Bitcoin press hits, notable sources

[paraipan]

An opinion piece by Rick Falkvinge in Swedish technology and IT newspaper "Ny Teknik". Has quite a lot of readers, 135 comments on that article so far.

http://www.nyteknik.se/asikter/debatt/article3237279.ece

(It's in swedish, could probably be translated using Google Translate with decent results)

No need for google translate, Rick Falkvinge posted a translation on his blog:

http://falkvinge.net/2011/08/25/days-of-reckoning-fast-approaching-for-banks/

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excellent article man, almost makes you feel his pleasant surprise after using it for the first time   

[Current-C]

http://www.kurzweilai.net/cryptocurrency

Brief mention of the Technology Review article (http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/38392/?p1=Mag_story1) on Kurzweil's site -- front page right now. 

[julz]

2011-08-26
CHUCK JAFFE
Bitcoin buyers throw good money after bad
Commentary: What’s in your wallet? Not this electronic currency

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/bitcoin-buyers-throw-good-money-after-bad-2011-08-26?pagenumber=1

"Bitcoin remains the Wild West, a dangerous new frontier. And no matter how attractive the concept, for now it’s the Stupid Investment of the Week."

"Stupid Investment of the Week highlights the conditions and characteristics that make an investment less than ideal for the average investor; it is not intended to be an automatic sell signal — early entrants in the Bitcoin world should decide if they want to lock down some of their gains or hold on to profit from the revolution that really could be coming — but rather points out the flaws that consumers often overlook when they are enamored with a popular investment idea."

Despite the negativity on bitcoin as an investment - this piece seems pretty balanced and while it's focused on the risks at the moment, it recognizes the potential too.

There is also a video discussion with Chuck Jaffe about it.

http://www.marketwatch.com/video/asset/bitcoin-to-burn-a-hole-in-your-pocket-2011-08-26/1FADAD1B-15D6-4250-AD7B-E62556C5D1A3

There is a thread in bitcoin discussion on this:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=39638.0

Overall.. I think this article/video could be classed as a 'backhanded compliment' to bitcoin!


2011-09-29 The article appears on nj.com with a  more positive title

Jaffe: new internet currency Bitcoin grows in popularity

http://www.nj.com/business/index.ssf/2011/08/jaffe_new_internet_currency_bi.html

[julz]

Bitcoins and You
2011-08-26
http://techtrify.com/?p=679&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bitcoins-and-you

This article is basically a short bitcoin intro with a focus on mining.

[julz]

5 Free and Open Source Software Downloads
2011-08-26
http://www.deathandtaxesmag.com/135699/5-free-and-open-source-software-downloads/

"Bitcoin is an open source digital currency that has received a fair amount of press in the last year. However, only the software is free, not the actual Bitcoins."

Death And Taxes is an indie music and culture website.

[istar]

Market watch video about bitcoin:

Bitcoin to burn a hole in your pocket.

http://www.marketwatch.com/video/asset/bitcoin-to-burn-a-hole-in-your-pocket/1FADAD1B-15D6-4250-AD7B-E62556C5D1A3#!1FADAD1B-15D6-4250-AD7B-E62556C5D1A3

Not very positive. But than again, any publicity is good publicity.

[julz]

Market watch video about bitcoin:

Bitcoin to burn a hole in your pocket.

http://www.marketwatch.com/video/asset/bitcoin-to-burn-a-hole-in-your-pocket/1FADAD1B-15D6-4250-AD7B-E62556C5D1A3#!1FADAD1B-15D6-4250-AD7B-E62556C5D1A3

Not very positive. But than again, any publicity is good publicity.

But then... I wonder what the point of this thread is if people don't even read as far as 3 posts back.

[netrin]

You're doing a great job. Much appreciated.

[jorijnsmit]

Another nice feed of bitcoin news can be found here: http://bitcoinwatch.com/headlines.html

[julz]

Jupiterbroadcasting's Techsnap 20 video covers bitcoin news again

2011-08-25
http://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/11491/keeping-it-up-techsanp-20/  (sic)


FPGA bitcoin mining
It appears MyBitcoin plan to release their source code
Video: Bitcoin Conference Keynote – Jeff Garzik
Bitcoin Enthusiasts Gather in NYC to Meet IRL and Show Off Bitcoin Start-Ups

Also .. Chris fisher mentions in the show that
1) he wants Jupiter Broadcasting to start taking donations in bitcoin
2) he wants to start taking advertising buys in bitcoin

[julz]

This seems interesting..  
A piece in what seems to be a fairly major Chinese language financial site finance.sina.com.cn
( google page rank of 8 )

Bit coins Box has been opened
2011-08-28 "Investor News" reporter Shi Road

http://finance.sina.com.cn/roll/20110828/234910391772.shtml

http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=zh-CN&u=http://finance.sina.com.cn/roll/20110828/234910391772.shtml

The story is reposted on finance.ifeng.com and chinadaily.com.cn ... looks like this story might be widely syndicated in China
(ifeng.com is another top 100 website according to alexa rankings)

http://finance.ifeng.com/news/tech/20110829/4476948.shtml
http://www2.chinadaily.com.cn/micro-reading/tech/2011-08-29/content_3627109.html

The story is also picked up in Taiwan:

http://tech.hexun.com.tw/2011-08-28/132876350.html

[netrin]

Shanghai based Sina is quite mainstream. Chinese interest could have an enormous impact on the bitcoin economy. I'm just concerned (for myself) that I'll be left out of the conversation.

[julz]

Gold campaign moves to accept Bitcoin: "More than ever, we need an alternative currency"
by Sakura Saunders
2011-08-28
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/08/28/18688943.php


"With gold prices reaching a record high this month, ProtestBarrick – an all-volunteer campaign against the world's largest gold mining company – has decided to accept the new currency"

This is a piece that surprised me..  I guess there are always contentious issues around real-world mining - but I wasn't aware of Gold-specific campaigns, and it certainly hadn't occurred to me that this might be an argument for bitcoin!

[FreeMoney]

Gold campaign moves to accept Bitcoin: "More than ever, we need an alternative currency"
by Sakura Saunders
2011-08-28
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/08/28/18688943.php


"With gold prices reaching a record high this month, ProtestBarrick – an all-volunteer campaign against the world's largest gold mining company – has decided to accept the new currency"

This is a piece that surprised me..  I guess there are always contentious issues around real-world mining - but I wasn't aware of Gold-specific campaigns, and it certainly hadn't occurred to me that this might be an argument for bitcoin!

Their donate bitcoins button is broken. They serve to raise the gold price, no? Seems like an exercise in futility.

[julz]

With New Miramax Partnership, Facebook Gears Up to Take on the G-20
Simit Patel
2011-08-28
http://www.businessinsider.com/with-new-miramax-partnership-facebook-gears-up-to-take-on-the-g-20-2011-8


"Facebook's monetary policy is critical here. What if Facebook all of sudden reprices the exchange rate between FB Credits and US dollars? Can they seize your FB Credits directly? If so, can you go to a jurisdiction in the global nation-state system and take legal action against FB and accuse them of theft? Other companies in the field of virtual worlds have faced these issues before; the Chinese government has even banned certain virtual currencies for their de-stabilizing effects. Likewise, US Senator Charles Schumer has identified Bitcoin as a threat to the US economy. "

[dancupid]

Gold campaign moves to accept Bitcoin: "More than ever, we need an alternative currency"
by Sakura Saunders
2011-08-28
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/08/28/18688943.php


"With gold prices reaching a record high this month, ProtestBarrick – an all-volunteer campaign against the world's largest gold mining company – has decided to accept the new currency"

This is a piece that surprised me..  I guess there are always contentious issues around real-world mining - but I wasn't aware of Gold-specific campaigns, and it certainly hadn't occurred to me that this might be an argument for bitcoin!

Their donate bitcoins button is broken. They serve to raise the gold price, no? Seems like an exercise in futility.

I think they want to help people whose human rights are being abused. I doubt they are interested in the price of gold - if it goes up becasue less people being abused then I'm sure they would be equally happy.

Here's the bitcoin donation link
http://protestbarrick.net/article.php?id=764

[julz]

What looks like a pretty positive piece in the Dutch magazine - Bright.

"Bright is the premium innovative lifestyle media brand in the Netherlands and Belgium covering and connecting digital technology, culture and design. Bright targets a 25+ unisex audience of innovators and early adopters with a sweet tooth for technology. Bright is published by Veen Magazines BV."

The great experiment Bitcoin
2011-08-29

http://www.bright.nl/41-het-grote-bitcoin-experiment

http://translate.google.com/translate?js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&sl=nl&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bright.nl%2F41-het-grote-bitcoin-experiment&act=url

"Bitcoin uses the BitTorrent peer to peer protocol and is therefore untouchable. The only way to use them to address the end user to address them. Experienced companies in the music industry has largely learned. Napster was a legal entity with an office that could be boarded, not BitTorrent."

"Regulators like the Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) realize that. Kees Verhagen, DNB spokesman said Bitcoin for some time, 'closely followed'."

[julz]

BITCOIN – PIRATE’S GOLD OR NEW GLOBAL CURRENCY?

DAVID GLANCE
2011-08-29

http://owni.eu/2011/08/29/bitcoin-%E2%80%93-pirate%E2%80%99s-gold-or-new-global-currency/


"Whether the implementation of Bitcoin as it currently stands survives or is ultimately replaced by a variant will depend on how many other things go wrong and also on the development of more robust and easy to use software.

Of the two aspects, the recent Bitcoin events are growing pains in comparison to the fall out of the Global Financial Crisis and what countries, companies and individuals have lost as a result of a largely self-regulated financial industry.

Ironically, Bitcoin may end up being more resistant to national and corporate manipulation and possibly more robust as a result."

This is yet another article with quite a focus on the risks and recent issues in the bitcoin world - but you could hardly expect the media to gloss over that.
These sorts of articles still raise the profile of bitcoin.. and this one is another with a reasonable balance I think.


It looks like the source of the article is here:
http://myresearchspace.grs.uwa.edu.au/dglance/

reposted here with a slightly modified title:
Bitcoin: a pirate’s booty or the new global currency?
http://theconversation.edu.au/bitcoin-a-pirates-booty-or-the-new-global-currency-3130

[FreeMoney]

I think they want to help people whose human rights are being abused. I doubt they are interested in the price of gold - if it goes up becasue less people being abused then I'm sure they would be equally happy.

Here's the bitcoin donation link
http://protestbarrick.net/article.php?id=764

Sure, I guess I had another dubious assumption: that a higher gold price would lead to more people doing more dodgy things trying to get gold. /end sidetrack from good thread.

[julz]

Bitcoin Delivers Confidence for Online Casinos

Kit Dotson
2011-08-29
http://siliconangle.com/blog/2011/08/29/bitcoin-delivers-confidence-for-online-casinos/


"...PwC putting their own reputation on the line to essentially vouch for the casino’s fairness; but casinos that use Bitcoin may be able to take a different route and actually show that they’re being fair because the exchanges involved happen to be recorded publicly in the Bitcoin block chain."