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Categories: General, Guest BlogThrough the Bitcoin Looking Glass
March 3rd, 2014 by
Visiting Author Bitcoin is a new world for many people, and there's a lot to learn. Whenever a new idea shakes the foundation of the status quo, there are new philosophies that people have to explore and adopt. Ryan Walker, an Independent Consultant and freelance writer who is interested in fly-fishing, music, hard work and Bitcoin, muses on what the mainstream is missing out on and why they should learn more. Read More -
South of the Border and Northward to Success
March 2nd, 2014 by
Hayden Gill Bitcoin has few entry points where regulation can really effect it, and exchanges is a major one. Hence, new Bitcoin exchanges are hard to come by. Hayden Gill reports on a new exchange in Mexico, MeXBT, and how Bitcoin can once again transcend borders. 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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
Bitcoin as Competitive Governance
February 16th, 2014 by
Jeff Fong Bitcoin has been referred to as a protocol, a payment system, and of course, a currency. But Bitcoin is also a brand new form of governance and a valuable tool for breaking the monopoly on humanity’s most important type of technology—its political institutions. Jeff Fong takes a hard look at the problem of stagnant governance through the lens of a competitive, free market. Read More -
Who Says Money Doesn't Grow on Trees?
February 13th, 2014 by Visiting Author Solarminer makes bitcoin mining as affordable and sustainable as photosynthesis Bitcoin, the revolutionary new digital currency, is taking the world by storm and beginning to attract serious investors. According to MSN Money, "The hottest investment in 2014 will be the virtual currency, Bitcoin." Read More -
Update From the Core Developers at Bitcoin!
February 12th, 2014 by Visiting Author Bitcoin core developer, Mike Hearn, released a short video on YouTube, bringing us all up to speed on what the core developers at the Bitcoin Foundation are working on. Security, stability, and keeping Bitcoin transactions inexpensive are the primary focal points. Read More -
The World of Physical Bitcoins
February 11th, 2014 by Visiting Author The world of physical bitcoin is nothing new. Mike Caldwell started selling his Casascius physical bitcoin in 2011 and there are close to a dozen people or groups minting physical bitcoin today. While I believe that physical bitcoin is a very important part of the Bitcoin ecosystem, I also believe that none of these physical bitcoin minters are keeping up with needs of this growing community. Read More -
It Wouldn't Matter If Bitcoin WAS "Evil"
February 8th, 2014 by Visiting Author Paul Krugman is a popular mainstream pundit whose ideas and columns are challenged more than most by the ascent of distributed currencies. Indeed, the mainstream economic paradigm is one built on the idea that centralized control is not only desirable but simply required for the mechanics of daily life to grind forward another cycle. Kyle Torpey has other ideas. He presents his findings. Read More -
CGAP: Bitcoin Not Helping the Poor
February 2nd, 2014 by
Brian Cohen Bitcoin will have its greatest, most lasting impact on the six billion humans living outside the western world... Or so we've been told! World Bank & Gates Foundation sponsored "Consultative Groups to Assist the Poor" has taken a look at the subject and they just don't agree.
Investigative journalist Brian Cohen dug into their study and submits this report for your perusal.
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The Significance of Satoshi Square
January 25th, 2014 by Visiting Author In light of Decembers' news out of China regarding the new restrictions which prevent Chinese exchanges from accepting the local Chinese currency (Reminbi), it seems appropriate to take another look at the significance of the Satoshi Square phenomena.Today we're pleased to share with you Ashe Whiteners' first interview for LTB, with the Catalyst of Satoshi Square. Read More
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