Well.. BBG did add a news and price feed, that's pretty impressive:


BITCOIN NOW ON BLOOMBERG
http://www.bloomberg.com/now/2014-04-30/bitcoin-now-bloomberg/

Descanse en Paz.

Mis condolencias a familia y amigos.

It looks like ICBIT had a major website overhaul... nice to see that they are growing... as mature derivatives markets will be a major requisite in making Bitcoin stable.

https://icbit.se/

I've been testing Kraken.. quite a bit of fun. Will update with review.. funding/withdrawal speed, etc.




BTC withdrawal/funding was very fast (10 mins approx). Trading is focused on cryptocurrencies, so I would consider this an exchange rather than a proper brokerage platform for mainstream financial assets... Nevertheless I was very impressed by the platform. Hopefully in the future they can add more instruments, currencies, etc.. to really fullfil their "Forex meets Bitcoin exchange" tagline.

I also liked their user verification process.. more streamlined than the old Mt.Gox system, and allows some functionalities without having to upload a lot of documents (although it is required to be allowed to fund/withdraw via wire).

Bitcoin trading was very efficient, low spreads, nice liquidity.

Broker Score: 2

BTC deposit/withdraw score: 9

BTC trading score: 8

http://venetfx.com/  seems to be quite Bitcoin friendly as well.







http://venetfx.com/bitcoin/

10-04-2014 en Madrid



Leapfrogging the competition with Bitcoin
Jinyoung Lee Englund, Director of Public Affairs at Bitcoin Foundation  @jinyoungenglund

http://www.easyfairs.com/es/events_216/omexpo-2014_44810/omexpo-2014_44811/congreso_44846/sala-keynote-ontwice_58592/

BITCOIN, una revolución en marcha
06 de abril de 2014
http://www.la-razon.com/suplementos/escape/BITCOIN-revolucion-marcha_0_2027797298.html

Actually, it looks like they have a solution for the bootstrapping issue... see their wiki:  http://www.coinffeine.com/


These guys are advancing.. however it is going slower than I'd like. I'm convinced a p2p exchange is key to Bitcoin's stability, future growth and persistent penetration in countries with unfavourable regulations...

Over the past few months several major banks have published reports on Bitcoin... I thought it might be useful to share them here.

*Bitcoins and Banks (UBS) [FULL REPORT] -March 2014  http://satoshibox.com/533ac0c34c347b79fa008355

*The audacity of bitcoin: Risks and opportunities for corporates and investors (JP Morgan) http://satoshibox.com/533acc834c347b64ed008354

*Bitcoin: a first assessment (BoA-Merrill Lynch) Dec 2013  http://satoshibox.com/533ad0e54c347b64ed008355

*All About Bitcoin (Goldman Sachs) March 2014 http://satoshibox.com/533ad1e14c347b79fa00835c

Update... https://1broker.com/ no longer allows Bitcoin trading, reduced trading score accordingly.

Update... TorBroker has been offline for a while. I haven't seen any announcements.. but the old address definitely doesn't work anymore.

Bitcoin Botswana
http://youtu.be/Iottcg7Gn0s

05/03/14
http://www.rtve.es/alacarta/videos/la-tarde-en-24-horas/tarde-24-horas-economia-24-05-03-14/2430309/

Tertulia económica 28/02/2014  (min 26:00)
http://www.rtve.es/alacarta/audios/24-horas/tertulia-economica-28-02-2014/2422647/

27 FEB 2014
John Matonis: “El bitcoin sobrevivirá”
http://tecnologia.elpais.com/tecnologia/2014/02/26/actualidad/1393406318_743930.html

'Bitcoin está más fuerte que nunca'
http://www.elmundo.es/tecnologia/2014/02/27/530f2886e2704e962f8b456c.html

Matonis asegura que MtGox es "incidente aislado" y anima a no temer a Bitcoin
http://www.expansion.com/agencia/efe/2014/02/27/19269497.html

Jon Matonis (Bitcoin) defiende el futuro de su moneda virtual tras cerrar Mt.Gox
http://www.lavanguardia.com/local/barcelona/20140227/54402618255/jon-matonis-bitcoin-defiende-el-futuro-de-su-moneda-virtual-tras-cerrar-mt-gox.html

Jon Matonis, de Bitcoin, sobre el cierre de Mt.Gox: "Solo es un incidente aislado"
http://www.rtve.es/noticias/20140227/jon-matonis-bitcoin-sobre-cierre-mtgox-solo-incidente-aislado/888069.shtml

Jon Matonis: "Bitcoin sigue siendo una moneda experimental"
http://www.elperiodicodearagon.com/noticias/economia/jon-matonis-director-ejecutivo-bitcoin-foundation-bitcoin-sigue-siendo-moneda-experimental_923511.html

Jon Matonis (Bitcoin) defiende el futuro de su moneda virtual tras cerrar Mt.Gox
http://es.finance.yahoo.com/noticias/ampl-jon-matonis-bitcoin-defiende-futuro-moneda-virtual-111239052--sector.html

Jon Matonis (Bitcoin) defiende el futuro de la moneda virtual tras el cierre de Mt.Gox
http://noticias.lainformacion.com/economia-negocios-y-finanzas/software/jon-matonis-bitcoin-defiende-el-futuro-de-la-moneda-virtual-tras-el-cierre-de-mt-gox_tQIvGsLkUoXxqgdD6DHfX3/


Matonis asegura que MtGox es un "incidente aislado" y anima a no temer a Bitcoin
http://www.eleconomista.es/mercados-cotizaciones/noticias/5578946/02/14/Matonis-asegura-que-MtGox-es-un-incidente-aislado-y-anima-a-no-temer-a-Bitcoin.html#.Kku87iCaaHdROEe

26/02/2014
 'Corralito' y robo a gran escala en el mayor mercado de 'bitcoins'
http://www.elmundo.es/tecnologia/2014/02/25/530c442522601d20468b456e.html

26/02/2014
Bitcoins, sin supervisión
http://www.elmundo.es/economia/2014/02/26/530d1d8a22601de7458b457f.html

Japón investiga el cierre de MtGox ante la ansiedad de la 'comunidad bitcoin'
 26/02/2014
http://www.elmundo.es/tecnologia/2014/02/26/530dad14ca47410b678b4573.html

Telediario - minuto 22:00
http://www.rtve.es/alacarta/videos/telediario/telediario-21-horas-26-02-14/2419370

25/02/2014
La web más importante de intercambio de Bitcoins, caída tras la dimisión de su presidente
http://www.elmundo.es/tecnologia/2014/02/25/530c442522601d20468b456e.html

25 FEB 2014
El principal operador de bitcoin echa el cierre y deja atrapados a miles de usuarios
http://tecnologia.elpais.com/tecnologia/2014/02/25/actualidad/1393319825_988195.html

I sincerely cannot think of anything that Bitcoin needs more urgently than a P2P exchange.  I encourage anybody with the necessary skills to contribute.

These guys claim to be close to launching a working beta for a fully P2P Bitcoin exchange. They have opened their code and are welcoming any programmers that can help them speed up their work and launch within a couple of weeks.


http://www.coinffeine.com/


More here:
http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1ytlvx/coinffeine_p2p_bitcoin_exchange_code_now_available/

Telediario - 21 horas - 21/02/14 (minuto 52:00)
http://www.rtve.es/alacarta/videos/telediario/telediario-21-horas-21-02-14/2410668/