February, 2014 Archives
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The Ghost in the Machine at MtGox
February 27th, 2014 by
Adam B. Levine Getting deeper into the ongoing investigation of what's going on with MtGox: more pieces are falling into place. Speculation into the mishaps are presented by Adam B. Levine and Napoleon Cole among others. Read More -
Cooperation Within Bitcoin
February 27th, 2014 by
Visiting Author The basis of Bitcoin is cooperation with other people and entities to achieve goals. Using consensus - not exactly unanimity - we can reach agreements using the tools we have within Bitcoin and protocols built on top of it. Ryan Nill uses some real world examples of this while explaining how this works. Read More -
Something's Not Right at 'Gox
February 26th, 2014 by
Charlie Shrem What in the world is going on at MT GOX? After last nights wild episode we told you the party wasn't over, and here's the next installment in the ongoing drama. Things move fast in the world of Bitcoin and today LTB is pleased to present an interesting email, curated by Charlie Schrem describing some possible hypothesis for the trouble at MT GOX Read More -
What Would Jeff Bezos Do?
February 26th, 2014 by
Hayden Gill More and more merchants, especially eCommerce merchants, are accepting bitcoin as payment. Some of the larger merchants like Overstock have jumped on board, but everyone is waiting to see what Amazon will do with Bitcoin, if anything. Hayden Gill explores some thoughts behind such an endeavor, and how that could be accomplished. Read More -
I Had My First Bitcoin Pizza and it Was Delicious
February 25th, 2014 by Visiting Author Small businesses are seeing the value of accepting bitcoin, both online and brick and mortar stores. The 10,000BTC pizzas are famous in the bitcoin space, but The Pizza Guys in Dubai are also taking the currency. Oliver Brochu-Dufour shares the story of a small pizza place and how they've gone viral with their business. Read More -
MTGOX is Sulking
February 24th, 2014 by Adam B. Levine If you can't be a shining example, at least be a horrible warning. MTGOX is doing the hard thing, hair aflame so you and I can learn the lesson. It's not the first time and it's painful for everyone involved every time, so lets hope this one sticks. LTB Editor Adam B. Levine submits this editorial on the reason behind the silence at MTGOX Read More -
Caution: Watch for Falling PTS
February 22nd, 2014 by
Stan Larimer On the last block found in February 2014, Invictus will take a snapshot of PTS Balances and award them about 1.33 BTS per PTS they hold at that time. These BTS will be made available in March by importing their Bitcoin and PTS wallets into a new BitShares X wallet they can download. Invictus Innovations' Dr. Charles Evans & Daniel Larimer bring us up to date. Read More -
The First 3 Generations of Bitcoin Mixing
February 21st, 2014 by Visiting Author Bitcoin isn't completely anonymous, but there are steps that bitcon users can take in order to help become more anonymous when a public ledger is used where anyone can see these transactions. One of these steps is mixing your bitcoins with other bitcoins. Kristov Atlas shares the history of mixing services, and what's coming in the future for such a service. Read More -
Bitcoins & Gravy Episode #4: More Small Businesses Accepting Bitcoin & Litecoin
February 21st, 2014 by
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The Future of Bitcoin Exchanges
February 20th, 2014 by
Let's Talk Bitcoin! Bitcoin is a protocol, a set of rules really. Bitcoin exchanges on the other hand do not have the luxury of being merely a good idea, and as the recent turmoil at MT.Gox reaches fever pitch we at the LTB Editorial staff are happy to share todays piece with you. Richard Myers shares the state of exchanges, and their decentralized future. Read More -
Bitcoin and App.net
February 19th, 2014 by Visiting Author App.net is a social application platform with microblogging, private messaging, chat, and other features. They are looking to see if users are interested in accepting bitcoin as a payment for their premium service. Joel Kepler tells us how we, as a bitcoin community, can help a company start accepting bitcoin. Read More -
The Greatest Case For Bitcoin
February 18th, 2014 by Hayden Gill The greatest case for Bitcoin is not a matter of writing an elegant equation. We have no Einstein for such matters, though we have Doctors of Economics aplenty. Thankfully, there is one individual, himself a doctor, whose words reveal the folly of fiat money and the thievery of inflation. The doctor is none other than Dr. Evil. Hayden Gill reports. Read More
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