Bitcoin press hits, notable sources

[DrHaribo]

There's an interview with me today (friday 2011.12.09) in the Norwegian business paper Dagens Næringsliv ("Business Today"), on page 24, about BitMinter.com and bitcoins in general. There's also a side article about Meze Grill. If you understand Norwegian you can buy a copy of today's paper at http://www.dn.no/avis/bestilling/dagens/eavis?execution=e1s1

[julz]

the oddly familiar world of bitcoin economics

2011-12-10
Greg Fish

http://worldofweirdthings.com/2011/12/10/the-oddly-familiar-world-of-bitcoin-economics/

About Greg Fish:
"Greg Fish is a computer science grad student and science blogger whose work appears on BusinessWeek, Discovery News and The Panda’s Thumb, and featured on Bad Astronomy, SEED, and io9. He specializes in writing about unusual cutting edge science and promoting skepticism and sound scientific education."


Discussion thread: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=54390.0

[julz]

This is a little late, but doesn't seem to have been reported here back in October.

Just one mention in this document, and it's a strange one.
What on earth do they mean by 'digital anonymous currency often double spent' ??
I hope this is just a mistake in the document and doesn't reflect the level of (mis)understanding that law enforcement types have about Bitcoin.

Michigan Cyber Summit 2011
Hosted By Michigan Governor Rick Snyder
Track #4 - Law Enforcement
Stopping Cybercriminals and Cyberterrorists in Their Tracks

2011-10-07

http://www.michigan.gov/documents/cybersecurity/Stopping_Cybercriminals_Panel_FINAL_367497_7.pdf

"Do you have any suggestions as to how law
enforcement can more effectively combat
BitCoin (digital anonymous currency often
double spent) and Zeus/SpyEye (a banking
Trojan middleman) attacks?"

[julz]

A mention of Bitcoin by Forbes blogger Andy Greenberg (as already posted by AgoraMutual above - oops!)

On The Anniversary Of Cutting Off WikiLeaks, PayPal Slaps Christmas Charity Project

2011-12-06

http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2011/12/06/on-the-anniversary-of-cutting-off-wikileaks-paypal-slaps-christmas-charity/

"It’s little wonder members of the hacker group Anonymous and others have called for PayPal’s boycott. For those who want an alternative, check out WePay, Skrill, Ukash, Dwolla, Amazon Payments, Google Checkout, or the decentralized crypto-currency Bitcoin."

A meta-article on this.. with a bit of a dig at bitcoin at the end(?).

This Christmas, Forbes Magazine Suggests Bitcoin

2011-12-11

http://getoffmyinternets.net/2011/12/11/this-christmas-forbes-magazine-suggests-bitcoin/



After promoting a five-month old Boycott of PayPal – the one that Regretsy and its members ignored — Greenberg closes with this gem:

For those who want an alternative, check out WePay, Skrill, Ukash… or the decentralized crypto-currency Bitcoin.

Ah, Skrill. Which prominently serves a list of the states in which it’s legal via a domain that doesn’t match its rebranded name. Or Ukash, whose most recent news entry (from six months ago) contains the phrase “DO NOT SEND UKASH.” Leaving Bitcoin which, like all decentralized peer-to-peer services, surely provides awesome customer service in a pinch.

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A mention of Bitcoin by Forbes blogger Andy Greenberg

On The Anniversary Of Cutting Off WikiLeaks, PayPal Slaps Christmas Charity Project

2011-12-06

http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2011/12/06/on-the-anniversary-of-cutting-off-wikileaks-paypal-slaps-christmas-charity/

"It’s little wonder members of the hacker group Anonymous and others have called for PayPal’s boycott. For those who want an alternative, check out WePay, Skrill, Ukash, Dwolla, Amazon Payments, Google Checkout, or the decentralized crypto-currency Bitcoin."

A meta-article on this.. with a bit of a dig at bitcoin at the end(?).

This Christmas, Forbes Magazine Suggests Bitcoin

2011-12-11

http://getoffmyinternets.net/2011/12/11/this-christmas-forbes-magazine-suggests-bitcoin/

After promoting a five-month old Boycott of PayPal – the one that Regretsy and its members ignored — Greenberg closes with this gem:

For those who want an alternative, check out WePay, Skrill, Ukash… or the decentralized crypto-currency Bitcoin.

Ah, Skrill. Which prominently serves a list of the states in which it’s legal via a domain that doesn’t match its rebranded name. Or Ukash, whose most recent news entry (from six months ago) contains the phrase “DO NOT SEND UKASH.” Leaving Bitcoin which, like all decentralized peer-to-peer services, surely provides awesome customer service in a pinch.

What we need is a shameless stock tout like James Cramer to come out for Bitcoin, then we will know to sell into any resulting tulip time, for his recommendation is the original Kiss Of Death 

[julz]

Please do not use this thread for discussion.

If you want to discuss a particular item in this thread - please start a new thread, and PM whoever posted the hit here asking them to edit their post to link to the thread.

[julz]

Dwolla Will Unveil Paradigm Shift in Business on December 15th

Kit Dotson
2011-12-12


http://siliconangle.com/blog/2011/12/12/dwolla-will-unveil-paradigm-shift-in-business-on-december-15th/

For some time now, Dwolla has been hinting at an instant-transaction mechanics within their finance network. In March 2011, many thought that the service would be brining that with instant ACH bank-to-bank transfers with FiSync.

If the payment network company does come out with instant-transfer finance mechanisms it will bring about a revolution of rapid-liquidity for Bitcoin transactions.

Discussion thread here: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=54531.0

[julz]

An article in the Czech Republic website "Czech Position"

"The most dangerous project history." Dominate the internet world currency?

2011-12-10
Peter Matějček


http://www.ceskapozice.cz/byznys/finance/%E2%80%9Enejnebezpecnejsi-projekt-historie%E2%80%9C-ovladne-internetova-mena-svet?page=0,0

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Article also appears here: http://www.investicniweb.cz/univerzita/zajimavosti/2011/12/12/clanky/internetova-mena-kaslete-na-eura-nebo-dolary-platte-bitcoiny/

[julz]

It seems the above  article stems from an earlier piece Czech Position did on Rick Falkvinge, which includes the recent video of him at the Hard Rock Cafe (during the 2011 European bitcoin conference)
(sorry once again for the google-translated titles - Czech bitcoiners - please beat me to it next time!)

Dad Pirates: The Internet Inter boss music industry, banks and false policy
With the end mediators, said in an exclusive interview with the founder of the Swedish Pirate Party Rickard Falkvinge.

2011-12-03
Petr Matějček

http://www.ceskapozice.cz/zahranici/geopolitika/tata-piratu-internet-pohrbi-bossy-hudebniho-prumyslu-banky-i-falesne-politiky

http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=cs&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ceskapozice.cz%2Fzahranici%2Fgeopolitika%2Ftata-piratu-internet-pohrbi-bossy-hudebniho-prumyslu-banky-i-falesne-politiky&act=url


CZECH POSITION: Yes. But before we get on this topic, tell why you came to Prague.
Falkvinge: Is there a European conference Bitcoin , which aims to build a decentralized network, where it will be possible to carry out financial transactions and verify the new digital currency. The advent of the Internet means that the already mentioned mediators lose their power. In this case the bank. In the next ten to fifteen years, the banking industry collapse, just as is now crumbling record industry. Bitcoin technology has huge potential to change the future.

[julz]

Brooklyn-Based Bitcoin Startup BitInstant Raises Seed Round

2011-12-13
Adrianne Jeffries

http://www.betabeat.com/2011/12/13/brooklyn-based-bitcoin-startup-bitinstant-raises-seed-round/

Brooklyn-based BitInstant, a startup that provides temporary credit in order to make Bitcoin transactions faster, has raised an undisclosed sum of seed funding from an angel investor.
...
And soon–maybe even this week–BitInstant will offer cast deposits at five major banks, instant PayPal withdrawals and will start serving Virwox.com and CyryptoXchange.com.

[julz]

Slovenian tech-site article on Bitcoin

The real virtual money

2011-12-12

http://www.mojmikro.si/v_srediscu/tehnologije/pravi_navidezni_denar

http://translate.google.com.au/translate?hl=en&sl=sl&u=http://www.mojmikro.si/v_srediscu/tehnologije/pravi_navidezni_denar&ei=OGnnTtO5BaKjiAebq-HOCA&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCsQ7gEwAA&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dbitni%2Bkovanci%2Bali%2Bnavidezni%2Bkovanci%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26biw%3D1494%26bih%3D729%26prmd%3Dimvns

"Decentralized monetary system is both its strength and its weakness. If he will be the breakthrough will have many opponents."

[julz]

I guess country by country we'll eventually see these 'silk road' drug articles rehashed for the locals...

Kiwis use secret internet ‘supermarket’ to get drugs

Callum Valentine
2011-12-14

http://www.newswire.co.nz/2011/12/silk/

IT’S been described as the Amazon of acid and the E-bay of ecstasy– and it ships to New Zealand.
...
Bruce discovered Silk Road through internet research about Bitcoin, a new digital crypto-currency which makes the drug-market’s supposed anonymity possible.
...
Despite its draw-backs and unsecure future, where Bitcoin does succeed is its ability to allow seamless international transactions, and it has been hailed by libertarian supporters as a way to opt out of the traditional banking structure.

[farfiman]

Last night there was an article on an Israeli Tv station Internet Magazine ( channel 10)  about "darknet"
Of course there was a short mention of bitcoin as a way to pay for "stuff" ( drugs/sex/human organs).
They even showed Meni's Bitcoin exchange.

I could put a link to the video but its in hebrew....

[giszmo]

I could put a link to the video but its in hebrew....

Please do. Pages in funny languages are also valuable references for those funny people that understand them.

[farfiman]

I could put a link to the video but its in hebrew....

Please do. Pages in funny languages are also valuable references for those funny people that understand them.

Here you go:

http://10tv.nana10.co.il/Section/?SectionId=11536

Like I said the Video is in hebrew....  good luck

[julz]

I could put a link to the video but its in hebrew....

Please do. Pages in funny languages are also valuable references for those funny people that understand them.

Here you go:

http://10tv.nana10.co.il/Section/?SectionId=11536

Like I said the Video is in hebrew....  good luck

This looks like a more specific link: http://10tv.nana10.co.il/Article/?ArticleID=853179

[netrin]

TL;DW: cute monkey 1:00, cute cat 1:45, internet something 2:00, tor 3:00, bitcoin text reference 6:00, bitcoin spoken ref 7:20, liberty reserve 8:00, summary discussion 9:00... pretty boring if you don't understand hebrew.

[farfiman]

TL;DW: cute monkey 1:00, cute cat 1:45, internet something 2:00, tor 3:00, bitcoin text reference 6:00, bitcoin spoken ref 7:20, liberty reserve 8:00, summary discussion 9:00... pretty boring if you don't understand hebrew.

and pretty stupid when it comes to the bitcoin reference. 
Says bitcoin was invented to have a way to pay on darknet.  jeez....

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Bitcoin Beat: Is it time to privatize money?

Matthew DeBord
2011-12-14

http://www.scpr.org/blogs/economy/2011/12/14/4009/bitcoin-beat-it-time-privatize-money/

Have studied Bitcoin and the Bitcoin culture — or subculture — for a while now, I'm impressed at Bitcoin's resilience. It might not be the cyber-currency that knocks off the Almighty Dollar. But even the dollar ever does go down, Bitcoin will have had something to do with it

[julz]

Just one mention of bitcoin in this one.

GOOD AS GOLD? PRIVATE MONEY IS BETTER

David Barker Ph.D
2011-12-13

http://www.thecypresstimes.com/article/News/Opinion_Editorial/GOOD_AS_GOLD_PRIVATE_MONEY_IS_BETTER/53906

Nobel Prize winning economist Fredrick Hayek advocated privatization of the money supply as early as 1978. Barry Eichengreen, a respected, mainstream scholar of international finance recently wrote that “maybe the Tea Party should look for monetary salvation not to the gold standard but to private monies like Bitcoin.”