Bitcoin press hits, notable sources

[tysat]

No idea why this thread suddenly went un-sticky.

Moderator, can you fix?

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[gewure]

why isn't that thread no longer sticky?
and second question, maybe it's time to open a new forum bitcoin > marketing to properly collect and discuss media appearances?

i would appreciate that

[evoorhees]

Article in Fast Company today...

http://www.fastcompany.com/1785445/crypto-currency-mystery

[CanaryInTheMine]

Article in Fast Company today...

http://www.fastcompany.com/1785445/crypto-currency-mystery

Really enjoyed reading this article.  Much better than a sleuth of idiotic blog posts regarding bitcoin out there.

thanks for sharing the link!

[Technomage]

Article in Fast Company today...

http://www.fastcompany.com/1785445/crypto-currency-mystery

Excellent article!

[repentance]

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/business/2011/10/cybercriminals-use-facebook-bitcoin-to-steal-digital-currency/

[Bigpiggy01]

This might be interesting 

http://baltic-review.com/2011/10/alternative-currency-coming-to-stores-near-you/

[julz]

Engineering Ethics Blog
(Comments on current events with an engineering ethics angle)

2011-10-16

Bitcoin: Currency of the Future?

http://engineeringethicsblog.blogspot.com/2011/10/bitcoin-currency-of-future.html

When bitcoin goes up in comparison to the dollar, I suppose it says that some number of people concerned about both currencies trust Mr. Nakamoto more than they trust Uncle Sam, at least for the moment.

Overall a reasonable post - but the quote above strikes me as odd. 'Trust' in Nakamoto is decidedly unnecessary because it's an open sourced system which is maintained/reviewed by many.

[julz]

I'm probably going to be more sporadic in my bitcoin press hits updates.
It's better that this thread is newshounded by many anyway - I seem to have taken it over a bit lately.

[julz]

Bitcoin: Birth of an online currency

A new anonymous digital currency that allows instant payment to anyone, anywhere. Sounds great, just not for the average consumer.

Aaron Broverman (bankrate.com)
2011-10-15

http://money.ca.msn.com/banking/bankrate/bitcoin-birth-of-an-online-currency


So what would it take for Bitcoin to usurp PayPal as North America's major online payment system? "They have a long, long way to go," says Williamson. "Right now, it's not clear that anyone is holding this for anything other than speculation, Money is a self-fulfilling thing; it's accepted because it's accepted and people must see it being used and think it is easy to use."

" people must see it being used and think it is easy to use"
..and that in a nutshell is bitcoin's biggest (but not only) hurdle I think.

[sirk390]

9 pages in MISC magazine HS N°4 http://www.miscmag.com/ (reference security magazine in France)
See thumbnails at http://ed-diamond.com/feuille_mischs4/index.html (page 74-82 => 9 pages)

[julz]

Bitcoin Value Falling as ExchB Exchange Shutters its Doors and Windows

Kit Dotson
2011-10-17

http://siliconangle.com/blog/2011/10/17/bitcoin-value-falling-as-exchb-exchange-shutters-its-doors-and-windows/

[julz]

Price of Bitcoin Still Dropping, Falls Below the Price of Mining

Adrianne Jeffries
2011-10-17

http://www.betabeat.com/2011/10/17/price-of-bitcoin-still-dropping-falls-below-the-price-of-mining/

[julz]

Bitcoin's value falls to 10 percent of June peak

Duncan Geere
2011-10-18

http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2011-10/18/bottom-drops-out-of-bitcoin

"If you subscribe to that perspective, and want to pick up some bitcoins dirt cheap, then now's probably a good time. The bitcoin community will likely be happy to have you."

[julz]

Bitcoin Value Drops Under $3 (€2) After Numerous Hacking Operations

Eduard Kovacs
2011-10-18

http://news.softpedia.com/news/Bitcoin-Value-Drops-Under-3-2-After-Numerous-Hacking-Operations-228299.shtml

[S3052]

Julz
Keep up the great work.

[proudhon]

Bitcoin Value Drops Under $3 (€2) After Numerous Hacking Operations

Eduard Kovacs
2011-10-18

http://news.softpedia.com/news/Bitcoin-Value-Drops-Under-3-2-After-Numerous-Hacking-Operations-228299.shtml

The whole world will soon be snickering at bitcoin as more media outlets report on the recent drop.

[k]

Another one on the price drop.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/oct/18/bitcoin-value-crash-cryptocurrency

Bitcoin value crashes below cost of production as broader use stutters

Hackers' virtual currency and favoured means of exchange drops from $33 high in August to below $2 as cost of 'mining' coins falls below real-world exchange rate

Charles Arthur
guardian.co.uk,    Tuesday 18 October 2011 17.27 BST

[k]

Wow, plenty of press hits today.

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/10/bitcoin-implodes-down-more-than-90-percent-from-june-peak.ars

Bitcoin implodes, falls more than 90 percent from June peak
By Timothy B. Lee

[julz]

The End of Bitcoin Part II

Tim Worstall
2011-10-18

http://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2011/10/18/the-end-of-bitcoin-part-ii/

"So I’ll stick with my earlier prediction: Bitcoin isn’t going anywhere very much except into that dustbin of interesting, tried but failed ideas."