6262585
https://plus.google.com/112470426398414260467/posts

I think it is interesting video.
Immutability Changes Everything - Pat Helland, RICON2012

https://www.change.org/petitions/six-interbank-clearing-include-a-symbol-for-bitcoin-in-iso-4217

Bitcoin is a currency and must be included in ISO 4217

http://finance.fortune.cnn.com/2012/12/18/bitcoin-money-laundering/

The catalyst for change could come out of places like Iran where crippling sanctions have made their currency collapse in value. If enough "legitimate" users in Iran start to use the system, then the Bitcoin genie could forever be out of the bottle, threatening not only just bank profits, but also the monetary authority of sovereign nations.

http://www.engadget.com/2012/12/09/bitcoin-exchange-bitcoin-central-licensed-bank/

BitInstant may be aiming for a Bitcoin debit card, but it looks like a European Bitcoin exchange will beat it to the punch.

Healthy competition is good for customers

http://www.theverge.com/2012/11/16/3649784/bitcoin-mining-asics-block-reward-change

Why does the Wikimedia Foundation not currently accept Bitcoin?

http://irdial.com/blogdial/?p=3420
the best part

The world is changing. Thanks to the internet, people are not only learning and sharing information as never before, but they are also using the same network to build tools that have never and could never exist before the internet. Adapt or die is the catchphrase that applies to both the ECB and the MPAA / RIAA. You must accept the new reality. It is not going away, and there is nothing you can do about this without destroying everything that is now dependent on the internet.

http://www.digmia.com/pages/posts/impressions-from-bitcoin-conference-london-2012-42.html

We are no longer fighting with everyone, explaining how it could work. We are making it happen, creating services and new markets.

+1000

http://irdial.com/blogdial/?p=3379

In the internet age, the company that provides the best privacy and usability wins, especially with Bitcoin.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jonmatonis/2012/07/12/kim-dotcoms-pretrial-legal-funds-would-be-safe-with-bitcoin/

However, there are two unique aspects of the bitcoin cryptocurrency for Kim Dotcom to consider — an online payment method for customers and a reliable storage facility for his company’s monetary assets.

[Bitcoin]

What is Bitcoin in word a list?
-- Divisible.
-- Fungible.
-- Value dense.
-- Recognizable.
-- Durable.
-- Zero counter-party risk.
-- Stable in supply, yet minable.
-- Liquid.
-- International.
-- Non-manipulatable. (Non-centralized.)
-- Non-confiscatable.
-- Accounts cannot be frozen.
-- Anonymity is possible.
-- Electronically transferrable.

Bitcoin and the State: Asking Permission to Be Free
http://themonetaryfuture.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/bitcoin-and-state-asking-permission-to.html