Bitcoin press hits, notable sources

[bitcoinBull]

Hi, could someone confirm this one: Metro.co.uk of 25/07/2011 ?
I read it in a comment on slashdot.

It's slightly hidden as a flash presentation behind an email-address snaffler

"Virtual Currency Bitcoin is making real progress"

http://search.e-edition.metro.co.uk/metro.aspx?q=bitcoin&t=p&x=63&y=17&pid=metro&p=0&rp=17&f=220&s=r

It was a pain so here's the screenshots:  Full Page     Bitcoin Article

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[julz]

Tel Aviv Techie Attempts the First ‘Bitcoin IPO’
By Adrianne Jeffries 2011-07-25
http://www.betabeat.com/2011/07/25/tel-aviv-techie-attempts-the-first-bitcoin-ipo/

"The application Mr. Sklar is working on is called Safebit, basically a Bitcoin wallet that aims to be a Bitcoin platform so developers can create their own apps within the wallet."

[julz]

World's Largest Bitcoin Currency Exchange Uses YubiKey for Two-Factor Authentication
July 26, 2011  12:01 AM ET

http://money.msn.com/business-news/article.aspx?feed=PR&Date=20110726&ID=13992632

"Yubico, a leading provider of easy and secure login solutions, today announced its YubiKey is providing two-factor authentication for Mt. Gox and their customers. "

(same/similar press release on many sites:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/07/26/idUS39865+26-Jul-2011+PRN20110726
http://futures.tradingcharts.com/news/futures/Yubico_provides_YubiKey_for_Mt__Gox_Bitcoin_currency_exchange_162144974.html
http://www.cbs8.com/story/15145653/worlds-largest-bitcoin-currency-exchange-uses-yubikey-for-two-factor-authentication?clienttype=printable
etc
etc
)

[jjiimm_64]

I dont know if this one has been posted here yet,  but here it is.  pretty neutral:

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2011/07/infographic-what-are-bitcoins-and-how-are-they-taxed/242448/

[fabianhjr]

http://www.penn-olson.com/2011/07/27/ruxum-bitcoin-asia/
Opening exchange at Asia, nice job expanding the market!

http://www.geekwire.com/2011/bitcoin-befuddles-customs-agents-thwarting-seattle-visit-digital-currency-guru
Nefario making news on the idiocity of customs

http://www.tribbleagency.com/?p=8127
Making news as the USD crumbles

http://www.wwpi.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=13030:metasploit-pro-40-prevent-data-breaches-through-enterprise-integration-cloud-deployment-and-automation&catid=230:cloud-computing&Itemid=2701186
Metasploit adds Bitcoin Support! Wait, what was metasploit again?

[Nefario]

http://www.penn-olson.com/2011/07/27/ruxum-bitcoin-asia/
Opening exchange at Asia, nice job expanding the market!

http://www.geekwire.com/2011/bitcoin-befuddles-customs-agents-thwarting-seattle-visit-digital-currency-guru
Nefario making news on the idiocity of customs

http://www.tribbleagency.com/?p=8127
Making news as the USD crumbles

http://www.wwpi.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=13030:metasploit-pro-40-prevent-data-breaches-through-enterprise-integration-cloud-deployment-and-automation&catid=230:cloud-computing&Itemid=2701186
Metasploit adds Bitcoin Support! Wait, what was metasploit again?

Yeah, it's nice to be in the news and all, however I'd prefer it was for....not fucking up.

[dacoinminster]

Nefario story spreading:

http://www.finextra.com/news/fullstory.aspx?newsitemid=22812
http://thenextweb.com/insider/2011/07/27/developer-relies-on-bitcoin-to-fund-u-s-trip-customs-sends-him-home/

[fabianhjr]

Don't worry, you can make it a saga and try to pass in the same way once or twice a year, next time 0 USDs and try to bribe them with Bitcoins. lawl.

http://www.cmswire.com/cms/web-engagement/anonymous-hackers-take-aim-at-paypal-ask-users-to-close-accounts-012125.php
Anonymous Hackers Take Aim at PayPal, Ask Users to Close Accounts
(Suggest NoChex and Bitcoin suggested as replacement, please tweet with hashtag #oppaypal with optionally the close account and stating you switched to Bitcoin completely; This is becoming big, aiming for 10K accounts being closed during the operation.)

http://www.libdemvoice.org/opinion-what-we-should-do-if-the-usa-defaults-24855.html
Bitcoin as the alternative when the USD collapses

http://www.tribbleagency.com/?p=8127
Mistrust in the USD is pushing Bitcoin(first on the sentence) and Gold between others as alternative payment forms.

[Crs]

http://unconfirmedsources.com/?itemid=6155

Unconfirmed sources are reporting that shares of Wall Street giant Goldman Sachs are rallying after a late announcement that they are launching a Bitcoin trading unit.

[dacoinminster]

http://unconfirmedsources.com/?itemid=6155

Unconfirmed sources are reporting that shares of Wall Street giant Goldman Sachs are rallying after a late announcement that they are launching a Bitcoin trading unit.

It's important to note that this is a satire website like The Onion. Don't anyone hyperventilate.

[MemoryDealers]

Yahoo picked up the story of the stupid customs agents.

http://news.yahoo.com/bitcoin-developer-halted-us-customs-lack-real-cash-190203944.html

[julz]

Futurist conversation: Ross Dawson and Gerd Leonhard on the future of money
Ross Dawson, July 25, 2011

http://rossdawsonblog.com/weblog/archives/2011/07/futurist-conversation-ross-dawson-and-gerd-leonhard-on-the-future-of-money.html


"The rise of Bitcoin is important in shifting transactions out of the purvey of governments"

[netrin]

Yeah, it's nice to be in the news and all, however I'd prefer it was for....not fucking up.

Hey Nefario, for those of us who might wish to travel to the states (with a credit card as well) do you have any advice? What made customs suspicious? Did you have a t-shirt that said "F the Fed" or something? Did you answer YES to one of the questions: Nazi, Communist, Terrorist, Bitcoinist?

[Nefario]

Yeah, it's nice to be in the news and all, however I'd prefer it was for....not fucking up.

Hey Nefario, for those of us who might wish to travel to the states (with a credit card as well) do you have any advice? What made customs suspicious? Did you have a t-shirt that said "F the Fed" or something? Did you answer YES to one of the questions: Nazi, Communist, Terrorist, Bitcoinist?

No I looked totally normal.

Advice:
Prepare, have a landing buddy, someone who will meet you at the airport, work out your story with them first (where you'll be staying, for how long, how you know them, how long you know them etc.) so if you get stopped they can call this person.

Have about $300-600 cash on you AND a credit card, arriving with all cash also throws up red flags.

Don't lie

Wipe your phone, laptop, and any electronic device or storage medium (including USB keys) so if they ask to have a look you can comply, but they won't get anything. Store your stuff in the cloud encrypted and get it after you arrive.

Don't mention bitcoins.

Nefario

[MemoryDealers]

Nefario,

Does this mean they went snooping around through all your electronic devices?
Did they make copies of your data?

I was nearly tasered a few years ago at SFO for initially refusing to allow the customs agents to read through the emails on my laptop.
It is disgusting that the USA has turned into such a police state.

[Nefario]

Nefario,

Does this mean they went snooping around through all your electronic devices?
Did they make copies of your data?

I was nearly tasered a few years ago at SFO for initially refusing to allow the customs agents to read through the emails on my laptop.
It is disgusting that the USA has turned into such a police state.

sorry to hear about that, here's more details on what happened.

http://blog.glbse.com/follow-up-no-electronic-devices

[Nesetalis]

ugh sorry to hear that Nefario, i seriously hate this country some times... The terrorists won back in 2001, they succeeded in inflicting a terror so harsh on the US government and many of its citizens, that we threw away every bit of dignity we had, and flailed out at the rest of the world violently. it is sad and pathetic, and I wish there was some path to betterment.

I probably would have claimed I had money in currencies in other countries, and would be retrieving it via money exchange digitally, once I settled in.

[Hawkix]

What would the customs do if my notebook had drive encrypted and I refuse to decrypt it?

[Nefario]

What would the customs do if my notebook had drive encrypted and I refuse to decrypt it?

Probably take it from you, never to be seen again. If they REALLY want whats on it then they might get a court order for your to decrypt it, and failing to do so would result in you being held in contempt of court and imprisoned until you give it to them. Now this is pretty much what has happened to one poor fellow and it's the first time it's gone this far AFAIK, so that case might set the precedent if it gets to the top courts of the land.

http://www.reddit.com/r/Libertarian/comments/i8l6b/truecrypt_user_held_in_contempt_of_court_for_not/

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2693599

But that's only if they REALLY want it.

[Hawkix]

Seems plausible denial methods (hidden container) are the way to go. And upon request, one would decrypt the fake partition with a Windows full of soft porn. Something like pictures of naked customs officers.