The death of bitcoin has been proclaimed once again. Prominent developer Mike Hearn’s recent comments that the bitcoin experiment was over mark the 89th time the digital currency has been pronounced dead since it first launched in 2009, at least according to one website dedicated to tracking bitcoin obituaries. While it's sad to see a talented programmer like Hearn turn his back on bitcoin, there are still thousands of people working on making the world’s first digital currency a success.

http://www.newsweek.com/bitcoin-too-big-fail-418481

The advent of tech broke through all conventions of finance with the development of Bitcoin, but now the interconnected world may revolutionise finance in another way: Blockchain.

Blockchain is a new way to record transactions that occur across a huge area. It acts like a digital ledger and keeps track of a wide number of things in addition to transactions, such as agreements and contracts.

http://www.laptops.co.uk/news/2016/jan/blockchain-revolutionise-financial-industry.html

MasterCard is looking to stay ahead of the curve by refusing to rush into integrating blockchain technology into their business model.

Citing concerns regarding regulation, investment and security, MasterCard Chief Innovation Officer Garry Lyons stated why he didn’t want MasterCard to be “blindsided” by block chain in his comments at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland:

https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/mastercard-interested-blockchain-doesnt-want-blindsided/

Last July, Consumers’ Research, the nation’s oldest consumer organization, gathered 17 digital currency regulators, law enforcement officials, lawyers, financial services staff, and industry representatives at Mount Washington Resort, the Bretton Woods, New Hampshire site of the historic 1944 agreement that established major monetary and foreign-exchange systems. The goal of the 2015 group was to create a comprehensive white paper on Bitcoin and blockchain technology.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/laurashin/2016/01/22/bitcoin-white-paper-by-consumers-research-explores-blockchain-opportunities-and-obstacles/#43b23824ba29

If you have even a casual interest in Bitcoin, then by now you probably know that on Friday developer Mike Hearn publicly declared the Bitcoin project a failure. And if you’ve followed Bitcoin over the years, then you also know this isn’t the first time the mourning bells are tolling. According to the scorekeepers, the count is now up to 89.

http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/telecom/internet/fear-and-loathing-in-the-bitcoin-world

Bitcoin price declined today without printing a new low. It may only be the first wave of decline towards a Classic(TM) induced low but, ultimately, we know that Core development has a mid-year block-reward halving rally in store.

https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/classic-bitcoin-price-not-happy-about-classictm/

Earlier today in Davos, where afternoon temperatures reached a balmy 20 degrees (and evening temps have dropped to limb-numbing f-f-five degrees Fahrenheit), CEO Valery Vavilov of the bitcoin infrastructure provider and transaction processing company BitFury swung by our temporary  studio.

Among those topics addressed with senior editor Matt Burns: What BitFury does exactly, why the venture-backed company is supporting a somewhat controversial proposal within the bitcoin community to increase bitcoin bandwidth from the current one megabyte “block” to two megabytes (Vavilov thinks it will increase the scalability of the bitcoin blockchain), and those cases where bitcoin is likely to become very useful. (For one thing, says Vavilov, think property rights registration.)

http://techcrunch.com/2016/01/21/bitfury-ceo-valery-vavilov-on-increasing-the-size-of-bitcoin-blocks/

Whether it’s the dollar, pound, rouble, rupee, euro or yuan, physical or digital, our entire world is built on currency exchange. But from barter, banknote to bitcoin, the means of exchange have evolved significantly. Let’s have a look.

9000 B.C.: Barter begins

Bartering was first recorded in Egypt in 9000 B.C., when farmers would go to market to exchange cows for sheep, with grains passing through the hands of harvesters in exchange for oils.

http://techcrunch.com/2016/01/21/barter-to-bitcoin-a-story-of-money-and-blockchain/#.h1wyzod:QwYH

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how about natural disasters ?
better to spend your money at some investmen, BItcoin, real estate, gold, etc
because if your gold lose at value i think you can get profit at bitcoin

ARE YOU SEE GOLD CHART IN LAST 5YEAR ?
gold is very bad for investmen

better to save/invest at bitcoin then use fiat for daily cost, also save some of your fiat for future (if itcoin price down again you can buy bitcoin with your fiat)

it's very easy to reach $700
we will see it before 1 feb 2016

bitcoin rise and rise again to the moon

my earning only 0.035 if ican reach maximum post
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Intraday support level – $400

Intraday resistance level – $450

The triangle chart pattern spans $350 to $465 so the resulting breakdown could last by the same amount, although there are near-term support areas visible. The short-term 100 SMA is currently holding as a dynamic support level but it is below the longer-term 200 SMA so the path of least resistance is to the downside.



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how about your money where stored at bank (online) ?
it's digital money too, so....... 

Blockchain consultants, Constructive Inc have today announced the launch of San Diego’s first 2-way Bitcoin ATM machine as part of a partnership with hardware partner Coinoutlet Inc.

The ATM, housed at Surf Bros Teriyaki (274 N El Camino Real, Encinitas, CA) is in operation as of today, allowing users to buy and sell Bitcoin between 10:30 AM and 9:30 PM during weekdays and 10:30 AM to 8 PM at weekends.


http://coinjournal.net/first-2-way-bitcoin-atm-in-san-diego-county-premieres/

The Bitcoin Investment Trust offers the first publicly quoted securities which derive value from the Bitcoin price. BIT is publicly quoted on the OTCQX®.

GBTC is sponsored by Grayscale Investments, which believes “digital currencies are poised to radically transform our financial system.” The firm wishes to offer investors “an established, trusted and accountable partner that can help them navigate the gray areas of digital currency investing.” The firm also refers to Bitcoin as “the Internet of money.”

http://bitcoinist.net/bitcoin-investment-trust-surges-amid-stock-volatility/