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April 05, 2011, 07:59:39 PM Last edit: April 11, 2011, 06:27:46 PM by sgornick |
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The Week In Bitcoin - Apr 04 through Apr 10, 2011 Saturday, Apr 9th, 2011Friday, Apr 8th, 2011Wednesday, Apr 6th, 2011Tuesday, Apr 5th, 2011- Mt. Gox exchange now accepts Euro transfers via SEPA.
No charge for adding funds this way. Funds are credited as soon as they are received and converted to USD, at the raw ECB conversion rate. - https://www.mtgox.com - http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5461.0 - New site: BitLotto
Payout is 99% of proceeds. Each pick is 1 BTC. Not for eWallet (e.g., MyBitcoin) users. - http://www.BitLotto.com - http://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/BitLotto - “What is Bitcoin” video
Bounty paid to the video’s producer: 8,511 BTCs (about $6,000 USD). In the first two weeks since release, the video has averaged more than 1,000 views per day. - http://WeUseCoins.com New version, in Russian: - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdWgvOxjYi8 - New Bitcoin market exchange: BitMarket.eu
European markets: BTC/EUR, BTC/PLN (Polish złoty), and BTC/GBP (British Pound Sterling) Orders entered are matching is automated however payment (e.g., wire transfer) is then coordinated between buyer and seller. - http://www.BitMarket.eu - http://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/BitMarket.eu - Service disruption with Bitcoin Central exchange
Reports of bitcoins deposited not registering and a currency funding transaction not getting credited. - http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4228.msg79123#msg79123 - Article / Blog post:
Bitcoin, the amazing new cryptocurrency, in lay terms by Erik Pukinskis - http://snowedin.net/blog/2011/04/05/bitcoin - Liberty Reserve service resumes
The outage lasted about 90 hours, including the performance issues resulting from getting swamped once they were back online. http://blog.libertyreserve.com/2011/04/liberty-reserve-is-back-up-solution-for.html - New app: Miner Status
A mobile app for Android that monitors the status of your miner. Requires access to a JSON data feed available through only one pool at the current time. - http://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Miner_Status - Press: Bitcoin article in Digital Gold Currency Magazine - April, 2011
The monthly magazine includes Doctor Nefario’s article Anonymous Money Needs An Anonymous Exchange, which was initially published in February. Describes “a protocol that would allow a [bitcoin] exchange to run it’s operations in total secrecy and anonymity.” - http://www.dgcmagazine.com/PDF/39-Digital-Gold-Currency-Magazine-April-2011.pdf - Press: Bitcoin mentioned in The Atlantic
How to Start Your Own Private Currency by Derek Thompson “The good news about fiat is it allows us to create more money — trillions more —when the economy tanks.” “The only thing valuable about BitCoin is that there are other nerdy internet denizens that will accept it for payment for things”. - http://bit.ly/gPQYfm Monday, Apr 4th, 2011Got a news tip, suggestion or comment? http://www.bitcoinnews.com/submitCurrent week (updated throughout each day): http://www.bitcoinnews.com ( RSS) ( mobile) ( email) Previous summaries: http://www.bitcoinnews.com/archive Follow on Twitter: @BitcoinNewsEach day I will post a reply with the previous day's summary, and will update this specific post to include each daily summary as well.
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Re: The Week In Bitcoin - Apr 04 through Apr 10, 2011 Tuesday, Apr 5th, 2011- Mt. Gox exchange now accepts Euro transfers via SEPA.
No charge for adding funds this way. Funds are credited as soon as they are received and converted to USD, at the raw ECB conversion rate. - https://www.mtgox.com - http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5461.0 - New site: BitLotto
Payout is 99% of proceeds. Each pick is 1 BTC. Not for eWallet (e.g., MyBitcoin) users. - http://www.BitLotto.com - http://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/BitLotto - “What is Bitcoin” video
Bounty paid to the video’s producer: 8,511 BTCs (about $6,000 USD). In the first two weeks since release, the video has averaged more than 1,000 views per day. - http://WeUseCoins.com New version, in Russian: - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdWgvOxjYi8 - New Bitcoin market exchange: BitMarket.eu
European markets: BTC/EUR, BTC/PLN (Polish złoty), and BTC/GBP (British Pound Sterling) Orders entered are matching is automated however payment (e.g., wire transfer) is then coordinated between buyer and seller. - http://www.BitMarket.eu - http://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/BitMarket.eu - Service disruption with Bitcoin Central exchange
Reports of bitcoins deposited not registering and a currency funding transaction not getting credited. - http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4228.msg79123#msg79123 - Article / Blog post:
Bitcoin, the amazing new cryptocurrency, in lay terms by Erik Pukinskis - http://snowedin.net/blog/2011/04/05/bitcoin - Liberty Reserve service resumes
The outage lasted about 90 hours, including the performance issues resulting from getting swamped once they were back online. http://blog.libertyreserve.com/2011/04/liberty-reserve-is-back-up-solution-for.html - New app: Miner Status
A mobile app for Android that monitors the status of your miner. Requires access to a JSON data feed available through only one pool at the current time. - http://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Miner_Status - Press: Bitcoin article in Digital Gold Currency Magazine - April, 2011
The monthly magazine includes Doctor Nefario’s article Anonymous Money Needs An Anonymous Exchange, which was initially published in February. Describes “a protocol that would allow a [bitcoin] exchange to run it’s operations in total secrecy and anonymity.” - http://www.dgcmagazine.com/PDF/39-Digital-Gold-Currency-Magazine-April-2011.pdf - Press: Bitcoin mentioned in The Atlantic
How to Start Your Own Private Currency by Derek Thompson “The good news about fiat is it allows us to create more money — trillions more —when the economy tanks.” “The only thing valuable about BitCoin is that there are other nerdy internet denizens that will accept it for payment for things”. - http://bit.ly/gPQYfm Got a news tip, suggestion or comment? http://www.bitcoinnews.com/submitCurrent week (updated throughout each day): http://www.bitcoinnews.com ( RSS) ( mobile) Previous weekly summaries: http://www.bitcoinnews.com/archive Follow on Twitter: @BitcoinNews
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April 11, 2011, 06:09:37 PM Last edit: April 11, 2011, 06:27:32 PM by sgornick |
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Re: The Week In Bitcoin - Apr 04 through Apr 10, 2011 Sorry for being inconsistent with updating this over the past week. I couldn't devote enough time to follow everything going on over the past wek so if there is news that I've missed or any news that you think might be useful to others, please submit a news tip: http://www.bitcoinnews.com/submitThe most recent day's activity is always accessible at: http://www.bitcoinnews.comSaturday, Apr 9th, 2011Friday, Apr 8th, 2011Wednesday, Apr 6th, 2011Got a news tip, suggestion or comment? http://www.bitcoinnews.com/submitCurrent week (updated throughout each day): http://www.bitcoinnews.com ( RSS) ( mobile) ( email) Previous weekly summaries: http://www.bitcoinnews.com/archive Follow on Twitter: @BitcoinNews
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