Topic: Bitcoin press hits, notable sources - page 69. (Read 430922 times)
Wikileaks doesn't seem to understand bitcoins. Not donating until they fix their description of them.
http://blogs.forbes.com/andygreenberg/2011/06/14/wikileaks-asks-for-anonymous-bitcoin-donations/
Forbes on Wikileaks and Bitcoin.
Forbes on Wikileaks and Bitcoin.
Great video, thanks.
This is a good opportunity for bitcoiners to show Wikileaks their support. Interesting strategic alliance for both "movements".
Awesome!!
That's all that can come to mind right now after hearing that. So happy they're willing to give it a chance and I'll be donating soon
OMG AWESOME!!!
Check this out: Adam vs The man[RT] - Stefan Molyneux: Bitcoins: digital currency of the future?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcchQs2YDZ0
Check this out: Adam vs The man[RT] - Stefan Molyneux: Bitcoins: digital currency of the future?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcchQs2YDZ0
This interview of Bruce Wagner is absolutely fantastic (warning: it is long).
Bitcoin on Freedomain Radio with Stefan Molyneux
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygoqDBfjimM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygoqDBfjimM
I was contacted today by Germany's leading business weekly http://www.wiwo.de/
Below are his questions and my tentative answers.
Please mention anything else you would like me to add or mention in my replies.
It is nearly 2AM in Tokyo, so I will email him my replies in the morning.
Thanks guys!
What was your reason to accept Bitcoins?
Bitcoins have a number of advantages over traditional payment methods. Nearly every day people try to purchase memory from us with stolen credit card numbers. If a customer pays with Bitcoins, we know for sure we have the money.
Bitcoins are also faster and much cheaper than credit cards, paypal, or bank wires.
How do you cope with the volatile exchange rates?
Bitcoin is a new technology that will revolutionize the world. Because the long term price of bitcoins is increasing, and since I am not converting them into national currencies, the volatile exchange rate is not much of a problem.
And where lies the future for Bitcoins in your opinion?
Bitcoins are the most important invention since the internet itself. They will change the way the entire world does business.
I predict that within a few years, Bitcoins will become a major currency in the world.
Below are his questions and my tentative answers.
Please mention anything else you would like me to add or mention in my replies.
It is nearly 2AM in Tokyo, so I will email him my replies in the morning.
Thanks guys!
What was your reason to accept Bitcoins?
Bitcoins have a number of advantages over traditional payment methods. Nearly every day people try to purchase memory from us with stolen credit card numbers. If a customer pays with Bitcoins, we know for sure we have the money.
Bitcoins are also faster and much cheaper than credit cards, paypal, or bank wires.
How do you cope with the volatile exchange rates?
Bitcoin is a new technology that will revolutionize the world. Because the long term price of bitcoins is increasing, and since I am not converting them into national currencies, the volatile exchange rate is not much of a problem.
And where lies the future for Bitcoins in your opinion?
Bitcoins are the most important invention since the internet itself. They will change the way the entire world does business.
I predict that within a few years, Bitcoins will become a major currency in the world.
The Week - Bitcoin - "Is the virtual currency for online drug buys doomed?"
http://theweek.com/article/index/216241/bitcoin-is-the-virtual-currency-for-online-drug-buys-doomed
http://theweek.com/article/index/216241/bitcoin-is-the-virtual-currency-for-online-drug-buys-doomed
The tone is set by calling Bitcoin "a shadowy underground virtual currency"..
It also quotes one Donald Norman as 'Bitcoin spokesman'. The article they reference lists him as 'a spokesman for the The Bitcoin Consultancy, which offers advisory services for institutions interested in Bitcoin transactions', which is I guess a Bitcoin related business. Funny how much misinformation can be gained from circular reporting.
I wonder if anyone here will go to the OpESR protests.
I think that the union of ArabSpring, European Revolution (there are a thread about that somewhere around here) and OpESR if all of them work properly, might result finally in the downfall of the current financial system.
and I hope, the rise of a new better one.
I think that the union of ArabSpring, European Revolution (there are a thread about that somewhere around here) and OpESR if all of them work properly, might result finally in the downfall of the current financial system.
and I hope, the rise of a new better one.
The Economist - "Virtual curreny:Bits and bob"
http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2011/06/virtual-currency
http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2011/06/virtual-currency
Holy shit. This happened so much sooner than I expected (a recurring theme to my bitcoin experience, it seems).
An article in The Economist was my rule for when I would stop buying and start selling. I guess the time has come. Time to get serious.
When people take out mortgages on their homes to buy bitcoins, that's when I get out.
The Week - Bitcoin - "Is the virtual currency for online drug buys doomed?"
http://theweek.com/article/index/216241/bitcoin-is-the-virtual-currency-for-online-drug-buys-doomed
The Register - "Bitcoin slump follows senators’ threats: Correlation or causation?"
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/06/14/bitcoin_slump/
VentureBeat - "Quora explains why Bitcoins are a bad idea"
http://venturebeat.com/2011/06/13/quora-bitcoin-bad-idea/
http://theweek.com/article/index/216241/bitcoin-is-the-virtual-currency-for-online-drug-buys-doomed
The Register - "Bitcoin slump follows senators’ threats: Correlation or causation?"
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/06/14/bitcoin_slump/
VentureBeat - "Quora explains why Bitcoins are a bad idea"
http://venturebeat.com/2011/06/13/quora-bitcoin-bad-idea/
The Economist - "Virtual curreny:Bits and bob"
http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2011/06/virtual-currency
http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2011/06/virtual-currency
Holy shit. This happened so much sooner than I expected (a recurring theme to my bitcoin experience, it seems).
An article in The Economist was my rule for when I would stop buying and start selling. I guess the time has come. Time to get serious.
The Guardian writes "Bitcoin: the hacker currency that's taking over the web"
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/jun/12/bitcoin-online-currency-us-government
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/jun/12/bitcoin-online-currency-us-government
If you look at the 'Related information' section beneath:
"IMF boss calls for global currency
10 Feb 2011
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, head of the International Monetary Fund, thinks a new world currency would calm economic instability and curb the dollar's power"
and
"World Bank head calls for debate on new gold standard
8 Nov 2010
Robert Zoellick argues more co-operative monetary system would increase investor confidence and stimulate growth"
Oh the irony
whaaat? That's perfect! These bigshots want bitcoin to succeed... awesome!
also getting coverage on NPR
http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2011/06/13/137157430/bitcoin-goes-haywire
http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2011/06/13/137157430/bitcoin-goes-haywire
Oh the irony
Meh. While Bitcoin is technically perfect for such an application, being perfectly nation-neutral as it is, at present it's far too nascent. There are still around 15 million bitcoins to be issued. The market has been going through wild fluctuations. While I would love to see it adopted as an international monetary standard, the IMF's SDRs are more likely at this point. They have already been proposed and are backed by a rather powerful international organization. I would hate to see this happen, given the IMF's usurious track record, but they do have the advantage of being first to the party.
The Guardian writes "Bitcoin: the hacker currency that's taking over the web"
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/jun/12/bitcoin-online-currency-us-government
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/jun/12/bitcoin-online-currency-us-government
If you look at the 'Related information' section beneath:
"IMF boss calls for global currency
10 Feb 2011
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, head of the International Monetary Fund, thinks a new world currency would calm economic instability and curb the dollar's power"
and
"World Bank head calls for debate on new gold standard
8 Nov 2010
Robert Zoellick argues more co-operative monetary system would increase investor confidence and stimulate growth"
Oh the irony
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